The WNBA launched its season on Friday, and I am already getting my butt kicked in our Autostraddle WNBA fantasy league. As usual, Autostraddle Editor in Chief Carmen Phillips has played us, pretending not to know anything about sports and then coming out and scoring like 200 points on day one. Don’t be fooled by queer femmes, y’all! Seriously, though, Carmen’s strategy was to draft as many gay WNBA players as possible and it’s really working out for her. That’s because gay WNBA platers are everywhere and this season the W is G A Y E R than ever, which you can see below. Obviously I kept Brittney Griner on this list because my biggest WNBA wish in 2022 is for her to come home. It’s the league’s biggest hope too.
As always, if you know of more (confirmed!) openly gay WNBA players, drop them in the comments.
25+ Gay WNBA Players to Thirst After on Instagram This Season
Candace Parker, Chicago Sky
Natisha Hiedeman, Connecticut Sun
Jasmine Thomas, Connecticut Sun
Courtney Williams, Connecticut Sun
Sue Bird, Seattle Storm
DeWanna Bonner, Connecticut Sun
Alyssa Thomas, Connecticut Sun
Chelsea Gray, Las Vegas Aces
Stefanie Dolson, New York Liberty
Elena Delle Donne, Washington Mystics
Angel McCoughtry, Minnesota Lynx
Aerial Powers, Minnesota Lynx
Breanna Stewart, Seattle Storm
Natasha Cloud, Washington Mystics
Destanni Henderson, Indiana Fever
Sami Whitcomb, New York Liberty
AD, New York Liberty
Briann January, Seattle Storm
Tiffany Hayes, Atlanta Dream
Brittney Sykes, Los Angeles Sparks
Erica Wheeler, Atlanta Dream
Diana Taurasi, Phoenix Mercury
Allie Quigley, Chicago Sky
Courtney Vandersloot, Chicago Sky
Natasha Howard, New York Liberty
Crystal Dangerfield, Indiana Fever
Brittney Griner, Phoenix Mercury
Always look forward to this list!!! Especially this year when Candace Parker gets to be on it!
For Chicago Sky fans Kahleah Copper, Julie Allemand, and Anneli Maley are also good follows.
Thank you for the recs!
Thanks!
Love this list! I did just read that the player referred to here as Asia Durr now goes by AD exclusively (he/they), so might want to update with that. I learned this like three days ago!
Thank you for the heads up! This has been fixed.
Thank you so much for letting us know! I knew they’d updated their pronouns, but didn’t they’d changed their name! So awesome!
Also I did NOT KNOW about Henny!! Fucking fantastic news. Love Henny.
Her girlfriend is her stylist! They wear matching clothes all the time; it’s so cute!
WHAT!!!! MY HEART!!!
wow wow wow
Kierstan Bell is a rookie on the Las Vegas Aces
and Henny’s teammates Emily Engstler and NaLyssa Smith
Gayness is the reason the WNBA will never be successful or have a viewership over 2,500. Plus the talent isn’t there.
Are you lost, Ronald?
ok, i can’t stop thinking about who the gayest team is… based on Heather’s list above, the # of out ppl, Connecticut (5) edges out NY & Indiana (4s). (Kahleah Copper, Julie Allemand, and Anneli Maley noted in comments said they were good follows, but not plu, but if they were, the Chicago jumps to the front w/ 6).
in case anyone else has been wondering…
ct also has 6 bc jonquel jones!
very happy to stand corrected.
DiJonai Carrington (Connecticut) just tweeted “I’m sorry. I jus had to let everyone know I’m obsessed with my gf” :-)
Don’t be fooled by queer femmes, y’all! Seriously, though, Carmen’s strategy was to draft as many gay WNBA players as possible and it’s really working out for her. That’s because gay WNBA platers are everywhere and this season the W is G A Y E R than ever, which you can see below. Obviously
https://www.cps-tester.co/
comment above is bait – link not related to Heather’s article.
You missed reigning league MVP Jonquel Jones!
DiJonai Carrington (Connecticut) just tweeted “I’m sorry. I jus had to let everyone know I’m obsessed with my gf” :-)