Lesbian visibility at World Cup has impact far off the field. - NBCOUT
File photo: Collin Martin announced he is gay on social media Friday, June 29, 2018, making him the only active male athlete in the major U.S. professional sports leagues to come out.To date, only two players in the men’s North American Soccer League —and Robbie Rogers — came out before retiring. Martin, who plays for the Minnesota United, is the only openly gay player still in the league, and the only out man in any of the big five American sports leagues.
Megan Rapinoe, star forward of the U.S. team, who is popular for scoring points on the field and defending civil rights off of it, has become an icon among LGBTQ athletes of all genders. , an organization that advocates for LGBTQ people in sports. “It is hard not to love her regardless of how you feel about the community in general. That is good for the community, because she has been able to transcend this definition of ‘lesbian soccer player’ and just be ‘badass soccer player.’”
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