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 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.