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What does Megan Rapinoe’s wife, Sue Bird, do?

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  • WNBA star Sue Bird is married to Megan Rapinoe.
  • They are an athletic power couple.
  • She is the founder of Togethxr and A Touch More.

Over six years ago, in the summer of 2017, Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird publicly announced their relationship.

The couple met at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Although their closest friends knew that Sue came out in 2002, she had not made it public.

Undoubtedly, the former American soccer player has spent more time in the media spotlight, but her wife is also a major star. Who is Sue Bird?

 WNBA star Sue Bird

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Sue Bird was a standout professional basketball player from 2002 to 2018.

Her contribution to the WNBA is so significant that she is said to be one of the best players in its history.

In total, she won four championships with the Seattle Storm and was named to the Women’s National Basketball Association’s All-WNBA First Team five times.

After her retirement in 2018, she became part of the coaching staff under coach Gregg Popovich of the San Antonio Spurs.

Getting to know the former basketball player

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WNBA star Sue Bird was born on October 16, 1980, in Syosset, New York. She is 42 years old.

It is worth noting that she is Jewish and has had dual nationality with Israel since 2006. Her original last name was Boorda.

She began her basketball career in the NCAA, playing for the University of Connecticut.

She is legendary for playing over 500 games in the WNBA and for being the basketball player with the most medals between World Championships and Olympic Games.

Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe are LGBTQ+ icons

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Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird are icons LGBTQ+ icons in the United States.

They are both committed to fighting for equal rights and inclusion.

They started a production company, A Touch More, which aims to tell «stories of revolutionaries who move culture forward.»

«As athletes, we know how powerful our platforms are and the impact we can have on the world,» they said in a statement.

They were married in 2020

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According to ISPO, Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe married in 2020, in the midst of the COVID pandemic.

It is said that they are shaping a new kind of athletic activism and do not settle for simply making occasional statements.

In addition to supporting LGBTQ+ rights, they support Black Lives Matter. They also fight for abortion rights as well as equal pay for women.

«Athletes are used to having to fight for themselves. Female athletes are used to being pushed to the side and not having the attention they deserve,» Sue Bird told ESPN.

Founder of Togethxr

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As if former WNBA star Sue Bird needed anything else on her plate, she also created a media company that prioritizes representation and equality.

Named Togethxr, it was founded with Alex Morgan, Chloe Kim and Simone Manuel.

According to ISPO, there is much more to come regarding her production company, A Touch More..

The couple described it as a «manifestation of our values ​​and our desire to make visible the stories of those who shape and advance culture.»

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