LGBT Ally Megan Rapinoe Condemns ‘Hateful’ Trump After Election Win

TheBigLead.com is learning that former U.S. soccer star Megan Rapinoe recently expressed concern for her transgender friends as Donald Trump prepares to assume the presidency again. She shared her apprehensions on the “A Touch More” podcast. Rapinoe noted that she feels overwhelmed by the prospect of another Trump presidency, citing previous experiences as the basis for her concerns.

In this slideshow, we look into Rapinoe’s concerns, as well as her career.

Rapinoe played college soccer at the University of Portland, where she helped lead the team to an NCAA championship in 2005. She then joined the U.S. Women’s National Team in 2006.

Rapinoe is renowned for her performance in the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup, where she won the Golden Boot and Golden Ball awards, helping the U.S. team secure the championship. She has been a vocal advocate for LGBTQ+ rights after publicly coming out as gay in 2012.

Rapinoe said, “I feel overwhelmed by the reality that is going to be a Trump presidency, which we have seen before – so I don’t feel like I’m saying anything new – but the reality where like anything crazy could happen any day. I think that is really overwhelming.”

Rapinoe added, “I think that I feel, not so much personally scared, because I think that we live in very progressive places, we’re unbelievably privileged in our place in the world and life and financially and all of these things, but I think that fear extends to just people in general that will be really affected.”

She emphasized fears for the safety and rights of her transgender friends and community members. Rapinoe mentioned worries about potential mass deportations and the broader societal impact of Trump’s policies.

Rapinoe said, “I’m thinking of all my trans friends and people that I know and trans kids. I’m thinking about the potential of mass deportations if that is going to happen, and just like the general chaos that’s going to be sown is really overwhelming.”

Rapinoe criticized the appeal of what she viewed as Trump’s “hateful messaging” with a significant portion of voters. “To see such a hateful message really resonate with such a large percentage of the electorate – I think that’s just hard to look at,” she said. “I think we always know that it’s there. Let’s not be naive about this – this is America, and we were founded on slavery and inequality.”

Rapinoe added, “Obviously, the Democratic Party missed the mark on some things, and we need to look at that really honestly in the coming months, weeks, and years to try to have this message and this party resonate with more people than is resonating with the other side, which did not happen this time.”