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Tennis Legend Martina Navratilova Says Allowing Trans Men To Compete Against Women Is ‘Insane’ And ‘Cheating’

Emily Zanotti

Tennis legend — and openly gay LGBT rights advocate — Martina Navratilova lambasted the practice of allowing male-to-female transgender athletes to compete against biological females for women’s sports titles, calling the issue “insane” and “cheating.”

Navratilova has spoken on the issue before, but reiterated her feelings in a lengthy op-ed for the Sunday Times of London, noting that males, even those who have undergone hormone treatment and gender-reassignment surgeries, have a competitive advantage against women born as women.

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