At Outsports, we believe every day should be Lesbian Visibility Day.

Being proud, being strong, being vibrant should not be limited to just one calendar day. So, all this week, starting today through Sunday, May 2, we will be celebrating the many women in sports around the world who love women, who have come out and live their truth, who are leading the way for the entire LGBTQ community. Welcome to Lesbian Visibility Week!

And every kind of lesbian deserves recognition. When we say women in sports who love women, that means all women.

Today and all this week, women who love women are celebrated all around the world.

Be aware: which flag you fly sends a message; some stand for inclusion, while others represent exclusion.

Here is a very incomplete list of just some of the lesbians and gay women whose stories have appeared in Outsports over our 21 years:

Billy Jean King and Ilana Kloss

Katie Sowers

Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird

Ashlyn Harris and Ali Krieger

Diana Tauarsi

Caster Semenya

Alison Van Uytvanck and Greet Minnen

Doshia Woods

Maria Lopez

Rebel Kinney

Meleana Shim

Amber Harris and Jessica Adair

Amelie Mauresmo

Jamie O’Neill

Melody Maia Monet

And so many, many more!

We are committed to shining the spotlight on lesbian and gay women this week and every day. If you’d like to share your story, or want to send us tips on more women we should cover, tell us in the comments below, email us at [email protected], or send us a message on Facebook or Instagram, and tweet at us.

Here are links to the stories in our week-long celebration series:

Tuesday: Katie Sowers hints she could return to NFL for 2021 season

Wednesday: Doshia Woods and Lindsay Werntz of Denver University

Thursday: Out lesbian tennis coach at Boise State Maria Lopez

Friday: Kelly McNiff and her wife Shelley Dietz

Saturday: Out lesbian wrestler Rebel Kinney

Sunday: Sandy Parker and Susan Green

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