A bill that bans transgender women and girls from competing in women's sports at county facilities has been signed into law today on Long Island.
A bill that bans transgender women and girls from competing in women's sports at county facilities has been signed into law today on Long Island .The ceremony started at 11:30 a.m. The vote was passed along party lines 12-5 with the Republican majority supporting. Democratic legislators Siela Bynoe and Derriggi Whitton were absent.
The order specifically requires any sports teams, leagues, programs or organizations seeking a permit from the county's parks and recreation department to "expressly designate" whether they are male, female or coed based on their members’ "biological sex at birth."The proposal has received heavy criticism, especially from New York Attorney General Letitia James, who has called the bill transphobic and illegal.
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