We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. See our ethics statement. Among them are 40 out gay, lesbian and bisexual women — 38 players, one coach and a trainer. Out lesbian U. World Cup player Megan Rapinoe is part of a class-action lawsuit against the U. Meanwhile, would-be female soccer players around the struggle to even make it onto the field because of institutional sexism that plagues countries around the world.

Sporty and bisexual women have more sexual partners compared to their female peers. The research looked at the sexual habits of 3, British men and over 3, British women aged 50 and over. It was also discovered that men in this age range were more likely than their female counterparts to have had more sexual partners.

This is a list of notable, openly lesbian , gay , bisexual , pansexual , and transgender sportspeople. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Wikimedia list article.