Seattle Reign’s Quinn on being the first openly trans, nonbinary player in professional soccer

Quinn sat down with KING 5 to talk about being the first openly trans and nonbinary professional soccer player.

SEATTLE — In 2020, the Seattle Reign FC’s Quinn made history by coming out as transgender and nonbinary, making them the first openly trans and nonbinary professional soccer player and Olympian. 

They stopped by KING 5’s New Day Northwest to talk about the experience of coming out while being a professional athlete.

They first discovered their love of soccer by watching their sisters play while growing up in Canada. 

“I wanted to play so badly,” Quinn said. “When I finally got to play soccer,

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