Megan Rapinoe is an American soccer player. She is a member of the OL Reign, the National Women's Soccer League. In addition, she is a member of the United States national team. Rapinoe has been an activist, and she is a former addict.
Megan Rapinoe’s career
Megan Rapinoe is a professional soccer player from the United States. She is a winger of the OL Reign in National Women's Soccer League. She also plays for the United States national team as a captain. She is an example for young soccer players and has been awarded for her exceptional play.
Rapinoe was drafted second in the 2009 Women's Professional Soccer draft. Since then, Rapinoe has played for the Chicago Red Stars, Philadelphia Independence, Sydney FC, Olympique Lyon, and the Seattle Reign FC. She is also a US national team member and was signed by the OL Reign.
Her activism
Megan Rapinoe has been a strong advocate for LGBTQIA+ and racial equality. In 2013, she received the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center's Board of Directors Award. She is also a spokesperson of Nike, Procter & Gamble and BodyArmor. Her promotional appearances include a prominent role in The L Word's remake.
Rapinoe is well-known within soccer circles for her activism. Rapinoe was the first white American athlete to kneel during the US National Anthem. She did so in support of Colin Kaepernick (NFL quarterback), who also chose to protest racial injustice. The US Soccer board had initially banned athletes from kneeling in the anthem but this ruling was later overturned.
She struggles with addiction
Megan Rapinoe has struggled with addiction since a young age. One Life is her memoir. It details her childhood and the drug abuse she and her brother Brian experienced. He was fifteen when he was caught with methamphetamine possession and taken to a juvenile detention facility. Megan is very close and admirates her brother for his addiction struggles.
Rapinoe has a long record of speaking out about social justice issues. Since 2012, she has been an advocate of gay and lesbian organizations. She openedly accepted her sexuality. She was the first person to take a stand in support of President Donald Trump in 2019.
Her relationship with Sera Cahoone
Megan Rapinoe and Sera Cahoone first began dating in 2013, after Megan ended her five-year relationship with Sarah Walsh. Megan was excited to be able to start a new chapter and Sera was just as thrilled. They shared a cute photo on social networking, and Sera was even engaged to Rapinoe while celebrating her birthday. However, the couple's engagement was not finalized until two years later, as Sera grieved the loss of her cousin. Both Sera and Megan were emotionally exhausted after their breakup.
The relationship between Megan Rapinoe and Sera Cahoone was reported to be on the rocks earlier this year. Sera is an indie-rock singer/songwriter from Seattle. She is openly gay and got engaged to a man that she met through a dating site.