Note: This timeline includes some of the many female American professional athletes to publicly come out — it is not exhaustive.
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Jason Collins might be America's first openly gay major male athlete, but he's years behind the women. Here's a timeline of prominent athletes publicly identifying as lesbians.
BuzzFeed News Reporter
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Note: This timeline includes some of the many female American professional athletes to publicly come out — it is not exhaustive.