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Out on the Field: LGBT Pro Athletes in 2015

Saturday, March 14
2:00PM - 3:00PM

Four Seasons
Ballroom AB
98 San Jacinto Blvd

2014 has been a landmark year for LGBT athletes. Out on the Field will dive into the experience before, during, and after coming out for the NBA's Jason Collins and the US Women's National Soccer Team's Megan Rapinoe. These pioneers in the LGBT movement will discuss their personal experiences along with the trials and triumphs of playing the sports they love, and what changing conditions mean for other LGBT pro athletes and sports more widely.

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Presenters

Jason Collins

NBA

One of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World, NBA player Jason Collins made news in 2013 when he wrote the cover story for the May issue of Sports Illustrated. It was in that sto...

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Megan Rapinoe

Seattle Reign FC

Megan Rapinoe vaulted herself into fame when she set up Abby Wambach's goal in the dying seconds of the United States' quarterfinal match against Brazil in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup quarterfi...

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