On the Day of Lesbian Visibility in Argentina, which is celebrated every March 7 in commemoration of the lesbicide of Natalia “Pepa” Gaitán, who was murdered in 2010 by her girlfriend’s stepfather for being a lesbian, we share five soccer players who raise the pride flag on all courts. Five soccer players who, in addition to being referents on the field of play, are activists for LGBTIQ rights.
“You can’t win a World Cup without gay players. It’s never been done before, it’s a science,” Megan Rapinoe said after lifting the 2019 France World Cup with the US team. The captain of that team is a great activist for LGTBIQ rights, who has spoken openly about her lesbianism for years, who raises the pride flag before microphones, cameras, on the courts and also in the White House.
In 2019, after a match he had played with Arsenal, a journalist approached Miedema in the mixed zone and asked him a series of questions. Few about football performance, all of a personal nature. Among them, if the player had a partner. She smiled and affirmed. The journalist went further: “Is he a good son-in-law?” She raised her eyebrows, asked for the question to be repeated, and said, “He’s a good daughter-in-law.”
The footballer from the Netherlands gave a live lesson to the journalist.
The Argentine player, who is part of the San Lorenzo squad, was one of the voices that amplified the fight for professional soccer in the country. In addition, the forward is an LGBTIQ + rights activist, who participates in pride marches and writes reflections on her lesbian identity on her social networks.
During the 2019 Women’s World Cup in France, and after Sweden eliminated Canada in the round of 16, the national team player Magdalena Eriksson went to look for her girlfriend, the Danish soccer player Pernille Harder, in the audience. The kiss traveled all the media. Both players have always been open about their lesbian identity. “We realized that we are leaders not only in football, but also in this area,” Harder said afterwards.
Defender and forward Bianca Sierra and Stephany Mayor, who were champions in 2021 with Tigres de México, have constantly fought against lesbo-hate. In 2016, after making their relationship public on networks, they were persecuted and discriminated against by the technical director of the national team Leonardo Cuéllar. So, the players decided to go to play in Iceland. In 2020 they signed a contract with their current team and continue to make their identity visible.
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