Protection of women and girls in sports: tennis legend Slam Dems after failing to support the account
Tennis legend Martina Navratilova He had a fiery reaction on Monday night, after no Senate Democrat voted to protect women and girls in sports to break the Filibuster.
Proposing the law, led by Senator Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., Failed Receive 60 votes It was necessary to go through a procedural vote. The Republicans needed 60 votes, but they only got 51. No Democrats were on the Law on the Law Law. The two Democrats were not present from voting as well as two Republicans. The account failed, 51-45.
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Billie Jean King, left, and Martina Navratilova, attended the Royal Box match for Ashleigh Barty and Harriet Dart for six days at All England Lawn and Croquet Club in London on July 6, 2019. (Susan Mullane-Usa Today Sports)
Navratilova was a sports figure who weighed.
“Neither I and I and I am as angry as hell,” she wrote on X.
The 18-plow Grand Slam champion is a strong Democrat, but she was critical of her own party for not supporting the efforts for biological males to prevent them from competing against women and girls in sports.
When President Donald Trump signed an executive order “No men in women’s sports last month,” Democrats criticized to lower the ball.
“I hate that Democrats are completely unsuccessful women and girls on this very clear issue of women’s sport only for women,” she wrote in the post on X.
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Tennis legend Martin Navratilova watches during a trophy presentation, which she together with Chris Ever presented after the women’s singles final at Court Philippe-Chatrier in the Tennis Tournament of the French Open 2024 in Roland Garros 8 June 2024. In Paris. (Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images)
She expressed frustration in January when the House of Representatives adopted the protection of women and girls in a sports act. Only two Democrats voted with the Republicans at the proposal of the law.
“More DEMS has to be reinforced here. I know that many who agree, but are afraid to speak for the re-choice. I say that you do the right thing. Grow the spine,” she wrote on X.
Protection of women and girls in sports would require the title of IX Treating the gender as “recognized solely on the reproductive biology and genetics of the person at birth” and would prevent any adjustment to apply to gender identity.
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Martina Navratilova watches during a joint press conference with Chris Evert from the USA, 5th day of the GNP finals of Sguros WTA Cancun 2023, part of the hologous WTA tour, November 2, 2023 in Canintana Roo, Mexico. (Arthur Widak/Nurphoto via Getty Images)
The proposal of the law supported in Tuberville had more than 40 sponsors in Senate. This would also codify one of Trump’s many recent executive orders, providing politics with better longevity.
Fox News’ Julia Johnson contributed to this report.
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