In 2016, a week after Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the national anthem, Rapinoe took a knee in support and faced the consequences. Soccer and the women players for equal pay. In February, a settlement was reached between U.S. She's fought for equal pay in women's soccer and was part of a lawsuit against the U.S. Women's National Team, which put her in the spotlight as an LGBTQ activist. And she captains the team OL Reign in the National Women's Soccer League.įor a while, she was practically the only openly gay player on the U.S. Rapinoe also helped her team win a gold medal at the 2012 Olympics. Next, we hear from Megan Rapinoe, an icon as a champion soccer player and as an activist. We just heard from one of them, Denzel Washington. Today, we're listening to our interviews with two new recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor.
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