Pride Month: From India's Dutee Chand to Australia's Meghan Schutt - five popular LGBTQ athletes

Nina Ansaroff Nunes, a champion wrestler from the UFC roster, has been married to fellow fighter Amanda Nunes. The couple also have a daughter. (Image: UFC)   

Meghan Schutt, one of Australia's best women cricketer, has been together with Jess Holyoake and the couple is also expecting their first child in November this year. The cricketer was a prominent campaigner of the Australian Marriage Law postal survey. The day same-sex marriage was legalized in the country, the cricketer announced her marriage to Jess on social media. (Image: Reuters) 

Megan Rapinoe has been one of the prominent figures in the world of sport. Not only the US Women National team captain advocates for gay rights, she also stood up against former President Donald Trump, arguing her case of equal pay and rights for both gender in the sport. She is currently in a relationship with WNBA pro-basketball player Sue Bird. (Image: Reuters) 

Pernille Harder and her partner Magdalena Eriksson, who is also her Chelsea FC team-mate, has been among the leading figures in football both on and off the pitch, for their sexual orientation and being proud about their relationship in a sport, which still has a lot of catching up to do with its stance on sexuality and racism. (Image: Reuters)  

Dutee Chand became India's first openly gay athlete in 2019, however, soon after announcing it the sprinter faced a barrage of criticism from her family. Dutee had then revealed that her 'soulmate' was a woman from her village. (Image: PTI)