Former world number one Martina Navratilova has once again raised voice about transgender women being allowed to use the women’s changing room in tennis.
The 66-year-old has been very vocal about the issue as she has claimed that it is not safe for female tennis players to use the same changing room which is being used by transgender athletes.
Navratilova, in a recent post on the social media platform X — previously known as Twitter — cited a post by the name of Jennifer Anne and stated: "Wow. Anybody starting to see what the problem is now??????"
Anne, who is a women's rights advocate and is from Canada, posted a detailed message on social media and claimed that she was removed from the webinar hosted by YWCA Canada for raising questions about transgender women and how they are allowed to use women's changing rooms.
"I am a rape survivor, and I'm scared to use the YWCA facilities because men can now identify as women,” she said. “I've seen a man come into a changeroom and get naked with his penis out. It frightened my daughter and myself.
“How can we keep transgender safe while also keeping women safe? Please help me. I really want to take care of myself physically and mentally.
"Why did you remove me from seminar when I politely asked this question? @YWCA_Canada @NnekaMacgregor @jolinjoseph2. This session was about how to keep women safe from gender based violence. I do not understand why you would kick me out.”
Navratilova is often regarded as one of the greatest player in the history of women’s singles tennis in the Open era, having won as many as 17 Grand Slam titles in her illustrious career.
Her most successful competition was Wimbledon where she ended up lifting the title nine times — 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 and 1990.
Wow. Anybody starting to see what the problem is now??????
Why did you remove me from seminar when I politely asked this question? @YWCA_Canada @NnekaMacgregor @jolinjoseph2 This session was about how to keep women safe from gender based violence. I do not understand why you would kick me out.
