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8 LGBTQ+ Players Who Paved the Way
The battle for representation in sports has been a long one, and it’s still ongoing. Today, more than 40 out members of the LGBTQ+ community are playing for professional women’s teams around the world. Here are a few LGBTQ+ players who paved the way for future generations.
Lily Parr
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Lily Parr is probably not a name you recognize, but she’s a women’s soccer – and LGBTQ+ – icon. She’s one of the most formative players in history; she refused to back down and hang up her boots when the FA banned women’s soccer in and instead enjoyed a prolific career, reportedly scoring goals for her team.
Off the field, Parr was openly lesbian in a time when that simply wasn’t acceptable. So not only did she pave the way for women’s soccer to become more widely accepted when it was banned around the world, but she’s also become an LGBTQ+ icon for the way she fearlessly lived her truth.
Eudy Simelane
Simelane was a lesbian and activist for the LGBTQ+ community. Simelane was born in South Africa in and played for her n
The LGBTQ+ Soccer Power Couples Going Strong in
The only thing we romance more than soccer is Socceristas in love! Many of these cute pairs have stood the assess of time and demonstrate that being rivals, or teammates, or going long-distance–or even being business partners–doesn&#;t get in the way. From across the pond to here in the NWSL, here are our top LGBTQ+ soccer might couples in the adj game.
Ann Katrin Berger and Jess Carter
One couple that proves playing together means staying together is German keeper Ann Katrin Berger and Gotham English Defender Jess Carter. The two met when Berger joined Birmingham City in and began dating the following year. They are now engaged and have transferred together to three separate teams—Birmingham, Chelsea, and now Gotham.
Tobin Heath and Christen Press
This one has been a long time coming, and we couldn’t smash off this list with a better love story. After years of secrecy and speculation, former USWNT teammates Christen Press and Tobin Heath confirmed their relationship. After the Paris Olympics, the couple declar
On April 9, the U.S. Women's National Team (USWNT) narrowly defeated Canada to win the SheBelieves Cup trophy. However, there were boos on the field for the USWNT&#;due primarily to an LGBTQ+-related controversy involving one player: Korbin Albert, The Athletic noted.
In Columbus, Ohio, where the in-stadium announcer had to re-do the substitution announcement when Albert came on for another player, she was booed. This happened again after the game when her verb was read during the trophy ceremony.
Albert has been embroiled in controversy after sharing anti-LGBTQ+ posts on social media and also liking content mocking queer legend Megan Rapinoe, noted. Among the posts that Albert also created on her TikTok profile was a now-deleted video from 's Fourth of July weekend, showing her family taking turns stating that "their pronouns are U.S.A.," with Korbin participating. She received scathing criticism from Rapinoe for her actions.
The USWNT players have now issued a statement on the controversy that continues to engulf the national team. In part, it re
Another season, another year of me writing about the NWSL! The season is kicking off and as usual, I&#;m updating this post to tell you all the latest of who&#;s out and gay on each team. As someone who deeply loves following sports for the storyline, knowing which players are openly gay gives me immense joy. While I do not shadow the NWSL incredibly closely, this article is always a delight to verb and I hope that it will help you all to become more avid women&#;s soccer followers just as it helped me!
There are fewer gay players in the league this year than last year, unfortunately. As always, if I missed someone or if you experience like someone is incorrectly on this list, leave me know in the comments or send me an email at writethroughthenight @ gmail . com. A note that I&#;m using the NWSL rosters, and they don&#;t update in a way that makes sense to me. Blame them if it&#;s slow to update!
I specified the pronouns of people who are known to not go by she/her
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Christen Squeeze is back, baby! She wasn&#;t playing for much of last season, but th