Megan Rapinoe is an American professional soccer player who plays for the OL Reign in the National Women's Soccer League. She is openly transgender and serves as captain of the U.S. Women's National Team. Rapinoe is also an activist and is currently engaged to singer-songwriter Sera Cahoone. This article contains more information about Megan Rapinoe.
Megan Rapinoe (American professional football player)
Megan Rapinoe was a Redding, California native. She was born to twin sister Rachel. Her elder brother Brian introduced her football. Megan and Rachel were always avid fans of the sport. Megan plays for many of her father's team. Elk Grove United Pride is a club soccer team located south of Sacramento. Rapinoe was a vocal advocate for equality of gender and the rights of LGBTQ individuals.
Megan Rapinoe was a pro-football player and has been active on social issues such as equal pay for men/women. She has been vocal in her support for the LGBT community as well as advocating for racial justice. Rapinoe is also the first white athlete to protest during the national anthem. This was a trend that started with Colin Kaepernick, a former NFL quarterback. Rapinoe is also famous for filing a suit against the US Soccer Federation regarding gender discrimination. Rapinoe has also stood in solidarity with Colin Kaepernick, kneeling during the national song.
She is an openly homosexual player on the U.S. Women's National Team
Rapinoe, an openly gay woman has been a prominent spokesperson for LGBT rights. She has also commented on issues such as racial injustices and equal pay. Megan, who is well-known for her outspoken nature and her love affair with Sue Bird (WNBA superstar), has been open about her feelings. In November 2018, Rapinoe and Bird became the first openly gay couple to be featured in the ESPN Body Issue.
Megan Rapinoe was present during the Olympic preparations. Since 1999, the women's national team has become a more diverse and inclusive group. This Olympics could be the first in a series of coming-out parties for this team. 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. Megan Rapinoe played basketball and track & field while in highschool. She hoped her excellent soccer skills would get her a scholarship for the University of Portland. Rapinoe was also a part of the U.S. Women's National Team's Under-17 Youth team while she was playing for Portland. 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, who made her debut on the women’s national team, was exposed as gay and she decided to stand against sex discrimination. She was able to learn about slavery's history in America and became a prominent advocate. Rapinoe was a co-host of the ESPN Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly Awards. She wore a Black Lives Matter shirt following the murder of George Floyd.
She is engaged to Sera Cahoone, a singer-songwriter
The USWNT world cup champion and the singer-songwriter have become engaged. Rapinoe proposed to Sera Cahoone on Instagram. They have been dating 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 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.