Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, at podium, speaks during a news conference in Mineola, N.Y., Wednesday, March 6, 2024. The Republican official in New York City's suburbs, who prohibited transgender athletes from participating in girls and women's sports competitions, has asked a federal court to affirm that he has the power to implement the ban. (AP Photo/Philip Marcelo)
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman is introducing legislation that would ban transgender women from playing on female sports teams at county-owned facilities.
Blakeman originally introduced the ban as an executive order that was struck down in May by the Nassau County Supreme Court.
