I cried when Sue Bird told the world she's gay - ESPN

Contents:

• SUE BIRD CONFIRMS SHE'S GAY, DATG SOCCER STAR MEGAN RAPOE
• SUE BIRD AND MEGAN RAPOE FED THE NCEPT OF A GAY SPORTS POWER UPLE
• WNBA STAR SUE BIRD OUT AS GAY, REVEALS SHE’S DATG U.S. SOCCER PLAYER MEGAN RAPOE
• WNBA’S SUE BIRD SAYS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL IS LS POPULAR THAN SOCCER BEE THEY’RE BLACK AND GAY
• I CRIED WHEN SUE BIRD TOLD THE WORLD SHE'S GAY

SUE BIRD CONFIRMS SHE'S GAY, DATG SOCCER STAR MEGAN RAPOE

Here’s what we know:Bird realized she was gay llegeDiana Trasi, also gay and now married, was her teammate and iend llege, but they never talked about Bird’s realizatn until they were Rsia the 2000sShe never felt the need to “e out” bee she always lived her life openly, she saysBird and Rapoe began datg the fall of 2016The Seattle Storm guard don’t want to be the center of attentn or gossipBird and Rapoe attend UCONN’s 100th nsecutive victory game together last FebaryRapoe says Bird is her number one “go-to-for advice person” bee she’s so level-headShe was drafted to the Seattle Storm as the No. 5 assistsThe private star has regularly spent the Seattle Storm’s off-seasons playg basketball Rsia, a untry where beg openly homosexual n be extremely dangero.

SUE BIRD AND MEGAN RAPOE FED THE NCEPT OF A GAY SPORTS POWER UPLE

This led fans to surmise that the star was protectg herself om backlash if she chose to e out, but that don’t seem to be the told ESPNW’s Mechelle Voepel, “I’m gay.

WNBA STAR SUE BIRD OUT AS GAY, REVEALS SHE’S DATG U.S. SOCCER PLAYER MEGAN RAPOE

Bird and her partner Megan Rapoe mastreamed the ncept of the gay sports power uple.

Almost om that very moment, the public embraced the two of them unlike any gay or lbian athlete uple before. The two legends began seeg each other only a year after the Obergefell cisn, which turned out to be ftg, as they eventually beme the sports power uple for the legalized gay marriage generatn.

WNBA’S SUE BIRD SAYS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL IS LS POPULAR THAN SOCCER BEE THEY’RE BLACK AND GAY

After beg a standout basketball player at UConn and spendg 15 years the WNBA, Sue Bird is ready to let the world on her an terview wh pnW, Bird revealed that she is gay and is currently datg U.

I CRIED WHEN SUE BIRD TOLD THE WORLD SHE'S GAY

"I'm gay. "Bird said she realized she was gay while at llege UConn. "After year's of keepg a secret, Sue Bird revealed an pnW article that she's gay.