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NY Appeals Court Strikes Down Nassau County Transgender Athlete Ban

By AFNS Research Desk · · 1 min read

Nassau County Courthouse in Garden City, Long Island (file image, 2022)
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Status: Confirmed by Gothamist. AFNS did not independently retrieve the appellate opinion.

A New York appeals court on Wednesday struck down Nassau County's law that barred teams designated for women and girls from using county-owned sports facilities if they allowed transgender women and girls to compete (Gothamist). The ruling reversed a lower-court decision that had upheld the ban and held that the county cannot enact a local law that conflicts with the state's antidiscrimination protections based on gender identity.

The New York Civil Liberties Union and Attorney General Letitia James each sued. The same appeals court had temporarily blocked the ban in October 2025 while the case continued. County Executive Bruce Blakeman backed the ordinance.

Both sides

County attorney Thomas Adams told Gothamist, "We are reviewing the decision with the intention to continue the appeals process." Gabriella Larios of the NYCLU, which sued on behalf of the Long Island Roller Rebels, said, "The court made it abundantly clear that any attempt to ban transgender girls from public spaces across our state is prohibited by New York's anti-discrimination laws," and called the outcome "a massive victory." James wrote on X that "Transgender athletes have the right to play on the court or field like everyone else."

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  1. Gothamist: NY appeals court strikes down Nassau County ban on transgender athletes gothamist.com

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