In 2017, Katie Sowers came out publicly on Outsports as a lesbian, the first openly gay coach in NFL history.
In the 2019 season, she became the first female and first out coach in the Super Bowl.
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Katie Sowers of the San Francisco 49ers is the first openly gay NFL coach.
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December 7
Katie Sowers: NFL players don’t care if you’re gay, only if you can do your job
The former assistant coach, now coaching women in college, says performance is what matters in the NFL.
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August 15, 2021
Katie Sowers wins her first game back on NFL sideline, returns to coaching college
The trailblazing coach was working this summer as a coaching intern for the Chiefs.
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January 7, 2021
Gay coach Katie Sowers not returning to San Francisco 49ers next season
Sowers became the first out LGBTQ coach in NFL history in 2017.
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February 2, 2020
Who is Katie Sowers? What you need to know about the historic 49ers assistant coach
Katie Sowers will make Super Bowl history with the San Francisco 49ers. Here’s what you need to know.
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January 30, 2020
Chiefs or 49ers: Who should an LGBTQ fan root for in the Super Bowl?
In the battle for the support of LGBTQ football fans. the 49ers have the edge, but the Chiefs offer their own reasons to be cheered on.
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January 28, 2020
Who cares that 49ers coach Katie Sowers is a woman and openly gay? We all should
Katie Sowers is being celebrated for a reason, as a role model for women and LGBTQ people in sports.
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January 22, 2020
Reax to Katie Sowers going to the Super Bowl is giving us life
Forget the haters. The buzz around 49ers Assistant coach Katie Sowers and her historic role in the Super Bowl is what we need right now.
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January 20, 2020
49ers’ Katie Sowers first woman and first openly gay coach in Super Bowl history
Katie Sowers makes history as a woman and LGBTQ person when the San Francisco 49ers reach the Super Bowl.
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January 6, 2020
Openly LGBTQ 49ers assistant coach Katie Sowers featured in Microsoft NFL ad
Katie Sowers is a pioneer in the NFL coaching ranks, as a woman and openly gay.
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January 4, 2020
A Decade of Heroes: Here are ‘The Outsports 20’ (plus 5 more)
Outsports chose stars from across the world of LGBTQ sports who had an impact on the 2010s. One emerged as the Outsports Person of the Decade.
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August 14, 2019
One NFL team told 49ers Assistant Coach Katie Sowers it ‘wasn’t ready to hire a woman’
From playing football, basketball and running track as a girl, to coaching in the NFL as a woman, Katie Sowers reflects on her path as a lesbian.
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December 27, 2017
Outsports Female Hero of the Year: Katie Sowers
The NFL’s first openly gay NFL assistant coach shows what’s possible.
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September 20, 2017
NFL’s first gay assistant coach honored by Pro Football Hall of Fame
49ers’ Katie Sowers gets recognized in Canton.
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August 22, 2017
San Francisco 49ers assistant Katie Sowers is first out LGBT coach in NFL
‘One of the most important things is to be true to who you are,’ she says.
