This is a list of notable, openly lesbian , gay , bisexual , pansexual , and transgender sportspeople. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. This list could be expanded with people from: Category:Bisexual sportspeople , Category:Gay sportsmen , Category:Lesbian sportswomen and Category:Transgender and transsexual sportspeople. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries. LGBT portal Sports portal.
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The U. But in countries where homosexuality is still stigmatized, she added, many players probably remain closeted. Gay men in professional soccer have been slower to come out. There are currently only three known openly gay professional male soccer players in the world — Collin Martin of the U. Martin, who plays for the Minnesota United, is the only openly gay player still in the league, and the only out man in any of the big five American sports leagues. Megan Rapinoe, star forward of the U. Only 24 percent of LGBTQ youth say they play a school sport, compared to 68 percent of all youth nationally, according to a report from the Human Rights Campaign.
Lesbians love sports. But sometimes the world of professional athletics can feel like it lacks queer representation. Luckily, the realm of sports has been changing fast in recent years, as more and more people opt to be open and honest about their sexualities.
Or did Fox Sports just not know? Were they fearful of outing an athlete? For some of these couples you need to read between the lines, or pick up on the subtle and not-so-subtle cues. Their Instagram accounts leave nothing in doubt. They are all part of a relatively recent phenomenon: elite sportswomen becoming more visible about being in same-sex relationships.