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ten navratilova in the 805 and 905.the community. billiejean king say5 to the community. billiejean king says it is one of her greatest regret that she didn't come earlier to the realisation that she needed to be her authentic self and she needed to talk about it. but my word, the campaigning 5he to talk about it. but my word, the campaigning she has done since has really made up for that. it has paved the way for the likes of emily mraz mo, jana novotna, conchita martinez and sam stosur, jana novotna, conchita martinez and sam sto5ur, all grand slam winner5 who happen to be gay. they haven't necessarily inactive _ they haven't necessarily inactive campaigners as such, but not — inactive campaigners as such, but not everybody wants to be and not — but not everybody wants to be and not everybody has to be. alison — and not everybody has to be. alison van _ and not everybody has to be. alison van uytvanck of belgium is one — alison van uytvanck of belgium is one of— alison van uytvanck of belgium is one of a _ alison van

and it has changed, it has come a long way since martina navratilova was at the height of her powers,d sue barker. i really didn't figure it out until i had my first relationship with a woman. and then i thought, oh, that's what it was, because i had these crushes but i didn't recognise it as anything about questions other —— these crushes but i didn't recognise it as anything —— but crushes on other adults, i had crushes about men but definitely stronger on women. people think you are living with a man or a woman, and i said, if they ask me, i will tell them, so that is what happened. five years after i had been with a woman, they asked, and i said yes, and all hell broke loose. my dad said something he wished he hadn't said, but he didn't know, people really didn't know any better. we will never stop talking. my dad educated himself, he read some books and he said, i realise now it had nothing to do with you or me, it's just who you are, i want you to be happy and that is all you want from your parents. this is 30 years ago. you talk about your family coming over. i realise now it h

of the williams sisters, steffi graf or martina navratilova. and how tough are things for the warriors right now? tonight in charlotte, there on the second half of back to backs on the road, there's still without koban, loony and james wiseman. and just before game time, steph curry was scratched from the game because he's feeling ill. lucio had that all went tonight at 10 feels like things can go wrong for the words this year, they will go wrong. yeah. no kidding, especially with win streak. they can't quite get three in a row. all right, joe. thank you so much, and thank you for joining us tonight on the six o'clock news. yeah, the southwest airlines chinese new year celebration comes on right after this. it's gonna be two hours long. we will see right back here for the 10 o'clock news on channel two. in the meantime, you can always follow the latest news at ktvu .com. you can also follow us on facebook and twitter pages as well. we will have much more news and the latest coming from dallas. as well. tonight at 10 o'clock will see them. mm. t

billiejean king and martina navratilova coming out a0 years ago had a "huge impact" on support for thewas beaten in the australian 0pen overnight, and alison van uytvanck, who plays tomorrow, spoke to our sports correspondent katie gornall. partners on and off the court. they may not be household names but they are trailblazers. in 2019 they were the first openly gay couple to play doubles at wimbledon. after nearly five years together they share the happy news of the christmas that they were engaged. ladle happy news of the christmas that they were engaged.— happy news of the christmas that they were engaged. we were both at home and our— they were engaged. we were both at home and our dog _ they were engaged. we were both at home and our dog was _ they were engaged. we were both at home and our dog was also - they were engaged. we were both at home and our dog was also there. it| home and our dog was also there. it was nice and pretty funny. i home and our dog was also there. it was nice and pretty funny.— was nice and pretty funny. i think it's nice to _ was nice and pretty funny. i

the biological males should compete against the females are ridiculed and bullied like martina navratilovaut and that it will get intense now that biden signed executive order to allow transgender athlete to participate in the sport of the gender identity. tucker. >> tucker: trace, bravery runs both ways. wise point. i appreciate it. as you heard, selina soule is a track athlete in connecticut forced to compete against the biological males. thank you for joining us. selena, first to you. a lot of attention given to the transgender athlete and their heroic behavior. i wonder about your side of this. why do you think it's unfair to compete against the biological males on the track? >> thank you for having me on again, tucker. there are great biological differences between a man's body and a female body. that is why sports have been segregated. that is why it should be segregated to protect women and give them a fair chance in sports. >> tucker: that would seem like probably a pretty widely held position. it's been the position in all recorded history. you've said this. what reaction have you

just look at martin that navratilova who said that a few years ago.you think in general about girls running in boys track meet like they have been doing in connecticut? >> i think it's important to education systems and educators to respect the rights of all students including students who are transgender. >> does it bother you like the top 20% of boys running in track meets beat all of the girls in the state? do you think it's fair to have boys running in the girls track meet? >> i think it's appropriate -- i think the legal responsibility of schools to provide opportunities for students who it participate in activities and this includes students who are transgender. >> you are okay then with boys competing with girls? >> respectfully, senator, i think i answered the question. brian: it's not fair to girls. it's not fair to the girls. steve: so that was rand paul asking questions of the man that the president would like to sees a the secretary of defense. miguel cardona who is currently the, i believe the secretary of education for the state of conne