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Women’s tennis legend Martina Navratilova got into a brief spat on social media with a low-key user on
Navratilova responded to a report that a spa was forced to let a man into the women’s changing room following a discrimination lawsuit.
“To say it’s false is an understatement,” Navratilova wrote in response.
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Tennis legend Martina Navratilova during the trophy presentations, which she presented with Chris Evert after the women’s singles final on the Philippe-Chatrier court during the 2024 French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros on June 8, 2024, in Paris, France. (Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images)
Comedian Lou Perez responded to the tennis great, noting that Navratilova is a strong supporter of Democrats and a critic of President Donald Trump and other Republicans.
“You voted for this,” Perez wrote.
Navratilova responded by writing: “I voted against totalitarianism – nice try. »
Perez then responded with a screenshot of Navratilova’s own X biography, which reads: “vote blue despite Democrats’ stance on women’s gender-based spaces.”
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Former tennis player Martina Navratilova reacts before the men’s final match between Holger Rune of Denmark and Daniil Medvedev on day fourteen of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia 2023 at Foro Italico on May 21, 2023 in Rome, Italy. (Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)
Navratilova confessed: “I agree with the Democrats on almost every issue except one, while I strongly disagree with Trump and his sycophants on all issues except one. Okay?!?”
Perez then invited the tennis legend to his upcoming comedy show, which Navratilova did not respond to at the time of publication.
Navratilova is a polarizing figure on social media for her contradictory support for liberals and opposition to Trump, as she regularly criticizes Democrats for allowing biological males in women’s sports.
Last December, she said she was “angry” that Republicans had addressed the national controversy over trans athletes in women’s sports, instead of Democrats.
“And I am so angry that Republicans have seized on this issue – shame on all Democratic elected officials who are remaining silent on this!!! #whataboutthewomen,” she wrote on X.
The tennis legend appeared at the Independent Women’s Forum’s “Take Back Title IX” rally in June to address the issue.
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Martina Navratilova during a press conference with Chris Evert of the United States on Day 5 of the GNP Seguros WTA Cancun 2023 Finals, part of the Hologic WTA Tour, on November 2, 2023, in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico. (Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
“Initially, being Democrats and mostly women, we in this group were trying to find every way we could to include trans-identified men, men who identify as women, in women’s sports,” she said. “And the more we tried to find a way to mitigate the advantage, to handicap, to include in some way, the more we realized that it’s not possible. It’s not possible to do it in a fair way and we’re in a much different position here.
“As I delved deeper into the topic, I also saw the connection between women’s sexual spaces and women’s sports – they are totally interconnected, and I’m sure Penn swimmers could tell you all about that. You’ve heard of Lia Thomas, right?
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“Now it’s, ‘Oh, you’re a homophobe.’ Go figure. I’ve been out since 1981, yes, I’m homophobic,” she said, rolling her eyes. “‘You’re a bigot, you’re a transphobe, you’re a Nazi, you’re a fascist, you’re a communist,’ everything and everything else. And this is coming from the left. I’m from the left! My people are turning against me. They’re turning against us women who stand up for women’s rights based on sex.”
