A women’s roller derby club in New York has argued that it is against state laws to invalidate a Republican official’s decision to forbid transgender sports teams from playing at county facilities.
The Long Island Roller Rebels ‘ lawsuit asserts that the country’s human rights and civil rights rules expressly forbid discrimination based on gender identity, which is filed Monday in state court.
It’s the most recent controversy surrounding an executive order that covers more than 100 sport facilities in the densely populated region next to New York City on February 22 and includes ballfields, hoops and volleyball courts, swimming pools, and snow rinks.
Any groups, leagues, or organizations that want a permit from the town’s parks and recreation department must “express identify” whether they are for male, female, or collegiate athletes.
If trans athletes are permitted to compete, any teams designated as “female” may be denied allows. People’s groups that feature trans athletes are exempt from the ban.
According to member of the Roller Rebels, Amanda” Curly Fry” Urena,” This cruel policy sends the dangerous message that trans people do n’t belong in Nassau County.” We hope the judge accepts this plan as it is, misogynistic and unjustified, and ensures that Nassau County is a welcoming place for transgender, non-binary, and gender-inclusive individuals.
After state Attorney General Letitia James warned him in a “cease and desist” letter that the restrictions constituted a “cease and refrain,” Blakeman filed a petition asking a federal judge in New York to rule that the attempt was unlawful. Blakeman and James ‘ spokespeople did n’t respond to requests for comment on Monday right away.
The Roller Rebels claim they applied for a force to hold a stone of games at ball rinks in several state parks starting next month in a lawsuit brought by the New York Civil Liberties Union, having previously used the locations for games and other events in past years.
The Nassau County-based club claims that it anticipates a denial of this year’s request because it welcomes” all transgender women, transgender women, and gender-extended women” to play on its teams.
The group, which was established in 2005 and is a member of the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association, added that there is now at least one leaguer who would be prohibited from participating under the town’s purchase.
According to the lawsuit, the organization must then decide whether to abandon access to Nassau County facilities or to exclude trans women from their league in direct conflict with their inner values and state law.
The lawsuit cites the country’s Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act, or GENDA, as well as assistance from the state Division of Human Rights, which states that transgender people cannot be denied access to programs and activities that are appropriate for their female personality.
The order, according to NYCLU counsel Gabriella Larios, is one of a growing number of problems on LGBTQ rights nationwide.
In 24 declares, she said, laws that forbid trans children from playing sports have already been passed, though some have been hampered by ongoing litigation.
According to Larios,” As promised the time this executive order was issued, we’re taking action to prevent the judges from relegating this dangerous, misogynistic coverage to the trash of history, where it belongs.”
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