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The New York Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that a Nassau County law prohibiting men from competing in female sports at a county-run facility is constitutional.
State Supreme Court Judge Bruce Cozzens ruled against the Long Island Roller Rebels, a women’s roller derby league that had sought to block a Nassau County law banning men from participating in women’s sporting events at the county’s parks and recreational facilities.
In his decision, the judge wrote that he “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 shown discrimination under the Human Rights Law and the Civil Rights Law.”
Cozzens ruled that the law was not discriminatory as those who identify as transgender can still play in coed sports leagues. In the decision, Cozzens emphasized the risk of injury for women if men are allowed to play on their sports teams.
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State Supreme Court Judge Bruce Cozzens ruled against the Long Island Roller Rebels, a women’s roller derby league that had sought to block a Nassau County law banning men from participating in women’s sporting events at the county’s parks and recreational facilities.
In his decision, the judge wrote that he “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 shown discrimination under the Human Rights Law and the Civil Rights Law.”
Cozzens ruled that the law was not discriminatory as those who identify as transgender can still play in coed sports leagues. In the decision, Cozzens emphasized the risk of injury for women if men are allowed to play on their sports teams.
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New York Supreme Court upholds law barring men from women’s sports
The judge ruled against a women’s roller derby league that had sought to block a Nassau County law banning men from participating in women’s sporting events.
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