Lori Lindsey, known to both teammates and opponents as 'Lightning' is another woman who's represented the USA at the highest level while being openly gay. She came out in 2012 in an interview with Autostraddle magazine, but also noted that she'd never made any secret of her sexuality, and friends, teammates, and family had already known for a long time.
Lindsey was nominated for the US National Soccer Class Hall of Fame in 2018, having played for the national side at the 2011 FIFA World Cup in Germany. She spent most of her playing career in the US playing for Washington sides (both Washington Spirit and Washington Freedom) before moving to Australia to play out the last few years of her career, retiring in 2015. She can now be found coaching at the Washington Spirit Development Academy.