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Title: (NY) Appeals court stops county from enforcing trans sports ban
Post by: Jessica_Rose on October 10, 2025, 09:17:23 AM
Post by: Jessica_Rose on October 10, 2025, 09:17:23 AM
Appeals court stops county from enforcing trans sports ban
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/10/appeals-court-stops-county-from-enforcing-trans-sports-ban/
Alex Bollinger (10 Oct 2025)
A state appeals court has barred a county from enforcing its anti-trans sports ban while a women's roller derby league sues to overturn the ban. The ruling comes after a lower court ruled in favor of the anti-trans county earlier this week.
At issue is Nassau County, New York's ban on trans women participating in women's sports events held in county-owned facilities. The Long Island Roller Rebels, with help from the New York Civil Liberties Union, sued in 2024 to overturn the ban because their team doesn't exclude women if they are transgender.
"This cruel policy sends the dangerous message that trans people don't belong in Nassau County," member Amanda "Curly Fry" Urena said at the time. "We hope the court sees this policy for what it is — transphobic and unjust — and makes sure Nassau County is a safe space for trans, nonbinary, and gender-expansive people."
This past Monday, Nassau County Supreme Court Judge Bruce Cozzens upheld the ban, ruling that "the power differential between individuals who are born male and those born female is substantial and therefore may be more dangerous."
Judge Cozzens said in his ruling that the county's trans ban isn't discriminatory because trans women care not "categorically excluded" and can still participate in co-ed sports, but the state appeals court said that forcing the women's roller derby league to compete in a coed division would "change the identity of the league," make it harder for them to find teams to compete against, and change its status with the sport's governing body.
The ruling "made it crystal clear that any attempt to ban trans women and girls from sports is prohibited by our state's antidiscrimination laws," said Gabriella Larios with the NYCLU.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/10/appeals-court-stops-county-from-enforcing-trans-sports-ban/
Alex Bollinger (10 Oct 2025)
A state appeals court has barred a county from enforcing its anti-trans sports ban while a women's roller derby league sues to overturn the ban. The ruling comes after a lower court ruled in favor of the anti-trans county earlier this week.
At issue is Nassau County, New York's ban on trans women participating in women's sports events held in county-owned facilities. The Long Island Roller Rebels, with help from the New York Civil Liberties Union, sued in 2024 to overturn the ban because their team doesn't exclude women if they are transgender.
"This cruel policy sends the dangerous message that trans people don't belong in Nassau County," member Amanda "Curly Fry" Urena said at the time. "We hope the court sees this policy for what it is — transphobic and unjust — and makes sure Nassau County is a safe space for trans, nonbinary, and gender-expansive people."
This past Monday, Nassau County Supreme Court Judge Bruce Cozzens upheld the ban, ruling that "the power differential between individuals who are born male and those born female is substantial and therefore may be more dangerous."
Judge Cozzens said in his ruling that the county's trans ban isn't discriminatory because trans women care not "categorically excluded" and can still participate in co-ed sports, but the state appeals court said that forcing the women's roller derby league to compete in a coed division would "change the identity of the league," make it harder for them to find teams to compete against, and change its status with the sport's governing body.
The ruling "made it crystal clear that any attempt to ban trans women and girls from sports is prohibited by our state's antidiscrimination laws," said Gabriella Larios with the NYCLU.