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Judge Strikes Down New York County’s Transgender Athlete Ban

‘Unfortunately, girls and women are hurt by the Court,’ Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman said.
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Judge Strikes Down New York County’s Transgender Athlete Ban
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman speaking during a rally in New York City on May 24, 2023. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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5/13/2024|Updated: 10/7/2025
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A judge struck down an executive order issued by New York’s Nassau County that barred male players from competing at county-run facilities in any league that doesn’t correspond to their biological sex or that isn’t a coed or mixed league.

Nassau County Supreme Court Judge Francis Ricigliano said in a May 10 order that Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman did not have the authority to issue the order imposing the transgender athlete ban without corresponding action by the Nassau County Legislature.
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Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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