NY Supreme Court upholds Nassau measure banning transgender athletes from female sports teams at county-run facilities
Dr. David Kilmnick, president and founder of the LGBT Network, called the court’s new ruling, “a travesty of justice.”
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A state Supreme Court judge ruled that Nassau County’s law banning transgender women from competing in female sports teams at county-run facilities is constitutional.
The court ruling by state Supreme Court Judge Bruce Cozzens was released Tuesday, saying, “The Court has reviewed the Plaintiff’s arguments and does not find that Local Law 121-24 excludes transgender women and girls from the public facilities based on their gender identity and the Plaintiffs have not show discrimination under the Human Rights Law and the Civil Rights Law.”
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, released a statement, saying in part, “I'm very happy that State Supreme Court Judge Bruce Cozzens ruled that Nassau County's local law banning biological males from playing on female sports teams is constitutional and that we did abide by the law. I'm gratified that we were the first in America to do it, and I think we set the tone for the rest of the nation.”
Dr. David Kilmnick, president and founder of the LGBT Network, called the court’s new ruling, “a travesty of justice.”
“This decision disregards the principles of inclusion, equality, and fairness that New York state’s Human Rights Law seeks to uphold," Kilmnick said.
