CNN — The Nassau County Legislature has voted to ban transgender girls and women from competing at county facilities on teams and leagues that align with their gender identity. When the bill passed, several people in the crowd erupted and chanted “shame, shame, shame.” This is not the first effort to ban transgender girls and women from Nassau County sports …
All you need to know about the groups, format, fixtures, match start times and venues for the tournament. The International Cricket Council’s Twenty20 tournament will be held in the Caribbean and the United States from June 1 to 29 and will see 20 teams compete for the title currently held by England. Groups Group A: India, Pakistan, Ireland, United States, …
NEW YORK — A county outside New York City has lost its bid to block the state from taking legal action against its ban on women’s and girls teams that include female transgender players, state Attorney General Letitia James said Friday. U.S. District Court Judge Nusrat Choudhury dismissed Nassau County’s lawsuit seeking to prevent the Democratic attorney general from taking …
SEAFORD, N.Y. — They zip around the rink, armed with helmets, pads and mouthguards. The nearly 20-year-old amateur league is suing a county leader over an executive order meant to prevent women’s and girl’s leagues and teams with transgender players from using county-run parks and fields. “We want trans women to know that we want you to come play with …
NEW YORK — A women’s roller derby league has asked a New York court to invalidate a Republican official’s order banning female sports teams with transgender athletes from using county facilities, saying it violates state law. “This cruel policy sends the dangerous message that trans people don’t belong in Nassau County,” Amanda “Curly Fry” Urena, a member of the Roller …