Updated on Aug 24, 2020. Posted on Apr 29, 2013

    Pro Female Athletes Have Been Out For Decades

    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.

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    Note: This timeline includes some of the many female American professional athletes to publicly come out — it is not exhaustive.