New York Politician Fighting Letitia James To Preserve Ban On Transgender Athletes Competing Against Girls

There are a few individuals taking a stand in the fight for common sense and competitive fairness, and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman is one of them. 

Blakeman issued an order in February barring 100 fields and athletic buildings from hosting events if they allow transgender athletes to compete against women. Exactly the type of stand that OutKick's Riley Gaines has been pushing for on her podcast, "Gaines for Girls." The order, which is widely believed to be the first of its kind in the country, was designed to protect girls and women's sports from the rapidly encroaching spread of males dominating competitions previously limited to females.

"There is too much bullying going on of biological males trying to inject themselves in women and female sports and we will not tolerate that in Nassau County," Blakeman said at a news conference after issuing the order.

Makes perfect sense, right? Biological males shouldn't be allowed to use their inherent physiological advantages to dominate biological females. It's so obvious, who could be against it?

New York state Attorney General Letitia James, that's who.

James, naturally, sent a cease-and-desist letter to Nassau County, describing the order as "discriminatory," "transphobic" and "illegal." Welcome to 2024, where defending women with common sense protections is now "transphobic."

Blakeman though, isn't taking James' absurd, indefensible actions lying down. According to the Post, Blakeman filed a lawsuit against James in federal court seeking to stop her anti-women overreach.

New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a press briefing at her Manhattan offices in New York, NY, February 16. (Photo by Anthony Behar/Sipa USA)

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The lawsuit by Blakeman says that it's actually James herself that's defending "discriminating against individuals on the basis of gender."

"By this action, the plaintiffs seek to prevent the defendants from doing exactly what it is that they have alleged the County of Nassau and County Executive Bruce A. Blakeman have done: unconstitutionally discriminating against individuals on the basis of gender in the limited and narrow context of sporting events," the suit reads. 

It also argues that federal laws ensuring the rights of female athletes should come before the attorney general's interpretation of state law.

"The defendants’ reliance upon and application of the New York Human Rights Law violates the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution … the Human Rights Law is unconstitutional because it elevates transgender women to a level not recognized by Federal law in the athletics context all to the detriment of biological girls and women, which are federally recognized," it argues.

Former U.S. Representative Lee Zeldin also backed Blakeman when he announced that he'd protect women's rights to avoid "bullying" by biological males.

Importantly, Blakeman's order does not discriminate against biological males competing in sports, it just limits their participation against females. But whether or not that argument is persuasive in federal court remains to be seen. 

All too often judges are too concerned with being bullied by politicians like James, or labeled as "transphobic" for enforcing competitive fairness. 

Hopefully Blakeman's case prevails, ensuring that women are allowed to compete on a level playing field. As common sense and competitive fairness dictates they must.