Is Ven Williams gay? Ven Williams plays tennis profsnally and is Amerin. Williams, a former No. 1 both sgl and doubl, has won seven Grand
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IS VEN WILLIAMS GAY? HER MASCULE APPEARANCE SPARKS SPECULATNS!
Court’s homophobia is appallg, but she’s right about one thg: women’s tennis is ed replete wh lbians, always has been — and ’s absolutely glor. Most profsnal sports are lucky to have one gay player. Men’s tennis don’t even have a sgle openly gay player.
While today’s WTA seems like a bean of gay pri, we’re actually long past tennis’ goln age of lbianism, which paved the way for women to achieve equal prize money and enjoy higher viewg numbers than any other women’s sport. Kg, who owns 12 Grand Slam tl, also beme the first profsnal athlete the world to e out as gay 1981, when she was unceremonly outed by a palimony su om an ex-lover. But while women’s tennis has several openly gay players, none have sce matched Kg and Navratilova’s star power or ditn to activism.
Court’s statements take backwards the fight agast anti-gay prejudice — not jt sports, but all ves of public life.