‘The Beginning of A New Conversation’: Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird Launch New Fashion Collaborative Brand To Support Trans Rights

American soccer player and former US Women’s National Team captain Megan Rapinoe is a household name across the world. Moreover, she also earned the title of Sportsperson of the Year for Sports Illustrated Magazine in 2019.

Even Megan’s partner is an elite sportsperson. Rapinoe has been dating WNBA player Sue Bird since the fall of 2016. Furthermore, Sue Bird herself is one of the greatest WNBA players in history.

Both Sue and Megan have been advocates for women’s rights and LGBTQIA+ rights. Now, Bird and Rapinoe have partnered up with Uninterrupted for a statement as progressive as the two athletes.

Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird’s new, inclusive fashion venture

Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe have collaborated with Uninterrupted. Together, they have made the 2022 edition of the original 2019 ‘Love Is: UNINTERRUPTED’ hoodie.

The hoodie, along with the entire Love Is: Uninterrupted brand, is about raising awareness. The aim of the venture is to end homophobic violence and bullying. Additionally, it aims to educate and strengthen LGBTQIA+ youth of color and their allies.

“It’s about the continued fight for liberation for the entire LGBTQIA+ community, as our liberation is all connected,” the official webpage for the venture says.

Releasing in tandem with the Trans Week of Visibility and Action, the hoodie hopes to mobilize the masses in defense of trans lives. Furthermore, the hoodie features a Black & Brown Trans Lives Matter Remembrance Flag, which designer Greg Rose specially created.

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“This campaign is the beginning of a new conversation,” wrote Megan Rapinoe in her announcement post for the same. She and Bird are sporting the Love Is: Uninterrupted hoodies in the picture.

Megan and Sue’s Instagram posts featuring the ‘Love Is’ 2022 hoodie

Both Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird have released glimpses and images of the hoodie through their social media profiles over the past week.

Sue Bird first posted the hoodie, attaching a resounding message from her side to everyone watching. “We were quiet. We cannot be quiet anymore. This is an emergency and we are going to show up as such,” she wrote.

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The two athletes have been vocal trans rights activists for a while now, and the 2022 collaboration with Love Is and Uninterrupted is another step in their fight to use their platform for social reform.