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Posters of Megan Rapinoe vandalized with homophobic slurs after World Cup victory
Posters of soccer star Megan Rapinoe were defaced in New York City with homophobic slurs.
The posters in the NYC subway showed Rapinoe in her U.S. Soccer Women’s National Team uniform with the phrase “Dream with us,” meant to celebrate the team’s World Cup victory.
Police said that eight posters around the Bryant Park subway station in Manhattan were defaced with homophobic messages on Monday, just days before Rapinoe and her teammates came to New York for a ticker tape parade.
“Hate...