A New York roller derby team's newest opponent: an order restricting trans athletes

A member of New York's Long Island Roller Rebels gets ready for practice at the United Skates of America Roller Skating facility in Massapequa, New York, U.S., March 19, 2024. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

SEAFORD, New York (Reuters) - For years, New York's Long Island Roller Rebels have welcomed transgender women to strap on skates and body padding and join their women's roller derby team.

Now, under an executive order issued this month by Nassau County on Long Island, if they want to book a county-run park or athletics facility they must ask each member what sex was marked on their original birth certificate, and expel any teammates who were not designated female.