Megan Rapinoe, an American professional soccer player, plays for the OL Reign of the National Women's Soccer League. She is openly gay and captains the U.S. women’s national soccer team. Rapinoe, who is also an activist, is currently married to Sera Cahoone. Continue reading to find out more about Megan Rapinoe.
Megan Rapinoe plays American professional football.
Megan Rapinoe is a Californian. She is the twin sister of Rachel and was introduced by her elder brother Brian to football. Megan and Rachel have always been fans of the sport, and Megan plays for most of her father's teams. Elk Grove United Pride, which is a Sacramento club football team, also features Megan. Rapinoe was a prominent supporter of gender equality as well as the rights for LGBTQ people.
Megan Rapinoe was a pro-football player and has been active on social issues such as equal pay for men/women. She has spoken out to support the LGBT community and been vocal about racial equity. Rapinoe also became the first white male athlete to stand during the national 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 shown solidarity with Colin Kaepernick by kneeling during the national anthem.
On the U.S. Women's National Team, she is openly transgender.
Rapinoe is an openly homosexual woman who has become a well-known spokesperson for LGBT rights. She also frequently comments on issues of racial inequality and equal pay. Megan is well-known for speaking out about her relationship with Sue Bird, WNBA's superstar. Rapinoe, Bird and Bird were the first openly gay couples to be featured in ESPN Body Issue.
Megan Rapinoe came out during the Olympic preparation process. Since 1999, the women’s national team has become more diverse. The Olympics could mark the start of many coming-out parties. Sports Illustrated awarded Rapinoe the Sportsperson of The Year award in 2019.
She is an activist
Megan Rapinoe, a gold-medal winning soccer player and activist, has a vibrant social media presence. She also participated in track and basketball as a high school student. She hoped that her talents in soccer would lead to her being awarded a scholarship by the University of Portland. Rapinoe was a player for the University of Portland and also participated in the U.S. under-17 youth soccer team. She won her first ever gold medal. After that, she joined U.S.'s women's national team. She was later called to play for 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. After the murder of George Floyd, Rapinoe wore a Black Lives Matter shirt while co-hosting the ESPN Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly Awards ceremony.
Sera Cahoone, singer-songwriter, is her fiancée
The USWNT world cup champion and the singer-songwriter have become engaged. Rapinoe popped the question on Instagram during a birthday celebration for her singer-songwriter fiance Sera Cahoone. They have been dating for almost two years. Sera Cahoone, a Seattle singer-songwriter, was previously engaged to US soccer player Carli Lloyd.
Their relationship began when Sera Cahoone, a member of Carissa's Weird, was introduced to Sera. 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 was impressed by her debut album and signed her to Sub Pop Records. Megan and Sera split in 2017. After that, Sera continued her musical growth.