Jasmine Ray, director of NYC Sports & Recreation, declared her support for President Trump's executive order banning transgender athletes from competing in girls' and women's sports, despite conflicting with city and state rules. Ray initially invoked her City Hall position in a social media post, which she later deleted after facing criticism.
A top aide for Mayor Eric Adams who leads the city’s sports and recreation programs invoked her City Hall position to declare her support for President Donald Trump ’s executive order banning transgender athletes from competing in girls’ and women’s sports, a stance that conflicts with city and state education rules.
Reached for comment, Ray said her comments reflected her personal beliefs and not those of the city. She said that invoking her title was “inappropriate,” and that she had deleted the post under the guidance of the mayor’s chief of staff. While New York City policies generally protect trans people’s rights, including in sports participation, critics of the Adams administration said that the messaging out of City Hall doesn’t make that clear.
She said Adams should remove Ray and affirm the city’s support for trans youth through legislation, funding and legal action against Trump.
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