Everyone involved in this site — including, yes, the person writing this — is either queer themselves or a cool-as$ ally. We work for an athlete storytelling company, but the truth is there aren’t many stories about us.
We exist, we’re here, and you are, too.
We wanted to create a place where queer athletes can tell their stories, or, if they haven’t quite written them yet (uhh, welcome to the club!), ask questions to help discover themselves.
1.) Click the “submit a question!” button
2.) Fill the box with whatever you’re wondering. They could be questions around new feelings, expressing yourself to your coaches or teammates, or general confusion you may have.
We’ve partnered with some incredible queer pro athletes — check the schedule to see who will be answering each week of Pride month! — who will do their best to answer and express their perspectives and thoughts to the best of their ability.
Feeling safe is of the utmost importance, so it’s 100% anonymous; you’ll never be asked to give your name or email. And we do have some guidelines:
We’re excited to hear from you and honored to be part of your journey. We’ll be here in the meantime.
Today, Tomorrow, Always,
Your Queer Friends @ UNINTERRUPTED
If you’re feeling thoughts of self harm or are in an immediate crisis, please don’t send a message through the portal because we won’t know how to get in contact with you. Instead call or text this 100% free and confidential hotline provided by The Trevor Project. Also know that you’re not alone and we’d love to get to know you!
How did you navigate telling your family and/or friends that you planned to get top surgery?
Navigating coming out to my parents was really difficult at times! It took a while for my parents and I to get to a space where we could talk about my identity and journey openly. Top surgery came up in a conversation where they asked how they could best support me. I had some privilege in being able to access and afford healthcare on my own and so I told them my plans and said I wanted their support. Luckily they were very supportive and even helped me with some logistics.
I really only told a few of my closest friends about my top surgery plans. Others found out when they saw me after. I think it was scary at first, but now it’s just the new normal.
Quinn is a two-time Olympic medalist, a midfielder on the Canada Women's National Team and a multi-year starter for Seattle Reign FC