In a moment of pure joy and unapologetic queer love, international football stars Sam Kerr and Kristie Mewis have welcomed their first child — a baby boy named Jagger Mewis-Kerr — into the world. The couple made the announcement via Instagram on May 8, sharing a tender photo of the new family. Kerr cradles baby Jagger on her chest while Mewis leans in beside her, the image radiating intimacy, warmth and a shared strength that has long inspired fans around the globe.
The announcement comes after the couple endured online homophobic abuse when they first revealed they were expecting. Still, their post has been met with overwhelming support this time, signaling that visibility — and love — remains louder than hate. Fans flooded their comments with congratulations, admiration, and delight.
Kerr, the iconic striker for Australia’s Matildas and Chelsea FC, and Mewis, who plays for Gotham FC and the U.S. Women’s National Team, have never shied away from showing the world what it means to be queer, in love, and proud. Their public openness — from playful social media moments to powerful interviews — has carved out space for LGBTQ+ athletes globally, especially in a sport that continues to battle gendered and heteronormative expectations.
Building a Family, Shaping a Legacy
What makes the arrival of baby Jagger so significant isn’t just that he’s the child of two football legends — it’s that his birth represents something far larger: the normalization and celebration of queer families in mainstream sport.
Mewis has spoken candidly in the past about why their visibility matters. “If we can change the way one or two people feel about themselves,” she said, “they can look at us and see that we’re happy… and we’re an out gay couple. I think that that’s so important.”
Their love story — from their early public appearances to their confirmed engagement in 2023 — has played out in parallel with increasing LGBTQ+ representation in women’s football. But even as they blaze trails, they’ve also had to navigate the darker undercurrents of public scrutiny. In February, Kerr publicly thanked Mewis for her support after a UK court cleared her of racially aggravated harassment, following a controversial incident involving a police officer.
Through personal challenges and professional triumphs, the couple has modeled what it means to live authentically — and to raise a child in the same spirit.
A Reminder That Representation Matters
In an era where queer athletes are still vilified in some corners and trans athletes face mounting political attacks, stories like Kerr and Mewis’s matter. Not because they offer sanitized inspiration, but because they embody resistance — joyful, intentional, visible resistance.
Their baby announcement, as mundane as it might be in any heterosexual context, becomes a bold assertion of family and love in a landscape still too often dominated by prejudice and erasure.
Jagger Mewis-Kerr was born into a world that is still learning how to accept difference — but with parents like Sam and Kristie, he’s already surrounded by more love, courage, and purpose than most people see in a lifetime.
Congratulations to this growing queer family, and may baby Jagger grow up knowing that his very existence is proof that change is not only possible — it’s already here.