Lauren Chan Makes History as the 'First Out Lesbian' on the Cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit
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I'm shocked it took this long.
I was too, but then again it says she's the first to be on the COVER of the swimsuit issue. So out of a few dozen models in the swimsuit issue any given year, only a very select few of them are going to be a front cover model, and the same highly recognizable models are often on the cover multiple years. I notice a lot of the big name models are married to male soccer/football stars, musicians, etc... so it's actually not that shocking to me that it would take this long for an openly lesbian model to be on the cover.
Congrats to Lauren Chan, seems like she worked very hard for this and she's doing what she can to be a voice for inclusivity and positivity. The photos look great.
I'm more surprised this was the first. Is it really first lesbian or first to openly come out gay?
Quite literally in the title.
Reading is hard...
This just happened now?!
It's about time a lesbian succeeded in porn.
Never read the magazine but I don't believe it's porn. I think it about sports you know hence the name.
Yes, the fine sport of swimsuit modelling!
You should check it out. You can even do it at work, since It's about sports.
I don't do sports. And this isn't the 90's I don't need a magazine to get off with.
What ...do you use the plastic bag it comes in or something?
I have this wonderful thing called the internet, and a VPN (because live stupid Oklahoma) so I don't need to get women in swimsuits.
Hang on ...so they wear the plastic bags? I'm still confused!
The annual swimsuit issue is neither of the above. It's just non-explicit, non-pornographic swimsuit modeling. It's a special issue that they do every year, separate from the monthly magazine that's actually about sports.
Lol it's 2025 how do they still sell these?
Old people, who predate the Internet, still exist
Same way they always have. You pay a subscription fee and you get the magazine delivered to your door. You might also find it at booksellers that carry a wider selection of magazines. Lots of people still enjoy printed media. Of course, you can also access a lot of the content on SI.com.