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With a glorious celebration of the USWNT World Cup win and this announcement, Tuesday was a rollercoaster of emotions for fans of women's soccer. 

Fresh off leading the U.S. Women’s soccer team to a gold medal in the London Summer Olympic Games, head coach Pia Sundhage has stepped down. A native Swede, Sundhage will be returning home after signing a four-year contract to coach the Swedish national team.

Out U.S. Women's National Soccer Team player Megan Rapinoe has joined GLSEN's (Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network) Changing the Game: The GLSEN Sports Project to help create a safe environment for kids who fall under all sexual orientations and gender identity / expressions to participate in athletics and physical education.

2012, being the year of a national election and the Olympics, has been a big year for LGBTs in pop culture, politics and sports. Now SheWired would like to pay homage to the unabashedly out women who’ve moved visibility for queer women forward.

Diana Nyad, Edie Windsor, Brittney Griner, and Mary Lambert are just a few of the outstanding women of 2013. Vote for who you think is Woman of the Year!

Hey, all you single ladies — throw your hands up! We've collected 21 of our favorite out, eligible lesbian and bisexual ladies, and present them here for your perusal.

Many gay woman aren't necessarily "Gold Star Gays" by definition -- a lesbian who has never slept with a man. So the majority of us has had boyfriends, male crushes and occasional hook-ups with guys. And while we are now full-on lez, there is the occasional lingering appreciation. Even full-on dykes occasionally develop guilty-pleasure boy crushes on musicians and actors..