A law effectively banning transgender girls and women from playing sports at county-run facilities on Long Island county can no longer being enforced – for now

A New York appellate court ruled to halt the enforcement of the Nassau County law on Wednesday amid continuing litigation between the county government and civil rights groups who want the ban struck down.

“Litigation over this has been going on for a long time but today is the first time that an appellate court has swatted down Nassau County's transphobic policy — and that is a huge win,” said Gabriella Larios, an attorney with the New York Civil Liberties Union.

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, a Republican, made national headlines when he issued an executive order in February 2024 banning trans girls and women from comp

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