51 athletes who are out and proud members of the LGBTQ+ community

US Women's National Team and Orlando Pride goalkeeper Ashlyn Harris came out in March of 2019 when she and fellow USWNT and Orlando Pride star Ali Krieger announced their engagement in People Magazine.

Krieger and Harris tied the knot in Miami on December 28, 2019.

Though he was not out publicly during his career, Glenn Burke was honest about his sexuality with teammates and coaches while playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Oakland Athletics in the late 1970s. He later came out publicly and told The New York Times that "prejudice drove me out of baseball sooner than I should have, but I wasn't changing."

Pink-haired USWNT and OL Reign superstar Megan Rapinoe came out publicly for the first time in 2012. Since then, she's been a vocal advocate for LGBTQ+ causes and organizations. She's been dating WNBA legend Sue Bird since 2016.

A longtime USA Basketball and Seattle Storm superstar, Bird came out as gay and as Megan Rapinoe's girlfriend via ESPN in November of 2018. She often jokes that remaining in the closet was not really an option, thanks to Rapinoe's outspokenness.

British-American freestyle skier and Olympic silver medalist Gus Kenworthy became the first in his sport to come out publicly back in 2015.

An Olympic decathlete and gold medalist known unofficially as the "world's greatest athlete," Caitlyn Jenner — who was assigned male at birth — came out as trans in 2015.

One of the most prominent players in the WNBA who is perhaps best known for her dunking ability, Brittney Griner came out publicly as a lesbian just days after being selected with the first overall pick in the 2013 WNBA draft.

Longtime NFL offensive lineman Ryan O'Callaghan came out as gay publicly in 2017 via a story for Outsports and revealed that he had long planned to kill himself once his football career was over. Instead, he eventually confided in a team psychologist for the Kansas City Chiefs and began coming out to family, close friends, mentors, and colleagues. When that went better than he expected, O'Callaghan abandoned plans to end his own life.

An icon who paved the way for more equitable treatment for women in tennis and, ultimately, across all of sports, Billie Jean King was publicly outed as a lesbian in 1981. She's since become a vocal gay rights advocate and one of the most influential voices at the intersection of sports and social movements.

Billy Bean spent many years playing Major League Baseball for various franchises. In 1999, after his professional career came to a close, Bean came out as gay. In 2014, he was named MLB's first Ambassador for Inclusion. He still works for the league today.

The reigning WNBA MVP and the only woman in history to join basketball's exclusive 50-40-90 club, Elena Delle Donne came out as a lesbian in 2016 after getting engaged to her longtime girlfriend, Amanda Clifton.

Duathlete Chris Mosier is one of the first out trans athletes to join a US national team that did not align with his sex at birth. Mosier began his transition in 2010 and clinched his spot on the men's national team at the Duathlon National Championship in 2015, per the Advocate.

A three-time WNBA All-Star and one of the most prominent faces on the Chicago Sky, Allie Quigley married teammate and longtime Sky point guard Courtney Vandersloot in 2018.

A two-time WNBA All-Star in her own right, Courtney Vandersloot owns a number of league assist records and, like her wife, is a leader on the Chicago Sky.

In 2019, three-year NFL veteran Ryan Russell came out as bisexual via ESPN. He's currently a free agent, but should he sign with a team, he'd be the first active LGBTQ+ player in NFL history.

The "White Mamba" — as dubbed by the late Kobe Bryant — Diana Taurasi is widely considered the greatest player in WNBA history. She married former Phoenix Mercury teammate Penny Taylor in 2017, and the couple has a two-year-old son together.

Penny Taylor was a WNBA star in her own right, not to mention a leader on Australian national team for years as she faced off against her now-wife and Team USA in international competition. She is now an assistant coach for the Phoenix Mercury.

After coming out in 2013, Michael Sam was one of the first publicly gay players in high-profile college football history. He was drafted by the then-St. Louis Rams in 2014, making him the first out gay man drafted into the NFL, although he never played in a regular-season NFL game.

Retired WNBA icon Becky Hammon is currently an assistant coach on Gregg Popovich's San Antonio Spurs. She's widely expected to be one of the first female head coaches in a major professional sports league. She and her wife, Brenda, have two sons.

Jason Paul Collins spent 13 seasons in the NBA and, after coming out in 2013, became the first out gay athlete actively playing in any of the four major North American pro sports leagues.

Olympic skater Adam Rippon made history as the first out gay man to join Team USA for a winter Olympics and, in Pyeongchang, he became the first to win a medal at the Games.

One of the younger players on the US Women's National Team, Tierna Davidson is an out lesbian and has been dating former Stanford teammate Alison Jahansouz for more than three years.

Katie Sowers is an offensive assistant for the San Francisco 49ers and made history as the first female and first out LGBTQ+ coach in a Super Bowl back in February.

American figure skater Johnny Weir was among the first winter Olympic athletes to come out publicly when he did in 2011. He's been a vocal LGBTQ+ advocate ever since.

Fallon Fox was the first trans fighter in MMA history. She competed in the Featherweight division.

Canadian swimmer Markus Thormeyer came out publicly as gay in February of 2020.

Former US Women's National Team player and current Houston Dash star, Kristie Mewis, is dating Dash teammate and England women's national team star Rachel Daly.

Rachel Daly plays virtually every position for the Lionesses but specializes at forward for her club, the NWSL's Houston Dash.

Former NFL running back David Kopay came out as gay in 1975, becoming one of the first professional athletes to publicly come out of the closet.

One of the youngest Olympians in British history, Tom Daley competed at the Beijing summer Olympics when he was just 14 years old. Then, a year after earning a bronze medal at the 2012 Olympics in London, Daley came out in a YouTube video. He's since married American filmmaker Dustin Lance Black.

US Women's National Team and Portland Thorns keeper Adrianna Franch married her wife, Emily Boscacci, in December of 2019.

British sprinter Ethan Akanni came out as gay when he was 13 years old. He wears rainbow shoelaces in his spikes.

One of UFC's most dominant fighters, Amanda Nunes is engaged to fellow UFC fighter Nina Ansaroff.

Nina Ansaroff competes in the Strawweight division.

Former New York Giants and Washington Redskins guard Roy Simmons came out as gay in 1992, well after his NFL career had come to a close. A few years later, he revealed he was HIV-positive.

American mid-distance runner Nikki Hiltz is an out gay woman and an activist. She's hosting a virtual 5K for pride month in 2020 to raise money for The Trevor Project.

Former Cleveland Cavaliers, Orlando Magic, and Utah Jazz player John Amaechi came out publicly as gay after his NBA playing career ended.

New York Liberty and Team USA player Layshia Clarendon married her wife and fellow Cal Berkeley alum Jessica Dolan in 2017.

Professional skateboarder Brian Anderson came out as gay in 2016. He said he had to overcome his fear that being honest about his sexuality would negatively affect his career.

Former US Women's National Team and NWSL player Joanna Lohman is an out lesbian and a vocal advocate for LGBTQ+ equality.

U.S. Virgin Islands native Emile Griffith was a World Champion boxer in the welterweight, junior middleweight, and middleweight classes. Though he never labeled his sexuality, Griffith told Sports Illustrated "I like men and women both. But I don't like that word: homosexual, gay or faggot. I don't know what I am. I love men and women the same..."

In 1992, he was nearly killed after leaving a gay bar in New York City. Whether the incident was rooted in homophobia is unclear, but it left Griffith hospitalized for four months.

US Women's National Team icon and all-time leading scorer Abby Wambach is an outspoke LGBTQ+ advocate and an out lesbian. She is married to author Glennon Doyle.

American Olympic diver Greg Louganis, who has been called "probably the greatest diver in history," won five medals in his Olympics career. He publicly came out as gay in 1994 and is a vocal gay rights and HIV awareness advocate, having later come out as HIV+ as well.

A trans tennis star, Renée Richards famously fought to compete in the 1976 US Open. At the time, the Women's Tennis Association and the US Open Committee required a Barr body chromosomes test for every competitor to verify their sex. Richards refused and sued the US Tennis Association. The judge ruled in her favor.

A former NFL cornerback, Wade Davis came out as gay in 2012 after his professional football career came to an end. He told Outsports.com that he feared that he would "lose that camaraderie and family" by coming out during his career.

One of the best and most dominant tennis players of all time, Martina Navratilova was publicly outed as bisexual by The New York Daily News after requesting the publication wait to publish a story on her sexuality until after she came out on her own terms. Later, Navratilova came out as a lesbian and married longtime girlfriend Julia Lemigova in 2014.

Retired American soccer player Robbie Rogers became the first out gay man to play in a top North American professional sports league when he joined the LA Galaxy in May of 2013. He scored his first goal for the club on their second annual pride night.

Hawaiian defensive tackle and 10-year NFL veteran came out as gay on HBO's "Real Sports" back in 2002. He was the third former NFL player to do so.

One of the most talented soccer players on the planet, Australian national team star Sam Kerr has long been in a relationship with former Chicago Red Stars teammate Nikki Stanton.

Jamaican-American offensive tackle Kwame Harris came out to his family while he was in high school, but was outed to the public in 2012 after a domestic dispute with his former boyfriend became physical. He spoke about his sexuality publicly with CNN in 2014.