It is June and that means for the whole month the LGBTQ community get to celebrate extra hard about being ourselves every day! And because of that, every day here throughout the month, we are going to spotlight one LGBTQ+ wrestler. These names are not going to be in any order. So, this won’t be a countdown but more of just a highlight to celebrate.
- June 1 – Toni Storm
- June 2 – Sonny Kiss
- June 3 – EFFY
- June 4- Mercedes Martinez
- June 5 – Sandy Parker
- June 6 – Anthony Bowens
- June 7 – Cassandro
- June 8 – Gisele Shaw
- June 9 – Piper Niven
- June 10 – Kidd Bandit
- June 11 – Alex Kane
- June 12 – Shayna Baszler
- June 13 – Fred Rosser
- June 14 – Katarina Waters
- June 15 – Nyla Rose
- June 16 – Veny
For June 17, we are going to go with Kiera Hogan.
Kiera Hogan is an openly queer talent who is currently signed to the AEW promotion. She is in a relationship with fellow AEW talent, Diamante. They announced their relationship in 2019.
Hogan started her career in 2015 and made some noise on the indies working for promotions such as ROW, SHINE, and WSU. From there, she gained popularity in Impact Wrestling starting in 2017. By 2020 she had formed a tag team with Tasha Steelz known as Fire ‘N Flava. The duo went on to become two-time IMPACT/TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champions. They were the first team to win the gold in 2021 after the titles were revived after a near eight year absence.
Hogan has also worked for WOW and became tag team champions there with Diamante (Adrenaline). She has been with AEW since 2021 where she has worked both in AEW and ROH. She was member of The Baddies stable with Jade Cargill and Red Velvet and has had championship pursuits. She has competed for the TBS Championship and the ROH Women’s World Championship.