New York county exec sues AG James over his trans athletes ban in women's sports

Nassau County, New York, Executive Bruce Blakeman defends his order in an appearance on OutKick's 'Gaines for Girls' podcast.

An elected official in a New York City suburb is suing state Attorney General Letitia James to block her from preventing his order that bans transgender athletes from competing against biological females in sporting events at facilities within his county. 

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman is suing James over her cease-and-desist letter regarding the matter and is asking a federal court in the Eastern District of New York to rule that he has the power to implement the ban. 

The lawsuit stems from a Feb. 22 executive order issued by Blakeman that forbids trans athletes from competing against biological females at Nassau County facilities, including parks and other county property. 

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Nassau County, New York, Executive Bruce Blakeman has asked a federal court to affirm that he has the power to implement the ban prohibiting transgender athletes from participating in girl's and women's sports competitions.  (AP Photo/Philip Marcelo)

"We set forth this policy because of the unfair competitive advantage that males have," Blakeman said Wednesday during a news conference at his Mineola, Long Island, office. "They’re bigger, faster and stronger. It’s a scientific fact."

Blakeman and parents Marc and Jeanine Mullen, who are plaintiffs in the lawsuit and whose 16-year-old daughter competes in women’s volleyball in Nassau County, said an "unfair playing field is created when a biological male competes against biological females, and further recognizing the risk of serious injury to biological females."

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