Canadian footballer Quinn made history and as the first openly transgender athlete to win an Olympic gold medal.
With the victory of the Canadian team, Quinn became the first openly transgender Olympic medalist in the history of the Olympic Games. They came out in 2020 and wrote on their Instagram page: ‘’ Coming out is hard… I always wondered when I would come out publicly. I wanted to fit all my feelings towards my trans identity in one post. I want to be visible for queer people who don’t see people like them. ”
Quinn was awarded the 2020 GAY TIMES Honor Award.
“It is a great honor. Sometimes it seems to me that all I do is be who I am and play the sport I love,” Quinn said. “I feel like I’m doing a lot for queer people, but I’ve gone through the same path to get to this point, and I’m privileged to use a sports platform to reach a lot of queer people.”
