Megan Rapinoe (American professional soccer player) plays for the OL Reign in National Women's Soccer League. She is an openly gay player on the U.S. women's national team and captains the team as well. Rapinoe has been engaged to Sera Cachoone, an activist. Read the rest of this article to learn more about Megan Rapinoe.
Megan Rapinoe is an American professional football player
Megan Rapinoe, was born in Redding (California). Her twin sister Rachel is her older brother. Brian introduced her to football. Megan and Rachel have always been fans of the sport, and Megan plays for most of her father's teams. She also plays for Elk Grove United Pride, a club football team south of Sacramento. Rapinoe was an advocate for gender equality and rights of LGBTQ persons.
Megan Rapinoe was a pro-football player and has been active on social issues such as equal pay for men/women. She is a vocal supporter of the LGBT community, and she has also spoken out about racial injustice. Rapinoe became the first black athlete to demonstrate during the national patriotic song. This was a tradition that began with Colin Kaepernick. Rapinoe is also known for filing a lawsuit against the US Soccer Federation for gender discrimination. Rapinoe has also stood in solidarity with Colin Kaepernick, kneeling during the national song.
She is openly gay on the U.S. Women's National Team.
As an openly gay woman, Rapinoe has become a prominent spokesperson for LGBT rights and has often commented on issues of racial injustice and equal pay. Megan is known for her outspokenness and has spoken out about her relationship to Sue Bird, WNBA star. In November 2018, Rapinoe and Bird became the first openly gay couple to be featured in the ESPN Body Issue.
Megan Rapinoe is a participant in the Olympic preparation. The women's team has grown to be more diverse and inclusive since 1999. The team could have many coming-out parties, with the Olympics being the next. Sports Illustrated named Rapinoe Sportsperson-of-the Year in 2019.
She is an activist
Megan Rapinoe is a gold medal winning soccer player and activist with a strong social media presence. While still in high school, she also played basketball and track and field. She hoped her excellent soccer skills would get her a scholarship for the University of Portland. While playing for the University of Portland, Rapinoe also played for the U.S. women's national team's under-17 youth team. After winning her first Gold Medal, she joined U.S. women’s team. She was later called up and allowed to play on the U-19 team.
Rapinoe was made gay by her teammates on the women's international team. She learned about slavery in America's history and became a vocal advocate. Rapinoe, who was co-hosting ESPN Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly Awards, wore a Black Lives Matter shirt after George Floyd's murder.
She is engaged to Sera Cahoone, a singer-songwriter
The USWNT World Cup champion and the singer/songwriter got engaged. Rapinoe asked Sera Cahoone, her singer-songwriter fiancée, to marry her. They have been dating for almost two years. Sera Cahoone is an Seattle singer-songwriter who was previously engaged with US soccer star Carli Lloyd.
The couple met in 2013, while Sera Cahoone was playing in the band Carissa's Weird. Later, Sera was a member of the band Carissa's weird. She went on to form Panda and Angel. Her first solo album was released in 2006. The Stranger loved her debut album and soon signed to Sub Pop Records. Sera and Megan split in 2017, after which Sera continued to grow as a musician.