The second Grand Slam event on the 2024 tennis calendar, the French Open – also known as Roland-Garros – gets underway this weekend in Paris, and there are likely to be several gay tennis players offering some vital rainbow LGBTQ+ representation. Since the days of trailblazing gay Grand Slam champions Billie Jean King and Martina
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Margaret Court walks onto court during the Centre Court Centenary Ceremony at Wimbledone 2022. (Ryan Pierse/Getty) Former tennis player Margaret Court claimed she was the victim of LGBT bullying in a post-Wimbledon interview. The Australian tennis player turned Christian minister discussed her time at the Women’s US Open at Wimbledon to The Telegraph and how she
Andy Murray spoke out against Margaret Court (Jordan Mansfield/Morgan Hancock/Getty) Andy Murray has joined calls for the Margaret Court Arena, home of the Australian Open, to be stripped of the controversial athlete’s name, as her homophobic values are at odds with “what tennis stands for”. Margaret Court, 78, has faced heavy criticism for her offensive