‘It’s Not Fair’: Tennis Legend Blows Up At Lia Thomas

Tennis Legend Martina Navratilova Claps Back at Transgender Athlete Lia Thomas

Tennis legend Martina Navratilova has responded to transgender athlete Lia Thomas after the swimmer accused critics of pushing “transphobic beliefs” under the “guise of feminism.”

Navratilova took to Twitter to respond to a TMZ headline that read, “LIA THOMAS Fires Back At Critics …YOU’RE USING ‘FEMINISM’ TO HIDE TRANSPHOBIA!!!”

Lia Thomas Says Her Critics Using ‘Feminism’ Claims To Hide Transphobia- NEWSFLASH Lia- it’s not fair. We shouldn’t have to explain it to you over and over. Also- stop explaining feminism to feminists…. https://t.co/vZxEva3rm2

— Martina Navratilova (@Martina) April 26, 2023

“Lia Thomas Says Her Critics Using ‘Feminism’ Claims To Hide Transphobia,” Navratilova wrote. “NEWSFLASH Lia — it’s not fair. We shouldn’t have to explain it to you over and over. Also — stop explaining feminism to feminists….”

During a podcast, Thomas said, “They’re like, ‘Oh, we respect Lia, as a woman, as a trans woman or whatever, we respect her identity, we just don’t think it’s fair.’”

“You can’t really have that sort of half-support where you’re like, ‘Oh, I respect her as a woman here, but not here,’” the swimmer added. “They are using the guise of feminism to sort of push transphobic beliefs.”

Navratilova’s Stance on Transgender Athletes

Navratilova has been an outspoken advocate for the LGBT community and has previously spoken out about how unfair it is for women to compete against male athletes in women’s sports.

In a lengthy op-ed for the Sunday Times of London, Navratilova said that regardless of a male athlete undergoing hormone treatment for a gender transition, they still have a competitive advantage.

“Letting men compete as women simply if they change their name and take hormones is unfair — no matter how those athletes may throw their weight around,” Navratilova wrote.

“To put the argument at its most basic: a man can decide to be female, take hormones if required by whatever sporting organization is concerned, win everything in sight and perhaps earn a small fortune, and then reverse his decision and go back to making babies if he so desires,” she added. “… It’s insane and it’s cheating. I am happy to address a transgender woman in whatever form she prefers, but I would not be happy to compete against her. It would not be fair.”

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