Martina Navratilova recently addressed the accusations of transphobia leveled against her.
The former American tennis player shared her views on transgender athletes and criticized calls for a ban on trans women competing in women's sports. In a Twitter post, she stated that trans athletes should not be completely excluded but should compete based on their biological sex.
“Another disingenuous
piece about trans athletes in sports- nobody is banned- they just need to
compete in the category based on their biological sex, not based on self-id.
Also-lowering testosterone does very little - certainly doesn't level the
playing field - not even close," Navratilova wrote on Twitter.
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Navratilova's comments regarding transgender athletes have faced criticism from
some users who accuse her of being transphobic. Earlier this year, she had
called for a separate category for transgender athletes
"I
think the best idea would be to have 'biological female' and 'biological girls'
categories and then an 'open' category," Navratilova wrote.
"It
would be a category for all-comers: men who identify as men; women who identify
as women; women who identify as men; men who identify as women; non-binary — it
would be a catch-all. This is already being explored in athletics and swimming
in Britain," she added.
