Megan Rapinoe is an American professional soccer player who plays for the OL Reign in the National Women's Soccer League. Openly gay, Rapinoe is a member of the U.S. women’s team and she also captains it. Rapinoe is an activist, and she is currently engaged with Sera Cahoone, a singer-songwriter. 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. 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. She also plays for Elk Grove United Pride, a club football team south of Sacramento. 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 is also a first white athlete who protested during the national anthem. This trend was started by Colin Kaepernick (an ex-NFL quarterback). Rapinoe is also infamous for filing a lawsuit against US Soccer Federation in regard to gender discrimination. Rapinoe also showed solidarity with Colin Kaepernick when he kneeled during the National Anthem.
She is an openly homosexual player on the U.S. Women's National Team
Rapinoe is an openly lesbian woman and has been a leading spokesperson for LGBT rights. Known for her outspoken nature, Megan has also been vocal about her relationship with WNBA superstar Sue Bird. In November 2018, Rapinoe and Bird became the first openly gay couple to be featured in the ESPN Body Issue.
Megan Rapinoe made her Olympic debut during the Olympic preparation. Since 1999, the women's national team has become a more diverse and inclusive group. 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
A gold medal-winning soccer player and an activist, Megan Rapinoe has a thriving social media presence. While still in high school, she also played basketball and track and field. She hoped that her talents in soccer would lead to her being awarded a scholarship by the University of Portland. Rapinoe played for the University of Portland's women's national soccer team. She won her first gold medal and joined the U.S. Women's National Team. Later, she was called up to the U.S. Under-19 team.
After her debut on the women's national team, Rapinoe was outed as gay and decided to speak up against sex discrimination. She became an advocate for slavery's past in America during this period. Rapinoe wore the Black Lives Matter shirt during the ESPN Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly Awards ceremony.
Sera Cahoone is her singer-songwriter husband
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. Their relationship has been going on for nearly 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. Sera then went on as a frontwoman for the bands Panda, Angel, and released her first solo album in 2006. The Stranger praised her debut album, and they soon signed to Sub Pop Records. Megan, Sera and Sera divorced in 2017, after which Sera grew as a musician.