The Californian soccer player referring to politics and the LGTBI fight
GAYLES.TV.- Megan Rapinoe She is not just anyone in the world of women's soccer, she is nothing less than the top scorer of the US women's soccer team. Someone who has contributed in an important way to this Sunday his team play the final of the French Women's World Cup 2019 against Holland.
But Rapinoe is not known only for its sporting quality but also for its ideological positioning, its coherence and its dignity. She stands out for her political and social activism in defense of the athletes of her country and also for her willingness to make her personal life visible, something that she considers a social responsibility. Married with Sue Bird, one of the most well-known faces in the defense of the LGTBI community and four-time Olympic champion with the US basketball team.
Her convictions have led her to sue the US federation, which she accuses of favoring the interests of the men's team to the detriment of women's teams in a country where women have the best track record on the planet.
Rapinoe has repeatedly stated that, if he wins the World Cup, he will not visit the White House as is tradition. Considers that the policies of the Trump Administration they have meant a regression of equality in various areas, from racial issues, women's rights and, of course, the LGTBI collective. Megan says that she will do everything in her power from her position of privilege to denounce them.
Logically his attitude has ignited the fury of Donald Trump who has manifested through Twitter qualifying the athlete of "Disrespectful to the country, the flag and the White House". His criticism has done nothing but further enhance the popularity of Rapinoe.
It is clear that Megan Rapinoe is not one of those who accept the old slogan of "Play and shut up", it does not support the interests of power and, in contrast to Trump's patriotic soflamas, he opposes work, coherence and dignity.
Good luck on Sunday for Megan and her companions, they deserve it and their triumph, if produced, will be ours.
Source: elpais.com, cnnespanol.cnn.com
Photographer: Instagram, REUTERS
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