Pledge of allegiance
Last week, women's national soccer team superstar Meghan Rapinoe said she would kneel for the anthem. Her protest was precluded when the owner of her opponent, the host Washington Spirit, ordered the anthem played while the teams were still in the locker room, a move members of the Spirit said they disagreed with and which Rapinoe attributed not only to his racism but also to his homophobia against her outspoken support of LGBT initiatives.