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“I’M GAY. (USWNT SOCCER PLAYER) MEGAN (RAPINOE)’S MY GIRLFRIEND. ... THESE AREN’T SECRETS TO PEOPLE WHO KNOW ME. I DON’T FEEL LIKE I’VE NOT LIVED MY LIFE. I THINK PEOPLE HAVE THIS ASSUMPTION THAT IF YOU’RE NOT TALKING ABOUT IT, YOU MUST BE HIDING IT, LIKE IT’S THIS SECRET. THAT WAS NEVER THE CASE FOR ME.” Storm guard Sue Bird, to “ESPN the Magazine,” saying for the first time she’s gay.