Margaret Court, the Australian 24-time grand slam singles tennis champion turned Christian pastor, has been causing upset with her comments on gay marriage, homosexuality and transgender people. She said she would not fly on Qantas “where possible” in protest at its support of same-sex marriage; and then told a Christian radio station “tennis is full of lesbians”. Martina Navratilova, 18 times Grand Slam champion, retaliated by calling for the Margaret Court Arena (an Australian Open stadium) to be renamed. Margaret Court now says there is a “conspiracy” from the “US gay lobby” against her.
Born 16 July 1942, Court is a Sun Cancer with Mars in flamboyant Leo probably conjunct her Moon – so plenty of mother/female issues tucked in there. Her Mercury (communication planet) is conjunct her bleak Saturn/Pluto and Uranus/Pluto midpoints making her rather negative and contrary. Tr Pluto has been opposing her Mercury/Pluto midpoint which will make her overly intense in her comments and quite fearful.
There’s certainly no love lost with Navratilova, with a composite Sun Saturn square Mars (= outright dislike) in their relationship chart; with a struggle for the upper hand composite Jupiter Pluto.
Court’s fairly autocratic Saturn Uranus opposes Navratilova’s Saturn; with MC’s Saturn square MN’s Mars; and MC’s Pluto is conjunct MN’s Uranus. So wildly different agendas.
There’s no arguing with holy rollers. No one is listening to them – best just let them burble quietly to themselves on the sidelines.
Thanks Marjorie 🙂 Didn’t know she was a Christian pastor. Kind of sums it all up really, imo.