Women’s tennis icon Martina Navratilova has taken on Gov. Gavin Newsom on the transgender athlete controversy heating up in California over the upcoming girls’ high school track and field championships.
A boy identifying as a girl is set to compete in the tournament this year, Outkick reported, after winning multiple state finals last year.
Under Newsom’s leadership, the state is allowing males to compete in girls’ sports.
Navratilova joined in the condemnation of the governor, cheering on two gold-medal-winning female Olympians, Nancy Hogshead and Kaillie Humphries, who spoke out against the governor Friday in an article on Outkick.
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“Right on Nancy!!! We are just built different!!!” Navratilova wrote in an X, sharing the article as well.
In a response to the post, Navratilova argued to another user that Newsom had the power to protect girls’ sports in California.
“Newsom could overturn this in a second. No
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