Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, at podium, speaks during a news conference in Mineola, N.Y., Wednesday, March 6, 2024. The Republican official in New York City's suburbs, who prohibited transgender athletes from participating in girls and women's sports competitions, has asked a federal court to affirm that he has the power to implement the ban. (AP Photo/Philip Marcelo)
The Long Island Roller Rebels, a women’s roller derby team has asked a New York court to invalidate Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman’s order banning female sports teams with transgender athletes from using county facilities.
The lawsuit argues that the state’s human rights and civil rights statutes prohibit discrimination based on gender identity.
