Tennis Legend Shreds Policies Allowing Trans Athletes in Women’s Sports: ‘Not for Failed Male Athletes’Madeline Leesman
August 07, 2023
On Sunday, tennis legend Martina Navratilova shredded the U.S. Tennis Association’s policy that allows biological males who transition to live as women to compete against female athletes.
According to the USTA website, those who are born male may compete against women if the athlete “has declared that her gender identity is female” and that hormonal therapy “has been administered in a verifiable manner and for a sufficient length of time to minimize gender-related advantages in sport competitions.”
Navratilova responded to a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, from Kim Shasby Jones, the founder of the Independent Council on Women’s Sports (ICONS). Jones wrote that "women’s tennis is turning into a laughing stock because of these terrible policies prioritizing the mental health and identity of men over women who have discovered a love of tennis."
“Come on @USTA- women’s tennis is not for failed male athletes- whatever age. This is not right and it is not fair. Would this be allowed at the US Open this month? Just with self ID? I don’t think so,” Navratilova said.
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Source:
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2023/08/07/tennis-official-resigns-in-protest-of-trans-inclusion-policy-n2626701
