Women's tennis legend Martina Navratilova defends JK Rowling in debate over males in women's spaces

Women's tennis legend Martina Navratilova stepped into a social media debate in defense of famed "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling over biological males in women's spaces on Thursday. 

Rowling responded to an X thread by English columnist Dan Hodges, who was condemning what he considered "hostile" treatment of biological male transgender people who enter women's spaces. 

Rowling sarcastically wrote in response to Hodges, "A man explaining to women that they should pretend some of...