Nassau County Executive Sues NY for Challenging His Trans Athlete Ban
A Nassau County executive who banned transgender female athletes from playing on women teams in county facilities filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against New York Attorney General Letitia James who had sent him a letter demanding the order be reversed.
In the complaint filed in the Eastern District of New York, County Executive Bruce Blakeman’s lawyers argued that the letter “violates the constitutional rights of biologically girls and women who are a federally recognized protected class.” James, her office, and the state of New York are all named as defendants.
In the Feb. 22 executive order from Blakeman, he said that sports teams must be designated based on assigned sex at birth in order to play at a Nassau County Parks property. On Friday, the NY AG’s office called for the order to be rescinded in a cease-and-desist letter, citing New York State Human Rights Law.