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Percentage of gay wnba players

Welcome to my annual Who’s Gay in the WNBA Report! For those of you who are new, every year I break down the list of athletes who are openly queer in the league. As a queer person who has played basketball my entire life, the off-court drama is always equally as thrilling as the on-court display of skills. Knowing who’s queer and who’s online dating who only adds to that for me. If you’re more of a pure viewer of the game and prefer only knowing what’s going on while the clock is running, I do regularly produce WNBA TikToks that I like to think are adorable informative! 

The league is well known to have some of the best pre-game walk-up outfits in all of professional sports, so you’re missing out if you don’t obey at least the @wnba account on Instagram. Here’s a complete list of all out gay players in the league, broken down by team. For my purposes, “Out” means confirmed by the player either in an interview or on their social media. No matter how masculine presenting someone is, I will not be speculating! 

Last Updated: 6/27/25

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The Aces are a very great team and as long as A’ja Wilson and Chelsea Gray are both there they’ll always have a shot at

Is the WNBA a gay league? Clay Travis weighs in and shares a surprising data

Clay Travis, the founder of Outkick, made an appearance on Fox News this week to weigh in on the uninterrupted drama surrounding Caitlin Clark and the rest of the WNBA. Travis, famous for his right-leaning views, suggested that Clark may be facing mistreatment due to her sexuality. He stated, "Caitlin Clark is a white heterosexual gal in a Ebony lesbian league and they resent and are jealous of all of the attention and the shoe deal that she got."

Travis went on to theorize that the league's resentment towards Clark stems from her being in a relationship with a former Iowa men's basketball player, which contrasts with the sexual orientation of many WNBA players.

He added: "And I think her having a partner, I think it's a fiancé, who by the way said there needs to be an enforcer, creates two different identity politics universes that she doesn't fit in in this league. They don't favor her cause she's white and they don't like her cause she's straight."

However, it's important to note that Travis' claim about 70 percent of WNBA players being lesbian is not backed by any credible source. In fa

The WNBA finals were in full swing, and the lesbians were playing to win. In a stunning upset, the Minnesota Lynx team beat the Brand-new York Liberty 95-93 in overtime in game one of the WNBA finals on Oct. 10. It was a nail-biter as the Lynx flipped a 15-point deficit into an amazing turnaround in the literal last five minutes of play.

The win — the biggest turnaround in WNBA history — prompted Minnesota coach Cheryl Reeve to voice her excitement. The crowd went uncontrolled. Shooting guard Courtney Williams — who had 23 points, including a four-point play with 5.5 seconds left in regulation, and thus led Minnesota to the historic win — told ESPN, “The basketball gods were on our side tonight.”

Or maybe the goddesses. Williams, like about a third or more of the WNBA, is an out lesbian. She and her partner N’Shya appeared on season two of the limited-series “Pride is Love,” and N’Shya posted on Instagram for Williams’ 30th birthday in May, “Happy 30th birthday to my person!! My best friend, my lover, my protector and diary. The last two years with you hold been amazing and I’m so honored to exposure you. 30 is Deranged and so fitting. I’ve seen you grow so much in

According to a 2022 study, about 38% of Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) players are same-sex attracted. Most players are comfortable talking about their sexual orientation publicly, and the league has gained a reputation for having lesbian couples.

Key takeaways

  • A 2022 research shows that 38% of WNBA players identify as lesbian.
  • Chicago Sky does not have a player who is openly gay.
  • Phoenix Mercury has the most openly same-sex attracted players.
  • Some of the most high-profile gay WNBA players include Brittney Griner, Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi, and Layshia Clarendon.

To compile the list of lesbian WNBA players, we considered players who own made this information public. We relied on Interbasket and Record Through The Night for the latest information.

How many WNBA players are gay?

The number of same-sex attracted WNBA players has been a subject of interest because of the frequency of players who identify as lesbian. Despite claims that nearly all players are gay, data reveals that as of 2024, over 40 playerspublicly identified with this orientation, with the Phoenix Mercury having the most players. So, who is openly gay in the WNBA?

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