NYPD investigating vandalism of Megan Rapinoe posters in New York City as possible hate crime.
Eight posters featuring Rapinoe, who is openly gay, were found marked with various homophobic statements at the mezzanine for the B train at the Bryant Park subway station on 42nd Street in Manhattan on Monday night, a police source told ABC News.
The posters were found the day after the U.S. women's team defeated the Netherlands in Lyon, France, to win the 2019 FIFA World Cup.During her parade speech, Rapinoe praised the diversity of her teammates. "We have pink hair and purple hair. We have tattoos and dreadlocks. We got white girls and black girls and everything in between, straight girls and gay girls," she said to a cheering crowd.
USWNT star Megan Rapinoe praises teammates:"We have pink hair and purple hair. We have tattoos and dreadlocks. We got white girls and black girls and everything in between, straight girls and gay girls." https://t.co/j1h0yXktcK #USWNTParade pic.twitter.com/14Ijn4OVl0 The team traveled to Los Angeles later that day to attend the ESPY awards, where they won"Best Team."
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