Margaret Court’s transphobic comments denied by husband
Image: Margaret Court. Image: Getty Images.
Margaret Court’s husband has defended against criticism of her anti-LGBTI and transphobic comments, saying Margaret Court Arena should not be renamed.
Court has vocally opposed same-sex marriage, last year announcing she would boycott Qantas over the airline’s support of marriage equality.
Her continued public remarks against the LGBTI community have led to calls for Melbourne’s Margaret Court Arena to be renamed, with American tennis legend Billie Jean King the latest to say she wouldn’t play at the venue, according to The Age.
“She says so many derogatory things about my community,” said King.
“I personally don’t think she should have her name [on the arena] any more.
“If you were talking about Indigenous people, Jews or any other people, I can’t imagine the public would want someone to have their name on something.”
In a bizarre rant on Vision Christian Radio last year, Court compared LGBTI people to Hitler, claimed homosexuality was caused by childhood abuse, and said trans children were of “the devil”.
The full interview is available to listen to online.
On other occasions Court, a Pentecostal minister, has made claims including that marriage equality would end Christmas.
In a letter to the media, Court’s husband Barry has defended her against claims of homophobia and transphobia.
He said Court “never made the statement [about] transgender children being of the devil” and that “there should be no thought of changing the name” of Margaret Court Arena.
“We have reputable sources review all her press releases and interviews and cannot trace these remarks back to Margaret,” he wrote.
The letter said that Court had been “advised not to attend” this year’s Australian Open at Margaret Court Arena, not specifying why or by whom.
Court’s refusal to attend the event was speculated to be related to the tennis players who had petitioned to rename the venue.
Like two kippers in a box struggling to minimise the damage the female kipper has done.
Listen to the interview and you will hear her saying transgenderism is of the devil. He’s a f*cking liar.
As Court is so adamant that same sex marriage is against what the bible says (I’d like to see where), if she is so wedded to what the bible says, could someone please ask her if she supports Leviticus 20:13. “‘If a man has sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable. They are to be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads.” In the light of this quote, does she advocate the death penalty for gay people? Someone please ask her this in an interview. If she tries to wiggle out of this, then she is cherry picking, which is hardly a serious basis for her “faith”.
Margaret Court = ick… yuk…
Why do we care what this one elderly perth couple have to say. Listern to real community leaders, enjoy the tennis this summer and forget about one church minister & her husband