How many of the australian womens soccer team are gay

Support Star Observer. This means that more than 1 in 10 of the female soccer players competing this year identify as gay, bisexual, queer or non-binary. Australia has three additional out players in reserves. That higher presence of out athletes naturally creates an environment where more women feel comfortable being out.

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Each team is also allowed four alternates who, thanks to a rule change , can, in the event of injury, be substituted into the core 18 player rotation. For the Olympics, the host nation is an automatic qualifier and the other 11 slots are decided through qualifying tournaments.

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The fact that women's football has only become a full-time professional endeavour in the past few years also means that, historically, women athletes have had more time to explore themselves and their identities beyond the confines of sport. Katrina Gorry, who recently got engaged to a club team-mate in Sweden, balances her football with motherhood.

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