Rebecca Quinn, World Cup soccer player of the NWSL’s OL Reign, shared their story on Instagram yesterday and publicly came out as transgender. "Coming out is HARD ( and kinda bs)," Quinn, who uses they/them pronouns, began. "I know for me it’s something I’ll be doing over again for the rest of my life.
As I’ve lived as an openly trans person with the people I love most for many years, I did always wonder when I’d come out publicly." Quinn is a member of the Canadian Women’s National Team and a 2016 Olympic Bronze Medalist.
Outsports reports that Quinn has previously acknowledged themself as a member of the LGBTQ+ community, but this is the first time they've spoken on being transgender. "I want to be visible to queer folx who don’t see