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Megan Rapinoe's Seattle Reign Becomes First Pro Female Team to Join You Can Play Project

Megan Rapinoe's Seattle Reign Becomes First Pro Female Team to Join You Can Play Project

Out olympic gold medalist Megan Rapinoe's new team is making waves as the first U.S. professional women's team to join the You Can Play Project, dedicated to fighting homophobia in sports.

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Out olympic gold medalist Megan Rapinoe's new team is making waves as the first U.S. professional women's team to join the You Can Play Project, dedicated to fighting homophobia in sports. 

The Seattle Reign — part of the newly formed eight-team National Women's Soccer League — will work with You Can Play to reach out to fans, players, and staff in providing education and media support to make professional sports more welcoming to LGBT athletes. 

"I am excited that we are partnering with You Can Play and helping them take the steps that are needed to eradicate homophobia in professional sports,” said midfielder Jess Fishlock in a statementannouncing the partnership. "It's something I support 100% and I am honored to play for the first professional women's team aligned with this cause." 

While the Seattle Reign are the first professional women's team to join the You Can Play project, the campaign has already partnered with teams in the National Football LeagueNational Hockey League, and Major League Soccer.

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Sunnivie Brydum

<p>Sunnivie is an award-winning journalist and the managing editor at&nbsp;<em>The Advocate</em>. A proud spouse and puppy-parent, Sunnivie strives to queer up the world of reporting while covering the politics of equality daily.</p>

<p>Sunnivie is an award-winning journalist and the managing editor at&nbsp;<em>The Advocate</em>. A proud spouse and puppy-parent, Sunnivie strives to queer up the world of reporting while covering the politics of equality daily.</p>