Tennis legend Martina Navratilova and other prominent people blasted the piece online for the characterization, stating the outlet should just be referring to biological women as women.

Prominent social media users went scorched earth against a recent New York Times article that referred to biological women as "non-transgender women."

Martina Navratilova criticizes The New York Times for referring to biological females as 'non-transgender women.' The controversy involves forfeits in college volleyball due to Blaire Fleming, a transgender player,