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Various celebrities and politicians are issuing hateful, transphobic remarks about the Algerian boxer competing in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Just in time to satiate tennis fans after the finish of the U.S Open, a new ESPN documentary about the legendary rivalry between Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert is set to premiere Tuesday night on ESPN. Unmatched, from filmmakers Lisa Lax and Nancy Stern Winters and producer Hannah Storm, focuses on the relationship of seeming opposites who captivated the world during the golden age of women’s tennis in the 1970s and '80s, when bad girl lesbian Navratilova and all-American Evert played each other 80 times.
The legendary Billie Jean King is making history again! This time, she becomes the first sports figure to be profiled on PBS’s American Masters, and just in time for her 70th birthday.
The Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, home of the U.S. Open, will tout the name of another prominent lesbian sport icon.
Tennis great and pioneering lesbian in sports Martina Navratilova was honored Monday evening at the U.S. Open in New York, where she credited a positive attitude and love of tennis with helping her through the challenges of coming out and her current battle with breast cancer.
Dancing with the Stars season 14 premiered Monday and tennis superstar and out lesbian Martina Navratilova turned in what Carrie Anne Inaba dubbed an “elegant” and “refined” performance. Much ado was made by the judges over Martina’s appearance.
Basketball star Brittney Griner is one to watch for many reasons. She came out and revealed she was gay before she had her first professional game aft for the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury. She is one of the rare athletes to come out as an active player. It was a moment that showed how far America has progressed-but also how far it still has to go. Google her and "Brittney Griner man" shows up as often as her dunks when she played for Baylor University. More disturbing than the comments about her being a man are the attempts to make Griner feel ashamed for preferring pants over dresses. However, with Griner set to debut on the national stage this summer, can butch female athletes be free to express themselves?
In the past year she’s battled breast cancer and a pulmonary edema scare on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro. But on and off the court, lesbian tennis star Martina Navratilova is still a fighter. Navratilova continues to speak about injustices inflicted on gay people, adding thoughts on lawmakers who use homophobia for political advantage and how democrats can't keep backing down. Watch the behind the scenes video interview!
In this first installment of our new weekly entertainment round-up, Team SheWired gathers all the shows, CDs, and films you simply can't miss this week.
