Martina Navratilova recently criticized the victory of Hailey Davidson, a transgender golfer, in a professional women’s tournament.
Martina Navratilova recently criticized the victory of Hailey Davidson, a transgender golfer, in a professional women’s tournament.
Davidson, who was born male but transitioned to female in 2021, won the NXXT Women’s Classic in Florida on Wednesday, January 18. She shot a one-over-73 and finished with a score of +4. This was her first victory in almost three years, and it boosted her chances of qualifying for the LPGA tour, the highest level of women’s golf.
Davidson’s victory also put her at the top of the NXXT tour’s leaderboard, with a total score of 1,320, 150 points ahead of the second-place women’s golfer.
Navratilova, who is an outspoken advocate for LGBTQ rights, tweeted that male bodies, however they might identify, do not belong in women’s sports.”This really needs to end sooner rather than later. Male bodies, however they might identify, do not belong in women’s sports!” she wrote.
“This needs to end, male bodies do not belong in women’s sports” – Martina Navratilova condemns transgender athlete winning women’s golf tournament
Martina Navratilova recently criticized the victory of Hailey Davidson, a transgender golfer, in a professional women’s tournament.
Davidson, who was born male but transitioned to female in 2021, won the NXXT Women’s Classic in Florida on Wednesday, January 18. She shot a one-over-73 and finished with a score of +4. This was her first victory in almost three years, and it boosted her chances of qualifying for the LPGA tour, the highest level of women’s golf.
Davidson’s victory also put her at the top of the NXXT tour’s leaderboard, with a total score of 1,320, 150 points ahead of the second-place women’s golfer.
Navratilova, who is an outspoken advocate for LGBTQ rights, tweeted that male bodies, however they might identify, do not belong in women’s sports.
“This really needs to end sooner rather than later. Male bodies, however they might identify, do not belong in women’s sports!”
“Not against trans athletes, we are for women to compete on a level field” – Martina Navratilova
The 18-time Grand Slam champion defended her perspective in an ‘On with Kara Swisher’ podcast episode.
“We are not against trans athletes,” she said. “We are for women athletes to compete on as level a playing field as possible, which means the males who now identify as women, should compete in a male category and women who identify as men but don’t take testosterone can compete as women. Because there is still no advantage physically over other women athletes.”
