Why Soccer star Megan Rapinoe is trending?

Rapinoe has been an outspoken advocate for LGBTQ rights, pay equity and the BLM movement

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Rapinoe is an icon for being a champion and an activist. In her 17 years with the U.S. Women's National Soccer team, most recently as co-captain

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She helped the team win two Women's World Cups in 2015 and 2019 and a gold medal at the 2012 Olympics

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She was the only openly gay player on the U.S. Women's National Soccer team, which put her in the spotlight as an LGBTQ activist

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She fought for equal pay in women's soccer, and she was part of a lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation

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A week after Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the national anthem, Rapinoe also took a knee in support and faced the consequences

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Rapinoe has been an outspoken advocate for LGBTQ rights, pay equity and the BLM movement

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Rapinoe is an icon for being a champion and an activist. In her 17 years with the U.S. Women's National Soccer team, most recently as co-captain

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She helped the team win two Women's World Cups in 2015 and 2019 and a gold medal at the 2012 Olympics

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She was the only openly gay player on the U.S. Women's National Soccer team, which put her in the spotlight as an LGBTQ activist

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She fought for equal pay in women's soccer, and she was part of a lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation

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A week after Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the national anthem, Rapinoe also took a knee in support and faced the consequences

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