Tennis legend Martina Navratilova has been a consistenly outspoken voice in defense of protecting women’s sports.
In 2023, she wrote at Genspect, “Fairness has always been important to me. In fact, the reason I chose tennis—besides the fact that my family played it—is that it’s a fair sport. The ball is either in or it’s out.”
“Fairness was on my mind in 2018 when I inadvertently got swept up in the trans athletes-in-women’s-sports maelstrom with this tweet: ‘Clearly that can’t be right. You can’t just proclaim yourself a female and be able to compete against women.’”
Now, Navratilova has criticized Democrat California Gov. Gavin Newsom for the state’s policies on transgender participation in girls’ sports.
Her remarks come after a biological male in California broke a girls’ high school track and field triple-jump record by 8 feet.
OUTRAGEOUS. A BOY in CA just crushed the GIRLS’ triple jump record by 8 feet! AB Hernandez, a MALE, also won the long jump and sprint medley relay & is on his way to @CIFState women’s state championship.
After stealing these titles, he had the audacity to say: “I just keep… pic.twitter.com/HIWdQ58RFa
— Kaitlynn Wheeler (@WheelerKaitlynn) February 25, 2025
Navratilova wrote to Newsom on X, “Seems fair to me, right??? Hey gov. Newsom-@CAgovernor- this is not ok!!! This is not what one would call progressive. In fact it’s regressive AF.”
Seems fair to me, right???
Hey gov. Newsom- @CAgovernor– this is not ok!!! This is not what one would call progressive. In fact it’s regressive AF. https://t.co/PGliLcCsPs— Martina Navratilova (@Martina) February 25, 2025
Newsom has refused to enforce the protections President Trump put in place after he signed a landmark executive order ensuring that biological men cannot compete in women’s sports.
The signing ceremony, held at the White House, featured President Trump surrounded by young female athletes, symbolizing the administration’s commitment to safeguarding opportunities for women and girls in sports.
“Under the Trump administration, we will defend the proud tradition of female athletes, and we will not allow men to beat up, injure, and cheat our women and our girls. From now on, women’s sports will be ONLY FOR WOMEN!” Trump said during the signing ceremony.
While Navratilova pushed leaders to protect women and girls, she expressed disagreement with President Trump on withholding federal funding for those states, such as his sparring with the governor of Maine, that refuse to comply.
Navratilova clarified, “One more time- I disagree with the Maine governor stance on male bodies in women’s sports but disagree with trump saying he will withhold any money going to Maine over it). By all means enforce your law but not that way, pretty sure it’s also illegal….”
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