Megan Rapinoe on Showing Up for Human Rights

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W. Kamau Bell welcomes soccer legend Megan Rapinoe for a wide-ranging conversation reflecting on her storied career, personal growth, and ongoing activism. The discussion begins with Rapinoe explaining her characteristic approach to taking action first and navigating consequences later, noting that having "the right kind of people not in my corner and the right kind of people in my corner" validates her choices. The topic turns to Rapinoe's passionate defense of transgender women in sports, where she directly confronts the "lack of basic humanity and empathy" in current discourse. She dismantles fairness arguments by pointing out that "sports is not fair in any sort of way ever" and…