Martina Navratilova drops 4-word reaction in celebration after President Biden's Title IX rules get struck down

Tennis legend Martina Navratilova expressed her elation after a federal judge in Kentucky struck down outgoing United States President Biden's proposed Title IX regulations. These regulations were aimed to expand protections for transgender students by prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity.

The ruling, delivered on January 9, 2025, by Chief Judge Danny C. Reeves of the Eastern District of Kentucky, marked a major setback for the Biden administration's efforts to provide new safeguards for LGBTQIA+ students. Title IX, a federal law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in any school or education program receiving federal funding, was at the center of this legal battle.

"The entire point of Title IX is to prevent discrimination based on sex," he wrote (quoted via The New York Times). "Throwing gender identity into the mix eviscerates the statute and renders it largely meaningless."

Judge Reeves stated that the Education Department could not lawfully expand the definition of Title IX. He emphasized that the revised regulations violated free speech by potentially forcing educators to use students' preferred pronouns.

Navratilova, a vocal critic of transgender inclusion in women's sports, took to X (formerly Twitter) on January 9, 2025, to celebrate the ruling, writing:

"Precisely!!! Thank you Judge!"

The Biden administration's proposed amendment in April 2024 sought to extend these protections to include gender identity, thereby preventing states from banning transgender athletes from competing in women's sports.

The proposed changes faced immediate opposition from several Republican-led states. The rule had been temporarily blocked in 26 states while the legal battles ensued.

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Martina Navratilova responds to research suggesting transgender issues played a role in Kamala Harris' loss to Donald Trump

Martina Navratilova during the 2024 Laureus World Sports Awards press conference (Image source: Getty)

Martina Navratilova reacted to assertions that Kamala Harris' 2024 Presidential election defeat to Donald Trump was influenced by the Democratic Party's contentious position on transgender athletes in women's sports.

A user on X (formerly Twitter) suggested that voters in swing states believed Harris focused too much on transgender issues at the expense of middle-class concerns, writing:

"Never understood why the Democrats so enthusiastically championed objectively bad policies (men in women’s sports - yay!) that also put them out of step with the voters who take a much more sensible position on these issues than them."

The 18-time Grand Slam champion replied with a single word, seemingly endorsing the viewpoint.

"Hmm," Navratilova wrote.

In other news, Martina Navratilova cautioned American voters after Donald Trump secured a second term in the White House by decisively defeating Democrat Kamala Harris in the election.