HAVE SEEN THAT SHE’S NOTHING MORE THAN A REALITY TV START. >> NEW YORK’S ATTORNEY GENERAL LETITIA JAMES HAS RULED THAT THE TRANSGENDER ATHLETE BAND IS DISCRIMINATORY. >> ON THAT NOTE THERE IS PUSHBACK IN THE COUNTY. A
ROLLER DERBY LEAGUE HAS FILED A LAWSUIT SAYING THAT IT VIOLATES THE STATE’S ANTIDISCRIMINATION LAWS. >> CAMERAS ARE THERE EXCLUSIVELY JUST DAYS AFTER THE SUIT WAS FILED. JENNIFER BISRAM SPOKE WITH THE TEAM ABOUT THE IMPACT IF IT IS NOT OVERTURNED.
>> FROM THE PIVOTS TO THE BLOCKS. THE ROLLER REBELS, LONG ISLAND’S FIRST FLAT TRACK ROLLER DERBY LEAGUE ARE PREPARING FOR THEIR UPCOMING SEASON. CBS2 WAS GIVEN EXCLUSIVE ACCESS TO THE TEAM’S PRACTICE ON LONG ISLAND SUNDAY NIGHT AT UNITED SKATES
OF AMERICA. >> I THINK WE ALL REALLY FEEL THAT IT RINGS SO MUCH MORE FULFILLMENT TO OUR LIVES. >> EARLY FRY WHICH IS THE DERBY NAME HAS BEEN A BLOCKER ON THE TEAM FOR TWO YEARS BUT
HAS BEEN IN THE SPORT FOR ABOUT 7. >> WHEN I STARTED I WAS IN MY 20s AND HAD A REALLY TOUGH TIME BEFORE DERBY. I’M IN MY 30s AND THAT WAS SOMETHING I DID NOT NECESSARILY SEE HAPPENING.
>> AND CAT CAROL WHOSE NAME WAS CATASTROPHIC DANGER HAS BEEN PLAYING FOR NINE YEARS. >> IT IS EXCEPTIONALLY IMPORTANT. THE CONFIDENCE THAT THIS SPORT GAVE ME I WISH I COULD’VE GIVEN TO MY 13-YEAR-OLD SELF.
>> THEY BEEN PRACTICING SINCE 2005 WHEN THE LEAGUE FIRST STARTED WHICH IS NEARLY 20 YEARS. IT’S A PRIVATE FACILITY IN NASSAU COUNTY WHERE THE TEAM WILL CONTINUE TO PRACTICE WEEKLY AND GOING FORWARD THERE MAY BE A BLOCK ON
WHERE THEY CAN COMPETE ON HOLD EVENTS. >> WE BROUGHT US LAWSUIT ON BEHALF OF THE LONG ISLAND ROLLER REBELS BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THIS EXECUTIVE ORDER IS ILLEGAL AND IN CLEAR VIOLATION OF THE STATE’S ANTIDISCRIMINATION LAWS.
>> IS BLAKEMAN ANNOUNCED THE EXECUTIVE ORDER BANNING TRANS WOMEN AND GIRLS FROM PARTICIPATING IN ALL WOMEN AND GIRLS SPORTS TEAMS AT COUNTY FACILITIES SAYING THAT IT PRESENTS AN UNFAIR PHYSICAL DISADVANTAGE. >> THERE’S A MESSAGE THAT
TRANS PEOPLE ARE NOT WELCOME IN FACILITIES. >> THE ALL-INCLUSIVE LEAGUE HAS AT LEAST ONE TRANSGENDER PLAYER ON THE TEAM. >> WE IMMEDIATELY TRIED TO TAKE ACTION AND MAKE SURE THAT PERSON FELT COMFORTED.
>> THE PLAYERS HAVE JOBS AND FAMILIES OF THEIR OWN BUT SAY THAT EVERY TIME THEY LACE UP THEIR SKATES THE BOND GETS STRONGER. AS THEY TAKE LAPSE THEY SAY IT IS UNCLEAR IF THEY WILL HAVE TO PIVOT FOR OTHER
PLACES. EXCLUDING A TEAM MEMBER IS NOT AN OPTION, THEY SAY. >> I JUST WANT TO SKATE WITH PEOPLE. WE WILL NOT GROW AS A LEAGUE IF WE ARE LIMITING WHO WE CAN BRING ON. THE WORLD CAN BE SCARY. YOU SHOULD FEEL SAFE
IN SPORTS. >> ON LONG ISLAND, JENNIFER BISRAM , CBS2 NEWS. >> THE BAND
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