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Alex Morgan Talks to ESPN About Gay Athletes
05/15/13
Portland Thorns and US Women’s National Team forward Alex Morgan spoke with ESPN last week, and one of the topics was gay athletes:
On Robbie Rogers:
I remember watching Robbie in person at Columbus and he always caught my eye because he’s so fast. He’s quick. He’s a great soccer player. And I think that the US really needs someone who feels comfortable in their own skin and he is openly gay and he has semi come out of retirement right now training with Galaxy. So I hope he continues to feel comfortable and a team picks him up that he wants to play for. It looks good so far but all the best to Robbie.
Lohman and Sanderson Named to Advocate’s 40 Under 40
04/22/13
Joanna Lohman and Lianne Sanderson of the NWSL’s Boston Breakers have been named to The Advocate magazine’s 40 Under 40 List this year.
Lohman and Sanderson met as teammates at the Philadelphia Independence of Women’s Professional Soccer and played together for DC United Women last season. Together they founded the JoLi Academy to teach girls around the world soccer, especially in parts of the world where it might be difficult for young women to have access to soccer training.
Lohman is also an advisor to GO! Athletes, which provides training, consultation, and peer support to make school environments better places for LGBT student-athletes.
Go Joanna and Lianne!
Megan Rapinoe Talks Gay Rights at Sochi 2014
02/08/13
We’ve covered troubling anti-gay legislation in Russia on this blog before as it is the 2018 World Cup host, but it’s also the 2014 Winter Olympics host and USA Today talked to Megan Rapinoe about the legislation as she was an out Olympian this past summer.
“I had my girlfriend with me in London,” said soccer player Megan Rapinoe, whose U.S. team won the Olympic gold medal last summer. “If I was just a gay fan going to Sochi, I don’t know. If the law passes, I would definitely be breaking the law. Hopefully it won’t deter gay athletes from being who they are.”
Sochi 2014 will likely break the trend of having a Pride House at the Olympics that was started in Vancouver and London because of these laws. Lady Gaga was threatened with prosecution and Madonna was sued under the anti-gay “propaganda” laws, and activists in Russia have even been arrested for simply wearing rainbow suspenders.
Could this kind of affection cause trouble for athletes in Sochi?
Megan Rapinoe is Changing the Game with GLSEN
01/22/13
It’s No Name-Calling Week for GLSEN (the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network), and Megan Rapinoe did a video for the group released by AOL for the occasion.
The USWNT, Seattle Reign, and Lyon midfielder talks about how biased language should not have a place on the field, in school, or anywhere else.
You can also tell GLSEN why you want to Change the Game with Megan Rapinoe and have a chance to with $500 in Nike goodies, soccer balls signed by Rapinoe, or GLSEN swag if your thoughts are used on their blog.
Out Philadelphia Player Tasha Kai Gives Her $.02 on the WPS Season (language NSFW)
01/30/12
by gay4soccer
in NWSL
Posted without comment, Independence Forward Natasha Kai has some choice words for Dan Borislow after the jump… read more…
WPS Suspending Operations for the 2012 Season
01/30/12
Rumors have been circulating all morning, but we’ll take Grant Wahl’s tweet as gospel truth that Women’s Professional Soccer will not have a 2012 season.
Wahl says an email players received cites the ongoing legal battles with Dan Borislow has been diverting too many resources from growing the league.
WPS Draft 2012
01/16/12
It may have not been broadcast on ESPN and the picks may have not made speeches to a room full of press flashbulbs, but with a Breakers fan, an Independence fan, and a Sky Blue fan on our writing crew we were paying a bit of attention to the results of the 2012 WPS Draft on Friday. read more…
The gay4soccer 2011 Year in Review
01/02/12
2011 was a landmark year for soccer in the US, and for gay landmarks within the sport. Here’s what stood out for us here at gay4soccer: Read more…
