‘Love Has No Gender’- Martina Navratilova’s Wife Opens Up About How She Wants to Remove the ‘Taboo’ Surrounding Same Sex Marriage

Former American tennis star Martina Navratilova is a proud member of the LGBTQ community. The 65-year-old has been vocal about LGBTQ rights and the problems they have to face. Navratilova remained single for a long time before meeting the love of her life.

Navratilova and Julia Lemigova are living a happy married life. While society has become more accepting now, people still have misconceptions regarding the LGBTQ community. For those who think that gay marriage differs from other marriages, Lemigova has an answer. Here’s what she said.

Julia Lemigova speaks about the same-sex marriage

The former Miss USSR currently lives a happily married life with her partner, Martina Navratilova. The couple is raising two daughters together. While one might think differently, Lemigova says that it’s like any other marriage, where love is the primary thing. Here’s what she said in an interview with THE List.

“Want to show that our family with Martina is like any other family — doesn’t matter whether gay or straight. Love is love. Love has no gender. That’s why I have absolutely no taboo to show how we live.”

She further added, “It’s the opposite — please see! For those who are still somewhere in the world [that is] not accepting, hopefully, they will change their minds eventually.”

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Julia and Martina tied the knot back in 2014. While the couple took their time to understand each other before marriage, there were a few things they disliked about each other. Here’s when the wedding vows came into place.

Martina Navratilova promised Julia she will stay away from social media

At the time of their wedding, Lemigova wanted Navratilova to promise her she will stay away from social media. The 18-time Grand Slam champion is a social media addict and spends a good part of her time scrolling her phone. While the former world number one agreed to the demand, she admitted that she never really followed it.

Navratilova is among the most active tennis personalities today. As far as social media is concerned, the 65-year-old is quite active on Twitter and keeps looking for the latest developments related to tennis and other things in society. The former tennis star is also pretty vocal as she keeps engaging in Twitter feuds with fans.

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While Navratilova failed to keep her promise, we hope these two remember other promises and live a happy married life.