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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Lawmakers in a New York county pass transgender athlete ban after earlier ban is thrown out in court

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A county legislature outside New York City has voted to bar transgender female athletes from playing on girls' and women's teams at county-owned facilities after a bid to restrict trans athletes by executive order was thrown out in court.

The Republican-controlled Nassau County Legislature voted 12-5 on Monday to bar trans athletes from playing at county-owned facilities unless they compete on teams matching the gender they were assigned at birth or on coed teams.

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