Amy wambach gay
She's a soccer legend, motivational speaker, New York Times Best Seller creator, a social activist for equality and inclusion, and a two-time Olympic Gold Medalist & FIFA Earth Cup Champion. As she told People Magazine, she's also "openly, outwardly gay." Her name is Abby Wambach, who is now 45 years old.
A Closer Look
Abby Wambach was born June 2, 1980, in Rochester, New York. After winning the Women’s Society Cup in 2015, Wambach retired as one of the most dominant players in the history of women’s soccer.
A commander on and off the field, Wambach is dedicating this next sector of her life and career to advocating for equality and inclusion throughout all industries.
In October of 2024, Wambach published her first children's picture book, The Wolfpack Way. She told People Magazine the manual is about helping children find the "empowerment" to be themselves.
Wambach's publication led her to express on her decision to cut her hair brief in 2010 and inhabit "openly, outwardly gay," a decision she said altered her life in the most productive way.
Happy 45th Birthday, Abby Wambach.
8 LGBTQ+ Players Who Paved the Way
The battle for representation in sports has been a long one, and it’s still progressing. Today, more than 40 out members of the LGBTQ+ community are playing for professional women’s teams around the world. Here are a few Queer players who paved the way for future generations.
Lily Parr
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Lily Parr is probably not a name you comprehend, but she’s a women’s soccer – and Homosexual – icon. She’s one of the most leading players in history; she refused to back down and hang up her boots when the FA banned women’s soccer in 1921 and instead enjoyed a prolific career, reportedly scoring 967 goals for her team.
Off the field, Parr was openly sapphic in a time when that simply wasn’t acceptable. So not only did she pave the way for women’s soccer to become more widely approved when it was banned around the world, but she’s also become an LGBTQ+ icon for the way she fearlessly lived her truth.
Eudy Simelane
Simelane was a lesbian and activist for the LGBTQ+ society. Simelane was born in South Africa in 1977 and played for her nation’s national team.
During her career, she played midfield for her national team
Last night, scrolling through my Facebook feed, a firecracker of joy exploded across my emotional landscape, briefly pulling me away from the fear, anger, and grief I’ve felt since the presidential election. A gay female friend had shared a post: Christian writer and blogger Glennon Doyle Melton had announced her new affair with U.S. soccer star Abby Wambach.
It took me a moment to process the image of these two women, intimately huddled together for the camera. They occupy two disparate worlds for me: Abby Wambach has had a prominent place on my list of celebrity queer women crushes ever since the U.S. women’s soccer team controlled last year’s Earth Cup. Meanwhile, I’d always associated Glennon Doyle Melton — whom I grasp mostly through her “Momastery” blog and her new publication Love Warrior — with her circle of Christian and/or spiritual writer friends: Brene Brown, Elizabeth Gilbert, Rob Bell.
Melton has never publicly identified as female homosexual or bisexual. A prominent focus of her writing has been her three children and her marriage to her ex-husband Craig. So the image and announcement came as a surprise — an incredible, delightful surprise, as invigorating as her companion
Abby Wambach on organism lesbian: I never felt like I was in a closet
Abby Wambach was the subject of headlines when it was revealed that she married longtime girlfriend and current teammate Sarah Huffman in Hawaii earlier this month. Wambach and Huffman didn’t publicize their wedding, but they didn’t shy away from the attention once the story became news.
In an interview with ESPNW, Wambach revealed that she found the attention amusing because she has been comfortably “out” for a while and all her friends knew about her bond with Huffman. She also explained why she never has made a huge deal of her sexuality.
“I can’t speak for other people, but for me, I sense like gone are the days that you need to come out of a closet. I never felt prefer I was in a closet. I never did. I always felt content with who I am and the decisions I made,” Wambach told ESPNW.
Wambach joined Athlete Ally over the summer, which is a group supporting lgbtq+ athletes. Aside from that, she says she never felt the need to make huge statements about her sexual preference.
“I’ve never been asked a question in my soccer world about my relat
Wambach tweeted Wednesday: “Sarah and I wanted to thank everyone for all the love and assist. We couldn’t be happier. What an amazing week it’s been. #honeymoon”
They were married Saturday, Oct. 5, in Hawaii, it was first reported by TMZ, which said the event was held at the Villas at Po’ipu Kai on the island of Kauai.
TMZ added that the intimate wedding was held on the beach at sunset in front of the couple’s family and closest friends. Several members of the Team USA soccer team were in attendance, including Alex Morgan and Sydney Leroux.
A longtime supporter of LGBT rights, Wambach had never previously spoken publicly about her sexual orientation. Huffman came out earlier this year with an announcement in support of Athlete Ally.
Wambach, 33, is a two-time Olympic gold medalist and the 2012 FIFA Earth Player of the Year. She now plays for Western New York Flash in the National Women’s Soccer League and for the U.S. Women’s Nation