Navratilova took to her social media to share a video where a police officer can be seen seemingly hesitating to identify a group of protesting women as lesbians when he was specifically apprised of their identity.
Navratilova was agonized by this remark and was stern about the implications of his phrasing. She gave a strongly worded response to it.
The group of women are believed to be an activist group from the United Kingdom by the name “GetTheLOut”. Their aim is to create awareness that they are “Lesbians” rather than “Queer”.
Martina Navratilova was, however, bombarded with people claiming that the video was taken out of context and that the women in concern were in fact disrupting an LGBTQ+ event by discriminating against the transgender community.
Another individual called out the group for being transphobic and suggested that the right action was being taken.
Yet another follower clarified the details of what happened.
Martina Navratilova recently supported Russian tennis player Daria Kasatkina in coming out as a lesbian
Martina Navratilova has long been known to support and encourage lesbians to be comfortable with their identity.
Russian tennis player Daria Kasatkina recently opened up about her sexuality and the American legend was all for it. She shared a picture of Kasatkina proudly posing with her partner at the trophy ceremony of the Citi Open.
Martina Navratilova came out as gay in 1981, during her peak years on the tour. She has since used her eminence to fight homophobic ideas and laws and advocate for gay rights.
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