A women’s roller derby league in suburban New York City has thrust itself into the national discussion over the rights of transgender athletes.
A women’s roller derby team is joining the fight over the rights of transgender athletes. The Long Island Roller Rebels are suing a New York county after it banned women’s and girls’ teams with transgender female athletes from using county-run facilities. Members of the Long Island Roller Rebels, practice, Tuesday, Mar. 19, 2023, at United Skates of America in Seaford, N.Y. Members of the Long Island Roller Rebels, practice, Tuesday, Mar. 19, 2023, at United Skates of America in Seaford, N.Y.
The Roller Rebels sought a county permit this month in hopes of hosting practices and games in county-owned rinks in the upcoming season, as they have in prior years. But they expect to be denied, since the organization is open to anyone who identifies as a woman and has one transgender player already on the roster.
“You come in here and you say, ‘I’m a trans woman. I’m a nonbinary person. I’m genderqueer.’ OK? We accept you,” said Caitlin Carroll, a Roller Rebel who competes as “Catastrophic Danger.” “The world is scary enough. You should have a safe place to be.”last week with Caitlyn Jenner, who won Olympic gold in the men’s decathlon in 1976 and later underwent a gender transition. Jenner, a Republican who’s frequently at political odds with the greater transgender community, has endorsed the ban.
“Cruel is the only word that I can use to describe it,” the 30-year-old Brooklyn resident said. “Kids are using sports at that age to build relationships, make friendships, develop teamwork skills, leadership skills and, frankly, just help shield them from all the hate they face as transgender kids already.”
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