Megan Rapinoe plays professional soccer in America for the OL Reign, a National Women's Soccer League team. She is openly transgender and serves as captain of the U.S. Women's National Team. Rapinoe has been engaged to Sera Cachoone, an activist. Continue reading to find out more about Megan Rapinoe.
Megan Rapinoe plays American professional football.
Megan Rapinoe was raised in Redding California. She is the twin sister of Rachel and was introduced by her elder brother Brian to football. Megan, Rachel and her older brother Brian have been avid fans of the game. Megan plays most of her father’s football teams. She also plays for Elk Grove United Pride, a club football team south of Sacramento. Rapinoe was a strong advocate for LGBTQ rights and gender equality.
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 the first white athlete to protest during the national anthem. This trend was started by Colin Kaepernick (an ex-NFL quarterback). Rapinoe is also well-known for filing a lawsuit against US Soccer Federation for discrimination in gender. Rapinoe also showed solidarity with Colin Kaepernick when he kneeled during the National Anthem.
She is openly lesbian on the U.S. Women's National Team.
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 were the first openly homosexual couple to appear in the ESPN Body Issue in November 2018.
Megan Rapinoe made her Olympic debut during the Olympic preparation. Since 1999, women's teams have become more diverse. The team could have many coming-out parties, with the Olympics being the next. Sports Illustrated awarded Rapinoe the Sportsperson of The Year award in 2019.
She is an activist
Megan Rapinoe is a gold medal winning soccer player and activist with a strong social media presence. As a high school student, she played basketball and track and fields. She hoped that her skills as a soccer player would help her get a scholarship to the University of Portland. Rapinoe, while playing for the University of Portland was also a member of the U.S. youth under-17 team. After winning her first medal, Rapinoe joined the U.S. women’s national team and was later called up for the 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 was able to learn about slavery's history in America and became a prominent advocate. Rapinoe wore the Black Lives Matter shirt during the ESPN Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly Awards ceremony.
Sera Cahoone has engaged her to the singer-songwriter
The USWNT champ and the singer-songwriter were engaged. Rapinoe asked Sera Cahoone, her singer-songwriter fiancée, to marry her. 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.
The couple's relationship began in 2013, when Sera Cahoone was a member of 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 was impressed by her debut album and signed her to Sub Pop Records. Sera and Megan split in 2017, after which Sera continued to grow as a musician.