I think in so many ways, you know, we're further along and we're in a better place. Thank you for the congratulations, of course. MEGAN RAPINOE: Yeah, that's an interesting question. How much have things changed since you first came out, like, nearly 10 years ago? GROSS: Megan Rapinoe, welcome to FRESH AIR, and congratulations on your engagement. But the Olympics are back on, and she's headed with the team to the games this summer.

At the time, the Tokyo Olympics had been canceled and not yet rescheduled. I spoke with her last November, after the publication of her memoir 'One Life.' It was shortly after she announced her engagement to Sue Bird, a champion player in the WNBA. Rapinoe is one of the women soccer players featured in a new documentary about the fight for equal pay called 'LFG,' which will start streaming on HBO Max tomorrow. The team's claim about equal pay was dismissed, but the team is appealing the decision. She's fought for equal pay in women's soccer and was part of a lawsuit against the U.S.

She was an early supporter of Black Lives Matter and was embroiled in controversy when she took a knee during the national anthem in 2016 in solidarity with Colin Kaepernick. women's national team, which put her in the spotlight as an LGBTQ activist. For 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. national women's soccer team won their fourth World Cup, she was awarded the Golden Boot for top scorer and the Golden Ball for the tournament's best player. My guest, Megan Rapinoe, is an icon as a champion soccer player and as an activist.

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