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A New York appellate court has invalidated Nassau County restrictions that barred transgender girls and women from competing on female sports teams using county facilities.
The four-judge panel of the Appellate Division, Second Department, unanimously reversed a lower-court ruling. The court said the county’s permit rules were preempted by New York’s Human Rights Law and Civil Rights Law, which prohibit discrimination based on gender identity or expression. It directed the lower court to declare the measure invalid under the state Constitution and Municipal Home Rule Law.
According to the court’s ruling, the restrictions applied to more than 100 county facilities, including fields, courts, pools and ice rinks. The policy required sports organizations seeking permits to classify teams by sex assigned at birth and denied permits to female teams that included transgender female competitors.
Attorney General Letitia James and the New York Civil Liberties Union challenged the policy on behalf of the Long Island Roller Rebels. Nassau County Attorney Thomas Adams said county officials would review the decision and continue the appeals process.
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