Another professional male athlete has come out and decided not to
retire. A few weeks ago professional American soccer player Robbie Rogers came
out. At the time it was not decided if Robbie would return to the MLS or any
other professional soccer league. However, on Saturday it was released that
Robbie had signed with the LA Galaxy, making him only the 2nd professional male
athlete to come out publicly and continue to play in the United States.
Tolerance and acceptance is beginning to
show in the soccer world. In 2012, 2 female soccer players for the United
States Women's National Soccer Team (Megan Rapinoe and Lori Lindsey) and 1
member of the Australian Women's National Soccer Team (Sarah Walsh) publicly
announced their sexuality and have seen enormous amounts of support. With
Rogers' now signed with LA all 3 American athletes are playing professional
soccer. Though many LGBT athletes have been coming out and continuing to play
in several European countries, Robbie Rogers is making history in the United States.
First Jason Collins and now Robbie Rogers,
the progress towards acceptance in men's professional sports is beginning to
pick up, following in the footsteps of its female counterpart.
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