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Daily Mail
23-04-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Donald Trump is RIGHT to ban transgender athletes from women's sports, says Martina Navratilova - as she claims it's 'obviously not fair' to let them compete
Tennis legend Martina Navratilova says Donald Trump is right to ban transgender athletes from competing in female sports - though she disagrees with him on 'everything' else. Navratilova, 68, has long voiced her opposition to transgender sportspeople coming against biological females, calling them 'failed male athletes' - despite being subjected to stinging attacks as a result. In February, Trump signed an executive order banning trans athletes from women's sports called 'Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports'. That has strong permutations for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, as the Department of Homeland Security has been ordered to 'reject any and all visa applications made by men attempting to fraudulently enter the United States while identifying as women athletes'. Navratilova, a nine-time Wimbledon champion who is also lesbian and previously said she was 'jettisoned' by the LGTB community for her views, is in support. 'I disagree with Trump on everything but this issue... and for that I am called a Nazi homophobe... bigot... the Democrats dropped the ball, Republicans ran with it, and it's a popular issue,' she told The Daily T. 'And Democrats are still doubling down. They're still not changing their mind. 'But Trump is right on this. There should be no males in women's sports, period – pun kind of intended. Because it's obviously not fair.' Last week, the UK's Supreme Court ruled that the definition of a woman is based on biological sex in a landmark judgement, which sparked widespread applause as well as protests. In an 88-page ruling, the Supreme Court justices said: 'The definition of sex in the Equality Act 2010 makes clear that the concept of sex is binary, a person is either a woman or a man.' The impact on sport could be seismic, as trans women with a gender recognition certificate (GRC) can be excluded from single-sex spaces if 'proportionate'. Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) chairwoman Baroness Kishwer Falkner told BBC Radio 4 that trans women would not be able to participate in women's sport. There were calls amongst the LGBT+ community to 'amplify trans voices' and warnings that Britain was 'following in the footsteps of Trump's America' after judges decided the definition of sex in the Equality Act is binary. The likes of broadcaster India Willoughby, Drag Race UK stars Tayce and Tia Kofi and leading LGBT+ charities spoke out after the judgement was handed down. In December The Lawn Tennis Association banned trans women from national tournaments, but competitions such as Wimbeldon and Queen's come under international guidelines on gender. Navratilova hit out: 'I've been talking to those bodies and they just do not listen. 'Wimbledon, the Lawn Tennis Association, the International Tennis Federation and the Association of Tennis Professionals – it's a moving target, they keep changing the rules. 'Just say female only, and you take a simple cheek swab test to prove you're female and you're done for the rest of your life.' Navratilova has support within her beloved sport. Wimbledon and BBC legend Sue Barker has also backed a ban on self-identified trans women competing against biological females. She told The Telegraph last year: 'I just think you take away the young girls' dreams, so I am definitely with Navratilova.'
Yahoo
16-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Third Morris County Chick-fil-A to open as new Route 10 Whippany shopping center fills out
HANOVER — A popular fast-food chain will join a big-box retailer on Route 10 this week as the long-awaited redevelopment of an old Route 10 retail property continues in Whippany. Chick-fil-A will open its third Morris County location on Thursday at the new Hanover Towne Center. BJ's Wholesale debuted there last month. The stores are occupying the site of the former Pine Plaza. Once anchored by a Foodtown grocery store, that shopping center closed in 2020 and was demolished in 2021. Additional plans for the 23-acre site include 60 townhomes and three more available spaces likely to be filled by restaurants or shops. Franchise owner Drew Blind is hoping for the same success in Whippany as he saw in 2019, when he opened Morris County's first Chick-fil-A a few miles west on Route 10 in Morris Plains. The chain's second Morris County outpost arrived last year in Parsippany. "I was born and raised in East Hanover and graduated from Hanover Park High School," Blind said at the Morris Plains opening. "This is honestly a life dream: get to serve the community and bring Chick-fil-A to Morris County." Offering new menu items including the return of the Smokehouse BBQ Bacon Sandwich and a new Pineapple Dragonfruit seasonal beverage, the Whippany restaurant will celebrate its grand opening at 6:30 a.m. Regular hours going forward are 6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. for dining in or carryout. The restaurant's drive-through window will remain open until 10 p.m. The family-owned company also is known for closing on Sundays due to Christian religious observances. It has also drawn criticism for its history of financial support for opponents of same-sex marriage and other LGTB causes. Amazon Fresh: Morris County mall slated for NJ's next Amazon Fresh. Here's what we know With the opening - and the approximately 100 jobs it creates - comes a $25,000 donation from the corporation to support the Community Food Bank of New Jersey. The Whippany franchise also will participate in the in the Chick-fil-AShared Table program, which redirects surplus food to local nonprofits. In addition, the franchise will recognize "100 local heroes making an impact in the Whippany community by providing them with free Chick-fil-A entrées for a year," the company said in a news release announcing the opening. This article originally appeared on Morristown Daily Record: Chick-fil-A opens at Route 10 mall, adding to Morris County locations
