Megan Rapinoe Is Probably Gay, Should Call You Maybe

on May 3, 2012

Photograph by Ben Pigao

Intern Grace's Team Pick:

US Women's National Team player Megan Rapinoe is a pretty great human being who excels at playing soccer and having good hair. I love her a lot. I'll probably tell my grandcats about the time she tweeted an Autostraddle link. Despite all of the mutual love, she's never spoken publicly about her sexuality. Until now. Maybe.

In an interview with Kick TV, when the host asked about Rapinoe about gay athletes, she says the magical but still a little ambiguous phrase, "We're out there." Kudos to the interviewer for asking, and major kudos to her for answering. This isn't an official coming out per say, and she hasn't said anything about it since the video was posted, but for someone who has always been indefinite about her sexuality, this is a big deal.

She talks about other things in this interview, but the part that is most relevant to your interests starts at about 5:20.

58 responses to “Megan Rapinoe Is Probably Gay, Should Call You Maybe”

bra
May 3, 2012 at 9:04 am Permalink Reply

IT’S LIKE I CAN’T EVEN FEEL MY FACE!

I still a little confused but I really reall don’t care she is just so ughghghggagf HOT HOT HOT HOT!!!!

I really needed to get that out.

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carrie (member)
May 3, 2012 at 9:23 am Permalink Reply

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1. Morgan (member)
  May 3, 2012 at 9:28 am Permalink Reply Report user
  
  omg carrie i love this so much
  
  also megan rapinoe’s hair
  
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  1. carrie (member)
    May 3, 2012 at 9:50 am Permalink Reply
    
    It’s really all about the lady on the bottom right.
    
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    1. Morgan (member)
      May 3, 2012 at 10:24 am Permalink Reply Report user
      
      I’m curious what they won!
      
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      1. Lily
        May 3, 2012 at 11:48 am Permalink Reply
        
        A car from Oprah.
        
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        shannon (member)
        May 3, 2012 at 10:46 pm Permalink
        
        OMG OPRAH
        
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    2. Robin (member)
      May 4, 2012 at 2:48 pm Permalink Reply Report user
      
      I sort of prefer the gay behind her to her left. lol
      
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      1. carrie (member)
        May 5, 2012 at 8:12 am Permalink Reply
        
        Yes! I didn’t even notice him until later. The clip has so many stars.
        
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    3. roxy2
      May 4, 2012 at 7:30 pm Permalink Reply
      
      Also a fan of the lady in red jumping in the top right.
      
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2. Chandra (member)
  May 4, 2012 at 12:28 pm Permalink Reply Report user
  
  That guy in that sweater!
  
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3. Paige (member)
  May 4, 2012 at 3:15 pm Permalink Reply Report user
  
  How did you even find this, it’s amazing.
  
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  1. carrie (member)
    May 5, 2012 at 7:42 am Permalink Reply
    
    I’m a gif hoarder. It’s a problem.
    
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Lauren (member)
May 3, 2012 at 9:42 am Permalink Reply Report user

I could not be happier about that being a thing.

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Lesley (member)
May 3, 2012 at 9:47 am Permalink Reply Report user

This just makes me want the US Women’s Olympic football team to be the one that plays in the Quarter Finals I’m going to. I will cross everything that can be crossed. Even myself because if there is a big celestial being then they want me to meet Megan Rapinoe.

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Carmen SanDiego (member)
May 3, 2012 at 9:58 am Permalink Reply Report user

That makes me want to search for the Megan Rapinoe song on YouTube (“Megan Rapinoe, I went to the casino, and placed a bet on you…)

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silvercake (member)
May 3, 2012 at 9:58 am Permalink Reply Report user

[insert "team" joke here]

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Katie (member)
May 3, 2012 at 11:23 am Permalink Reply Report user

Megan’s also retweeted the following thing by @LaughingLesbian…

“Women’s breasts are like martinis, one isn’t enough and three are too many.”

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1. Jillie (member)
  May 4, 2012 at 6:57 am Permalink Reply Report user
  
  HaHA. I bet myself $10 that you had commented on this article as soon as I saw the headline.
  
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J.Gail (member)
May 3, 2012 at 11:49 am Permalink Reply Report user

So relevant to my interests. Now we just need Ali Krieger to follow suit.

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1. JC (member)
  May 3, 2012 at 12:09 pm Permalink Reply Report user
  
  There’s some definite truth to the rumor about Krieger and Ashlyn Harris.
  
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2. Paige (member)
  May 4, 2012 at 3:18 pm Permalink Reply Report user
  
  I once met Krieger in Portland and about died. Her friendliness made it even worse.
  
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kd15 (member)
May 3, 2012 at 12:12 pm Permalink Reply Report user

I totally thought she had been out for ages, but I will take any excuse for another article about Pinoe

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1. JC (member)
  May 3, 2012 at 12:26 pm Permalink Reply Report user
  
  Well she and Sarah Walsh have not exactly been subtle, and I think there’s an interview from when she was with Red Stars about letting the gay community know they had representation on the team.
  
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Paulina
May 3, 2012 at 1:03 pm Permalink Reply

Most importantly, PLEASE tell me she now counts for the Autostraddle Hot 100.

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1. CatD (member)
  May 3, 2012 at 1:15 pm Permalink Reply Report user
  
  In my head she does. And did before this interview.
  
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pinoe15
May 3, 2012 at 1:50 pm Permalink Reply

she’s gay. she was at a big pride party in dc last year and there are photos of her with her girlfriend (?) kissing in the photo booth. lori lindsey and her girlfriend (?) as well. the photos were/are online

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1. Elizabeth
  May 3, 2012 at 4:54 pm Permalink Reply
  
  really? thanks for sharing…I’ve never seen/heard about that before.
  
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2. Bostongrrl (member)
  May 4, 2012 at 8:37 am Permalink Reply Report user
  
  Her gf is an aussie player. Adorable Sarah Walsh. They are so cute together! I’ve seen pics on tumblr of both of them riding the same bike in the park – Pinoe driving, Walshy in the back. Squee! I’ve said it before – I act like I’m reading Tigerbeat with this team. I don’t want to mention the neon pink elephant in the room either *cough wambach*
  
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lilyv (member)
May 3, 2012 at 3:09 pm Permalink Reply Report user

DAMN! i had such a good pinoe joke, but then i read ali krieger and forgot what i was going to type *sigh das krieger fieber nicht sterben

(i don’t know what you’re saying, but keep talking)

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1. Paige (member)
  May 3, 2012 at 4:00 pm Permalink Reply Report user
  
  Was it about how she is a Super Saiyan?
  
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2. Jenn (member)
  May 3, 2012 at 5:08 pm Permalink Reply Report user
  
  Ali Krieger and her prefect everything
  
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  1. Evidux (member)
    May 3, 2012 at 10:39 pm Permalink Reply Report user
    
    I can’t even
    
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Amanda (member)
May 3, 2012 at 3:33 pm Permalink Reply Report user

I want to be aggressively jumped on by Megan Rapinoe. Damn it, I KNEW I should have stuck with soccer through all these years!!

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Claire (member)
May 3, 2012 at 4:10 pm Permalink Reply Report user

But where did my pants go?

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1. Cassandra (member)
  May 3, 2012 at 4:21 pm Permalink Reply Report user
  
  Are we meant to be wearing pants? This is awkward.
  
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2. Chandra (member)
  May 4, 2012 at 12:34 pm Permalink Reply Report user
  
  Really, this site should come with a disclaimer. “You’ve reached Autostraddle, might as well take off your pants now.”
  
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lilyv (member)
May 3, 2012 at 4:28 pm Permalink Reply Report user

DOES THIS MEAN WE CAN TAKE OUR SHIRTS OFF IN CELEBRATION?!!

http://tinyurl.com/5tou35h

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Elizabeth
May 3, 2012 at 4:52 pm Permalink Reply

PINOE is AWESOME!!! Thanks autostraddle for the soccer love

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Jenn (member)
May 3, 2012 at 5:06 pm Permalink Reply Report user

“Rapinoe is among the most popular Red Stars among the lesbian community, and she’s happy about that.

“I think that’s a good thing,” she said. “I think we need to bring people of all different walks of life into the game. I definitely think there’s a place within the Red Stars organization for everyone.

“I want to make people feel like, when they go watch [ the ] team, that there is someone that there’s someone like them on the team, and that we’re not all the same on the team, that there is diversity. I think that’s a good thing for the sport and our team in general.”

Rapinoe is convinced the Red Stars and the league as a whole are open to diversity.

“Undeniably, there are lesbians in the league, with all of the different clubs, though I have not seen a lot [ of them ] ; gays and lesbians are everywhere in our society,” Rapinoe said. “I know that our team has reached out to the gay and lesbian community, and I think that’s important. I think there’s a pretty good potential for a good fan base within that community.”"
(blast from the past from http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=21482)

imo I love that she just is who she is

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Christie L (member)
May 3, 2012 at 7:17 pm Permalink Reply Report user

http://yfrog.com/h63fxrlj This is from when the US team were playing here in Vancouver for the CONCACAF finals. The rainbow sign and her comments are classic. Total queer love. I also remember her tweeting about women’s breasts, and the impression I get is that she is subtly out. Just being herself, etc.

We got to see them (and the Canadian team, who is full of [queer] hotties as well) so many times. It was effing amazing. Hot, talented, and just feet away. I MAY have gotten on the jumbotron with my “Marry me Rapinoe” sign (my friend too, her sign saying “Marry me LaPeilbet”). So many queers (and allies) in the crowd cheered. Our friends got on national and international tv (including US) with a rainbow Canadian flag. Go team homo!!

Also, this: http://yfrog.com/h6bdiipj She and her twin sister are both gorgeous. All I can say is Rapinoe is highly relevant to my interests. I am glad she did that interview and was so open to stating, “We’re out there.” That is definitely what I heard.

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1. kd15 (member)
  May 3, 2012 at 7:43 pm Permalink Reply Report user
  
  I totally remember seeing the rainbow Canadian flag during the broadcast, that was great.
  
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2. silvercake (member)
  May 4, 2012 at 1:56 pm Permalink Reply Report user
  
  there’s TWO Rapinoes??
  
  be still my beating heart…
  
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Natalia (member)
May 3, 2012 at 10:03 pm Permalink Reply Report user

Under what rock have I been hiding that I didn’t know about her nor any of the other girls mentioned? And they are beautiful.

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taylor (member)
May 3, 2012 at 11:11 pm Permalink Reply Report user

you said grandcats

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Peggy (member)
May 4, 2012 at 12:02 am Permalink Reply Report user

the German team also has quite a few (and they are extremely hot too,as does the Swedish (i can’t get enough opportunities to point people into the direction of the wonderfull Jessica Landström)

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Flic (member)
May 4, 2012 at 6:05 am Permalink Reply Report user

Far out she is so hot… But yeah, this is old news. She’s dating Sarah Walsh.

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1. lilyv (member)
  May 4, 2012 at 8:37 am Permalink Reply Report user
  
  what confuses me about this is who should i be more jelly of walshy for dating pinoe or pinoe for dating walshy? anyway, they’re a billion times cuter together
  
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  1. sarah (member)
    May 4, 2012 at 12:20 pm Permalink Reply Report user
    
    easy walshy for dating pinoe… shes adorable ha!
    
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    1. lilyv (member)
      May 4, 2012 at 2:11 pm Permalink Reply Report user
      
      i don’t know, i mean have you seen walshy from these angles before
      
      http://tinyurl.com/7omhdmt
      http://tinyurl.com/6wwv3m8
      
      also, she’s funny……god, no article has made me feel as big of a creeper as this one has. thanks grace, i’ll tell your grandcats about your wild times on asschat
      
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Bostongrrl (member)
May 4, 2012 at 8:32 am Permalink Reply Report user

PINOE!! I’m desperately searching for tonight’s Sounders game…I hope it’s on tv at 10:30 EST. I’m also contemplating going to PA for the match with China. I’m obsessed with USWNT for obvious reasons.

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gabrielle (member)
May 4, 2012 at 12:22 pm Permalink Reply Report user

my favorite thing about this post:

“tell my grandcats…”

grandcats.

grandcats!

lmao

#imdone

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1. kd15 (member)
  May 4, 2012 at 2:43 pm Permalink Reply Report user
  
  When I’m talking with my mom I always refer to my cat as her grandkitty (I use it to guilt her into visiting, i.e. you should come by your grandkitty misses you)
  
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Robin (member)
May 4, 2012 at 2:47 pm Permalink Reply Report user

She’s probably reading this RIGHT NOW YOU GUYS!! (anyone with google alerts reads everything about themselves tho, amiright?)

“Thanks for having me.” You’re welcome, Megan, you hot piece of amazing, you are welcome.

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Queerio (member)
May 4, 2012 at 9:24 pm Permalink Reply Report user

Anytime anyone asks me who my type is from now on, I’m going to say Megan Rapinoe.
HOLY UNFFF.

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Anonski
May 12, 2012 at 10:24 am Permalink Reply

http://tinyurl.com/7wp26ka

You’re Welcome

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