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Caitlyn Jenner backs Nassau County's transgender athletes ban
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman is trying to drum up support for his ban on transgender athletes from competing against girls at county-facilities. The Republican leader stood side by side with Caitlyn Jenner, an Olympic gold medalist and transgender athlete, who supports the restrictions on transgender athletes. NBC New York’s Pei-Sze Cheng reports.
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Former Olympian Caitlyn Jenner backs Nassau County ban on transgender female athletes
Olympic gold medalist Caitlyn Jenner on Monday said she supported a local New York official’s order banning female sports teams with transgender athletes from using county-owned facilities.
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Long Island roller derby league sues over county's trans athlete ban
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman is standing by his county’s ban on transgender girls and women athletes at county-run facilities. His defense of the order comes even after the New York Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit on behalf of a women’s roller derby team. NBC New York’s Pei-Sze Cheng reports.
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‘Not safe here': Long Island roller derby team sues over transgender sports ban
A Long Island roller derby team is the first to challenge a Nassau County executive order that prohibits transgender women from competing in women’s sports at over 100 different county owned venues.
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County exec sues New York over order to rescind his ban on transgender female athletes
A county executive in the New York City suburbs has filed a federal lawsuit challenging a state order demanding he rescind a controversial ban on transgender athletes competing in girls’ and women’s sports. Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman said in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that the “cease and desist” letter issued by state Attorney General Letitia James violates the U.S. Constitution’s...
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NY attorney general sends Long Island exec cease-and-desist over transgender athlete ban
In a move that a local official said was done to battle so-called “bullying” from people born biologically male, a Long Island county is banning transgender athletes from competing in women’s and girls’ sports at their facilities.
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Nassau County bans trans athletes from competing at county facilities
It’s being called a first-in-the-nation ban on trans athletes competing in women’s sports countywide on Long Island. LGBTQ advocates called it illegal, while supporters said it’s a matter of fairness and safety to women and girls. NBC New York’s Greg Cergol reports.
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Long Island county bans transgender athletes from competing with girls
In a move that a local official said was done to battle so-called “bullying” from people born biologically male, a Long Island county is banning transgender athletes from competing in women’s and girls’ sports at their facilities.
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Celebrating Pride: NBC 4 New York and Telemundo 47 Highlight LGBTQ+ Stories
NBC 4 New York & Telemundo 47 present a bilingual special highlighting the advancements of the LGBTQIA+ community.
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NJ School District Debates Policy on Transgender Students
Proposed changes to a school district’s policy on transgender students sparked outrage in New Jersey, as advocates and even teachers said the changes could’ve violated state law and endangered already marginalized students. NBC New York’s Ida Siegal reports.
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Over 200,000 Trans People Could Face Voting Restrictions Because of State ID Laws
Transgender people often have to vote with IDs that don’t represent who they are or not vote at all while they navigate the complicated process to update their IDs.