Considered one of the best soccer players in history, Rapinoe is active off the field as well. Rapinoe has been a vocal proponent of women’s team’s equal pay, and was party to a 2019 lawsuit against their employer, the U.S. Soccer Federation, accusing it of gender discrimination. Openly lesbian and an outspoken advocate for LGBTQ rights, Rapinoe has also shown solidarity with the movement for Black lives, kneeling for the national anthem herself as a nod of support to Colin Kaepernick.