Pride Month: From India's Dutee Chand to Australia's Meghan Schutt - five popular LGBTQ athletes
We take a look at top five athletes, who have made significant contribution in the world of sports and have also come out in the open.
The month of June is celebrated as Pride month across the globe dedicating it to the members of the LGBTQ+ community. The month also highlights the developments and acceptance of people towards the community, which still remains a stigama for many despite several innumerous awareness drive.
The month is also about learning to accept love and attain knowledge about the community and its history.
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Meghan Scutt and Jess Holyoake
Meghan Schutt, one of Australia's best women cricketer, has been together with Jess Holyoake and the couple is also expecting their first child in November this year. The cricketer was a prominent campaigner of the Australian Marriage Law postal survey. The day same-sex marriage was legalized in the country, the cricketer announced her marriage to Jess on social media. (Image: Reuters)
Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird
Megan Rapinoe has been one of the prominent figures in the world of sport. Not only the US Women National team captain advocates for gay rights, she also stood up against former President Donald Trump, arguing her case of equal pay and rights for both gender in the sport. She is currently in a relationship with WNBA pro-basketball player Sue Bird. (Image: Reuters)
Pernille Harder and her partner Magdalena Eriksson
Pernille Harder and her partner Magdalena Eriksson, who is also her Chelsea FC team-mate, has been among the leading figures in football both on and off the pitch, for their sexual orientation and being proud about their relationship in a sport, which still has a lot of catching up to do with its stance on sexuality and racism. (Image: Reuters)
