Sorana Kirstea found herself at the center of a scandal on social networks after the athlete from Tirgovishte shared a message on Instastory.

Sorana Kirstea, accused of transphobia: “You have a good reason to hate her”

According to Sportskeeda, Sorana (37 WTA) has been accused of homophobia and transphobia after promoting traditional values ​​on her Instagram account.

“Make men manly again, women feminine again, children innocent again,” Kirstea shared on her Instastory.

Sorana’s post was seen as an attack on the LGBTQI+ community, and among those who criticized the Romanian woman was an American journalist.

“Of course, the irony is that the creator of the meme would question Kirstei’s femininity — she’s a muscular athlete who wants to pursue a career outside the home and all. Transphobia very often goes hand in hand with internalized misogyny.”

Other Twitter messages following Sorana Corsti’s post:

• “She’s so disgusting… There’s a good reason to hate her. What does it mean to make children innocent again? Rot in hell!”

• “I don’t even know what that means. If you are guided by certain “feminine” standards, female athletes should not exist.”

• “Unbelievable disappointment from Sorana Kirstea”

• “Sorana Kirstya became trash again”

• “Sorana Kirstya is homophobic”

• “How about we send Sorana Kirstey back to school?”

• “We’ll Make Sorana Irrelevant Again”

• “Sorana Cîrstea uses the platform to take us back a few decades”

• “He is from Romania, probably 95% of the population has the same mentality”

• “All the gays at Wimbledon, beware!”

In the first round of Wimbledon 2023, Sorana Kirstea will meet Tatiana Maria (62 WTA, last year’s semi-finalist). The match will take place on Tuesday at 15:00.