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A record 87 publicly out LGBTQ athletes will compete in the FIFA Women's World Cup (www.nbcnews.com)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by kuontom@kbin.social to c/news@kbin.social

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The number of out athletes competing has more than doubled since the 2019 Women’s World Cup. The total number of LGBTQ athletes in each competition is likely higher, because some players might not feel comfortable coming out publicly.

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[–] Madison_rogue@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

BTW...Group Play begins on July 20th.

It would probably help if NBC actually mentioned when the World Cup begins if they want to increase viewership.

[–] YMS@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Well, the article says "starts later this month" right in the first sentence. If you are interested in that cup at all and did not know the date yet, you are now aware that you should look it up within the next days in case you don't learn it somewhere else coincidentally,

[–] ivanafterall@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Nice.

[–] 0xtero@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It’s interesting how open the culture is on womens side, while it’s very much a taboo on mens side

[–] Ronno@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

It should be normal enough, not to be an “interesting” statistic.