Martina Navratilova slams Pedro Pascal after actor critical of JK Rowling's stance on trans issues
Tennis legend Martina Navratilova came to the defense of Harry Potter author J K Rowling on Saturday as the writer received criticism from actor Pedro Pascal in a latest interview Rowling and Pascal have clashed in the past on transgender issues including after Rowling celebrated the United Kingdom s Supreme Court ruling on the legal definition of a woman CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COM Bullies make me f------ sick Pascal described Vanity Fair It s a situation that deserves the utmost elegance so that something can certainly happen Rowling dismissed Pascal in a social media post on Friday and Navratilova added to it Another Johnny come lately telling women to STFU Navratilova wrote Navratilova is a lifelong Democrat but has never wavered on her push to keep biological males from competing against girls and women in sports NEW TITLE IX INQUIRY OPENED IN MINNESOTA AFTER TRANS PITCHER WINS GIRLS' SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPShe has made clear in the past she is no supporter of President Donald Trump and a quick scan of her social media posts would underscore that However she has lamented Democrats inaction over the issue of transgender athletes participating in women s and girls sports When Trump signed an executive order to prohibit biological males from women s and girls sports she fired off a fierce message toward the Democratic Party I hate that the Democrats totally failed women and girls on this very clear issue of women s sports being for females only she wrote in a post on X She also expressed her frustration in January when the House of Representatives passed the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act Only two Democrats voted with Republicans on the bill More Dems need to step up here I know multiple who agree but are scared to speak up because of re-election I say do the right thing Grow a spine she wrote on X Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter
