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Outrage after WTA wishes a happy birthday to bigoted homophobe Margaret Court on its Instagram page

The WTA (Women’s Tennis Association) decided to wish well-known homophobe and bigot Margaret Court a happy birthday today on its Instagram page and Twitter account.

Are you kidding me?

To celebrate such a person is a slap in the face to such LGBT heroes as Billie Jean King and Martina Navratilova. I urge the curators of the Instagram page to take down the post and replace it with an apology to fans who believe in equality.

This is an awful woman.

Happy birthday Margaret Court!

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FILE UNDER: Controversy, Tennis

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3 Remarks

  1. SHE IS A DISGRACE TO THE TENNIS WORLD AND WILL GO DOWN IN HISTORY AS A HATEFUL BIGOT11

  2. She’s a disgrace and the WTA should know better. I made my displeasure VERY clear on IG.

  3. I get that we despise the despicable things this woman stands for, but I wish we’d all just take a breathe and settle down. That Instagram post is almost violently harassing the woman, which makes her a victim and proves her side’s point. The WTA posted a birthday message to a former world number 1 tennis player who still holds more major titles than any other player in history. They didn’t say they agreed with her medieval, corrupted theology anymore than a radio station agrees with Morrissey’s batshit crazy nonsense each time they play The Smiths. If anyone really wants to make a difference, change her Wikipedia page: she’s not a “vocal critic of LGBT rights.” She’s a bigot and a racist. Let that be her legacy.

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