Natalie

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A black biracial, bisexual girl raised in the South, working hard to restore North Carolina’s good name. Lover of sports, politics, good TV and Sonia Sotomayor. You can follow her latest rants on Twitter.

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Unrivaled Basketball Season 2: Who All’s Gay in Tamper Bay?

Eight women’s basketball clubs will be battling it out in Florida this winter — here’s what to expect and who all is gay.

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Jan 5, 2026

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 25: Kylie Lahners and Denae Benites high five in a scrimmage during tryouts for the Women’s Professional Baseball League at Nationals Park on August 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. The tryouts are the first women’s professional baseball tryouts to be held in over 80 years since the All American Girls Professional Baseball League in 1943. The Women’s Professional Baseball League will launch six teams in the spring of 2026 and feature a regular-season playoffs and championship. (Photo by Jess Rapfogel/Getty Images)

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How Incredible (Gay) Is the New Women’s Professional Baseball League?

If you liked ‘A League Of Their Own,’ you’re gonna love the Women’s Professional Baseball League. We’ve got everything you need to know about it right here.

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Nov 24, 2025

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - JULY 19: (L-R) WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert poses with MVP Napheesa Collier #24 of the Minnesota Lynx following the 2025 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on July 19, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

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Napheesa Collier Came to Cathy Engelbert With Receipts, and the World Listened

“Napheesa Collier’s critique of Cathy Engelbert is less about what kind of businesswoman she is and more about what kind of leader she is.”

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Oct 3, 2025

the StudBudz on Twitch talking about WNBA 2025

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A Gay Recap of the 2025 WNBA Season

Relive the highs and lows of our gay WNBA faves from the 2025 regular season.

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Sep 12, 2025

Author photo of Dawn Staley (by Kareem Black) and Image of the "Uncommon Favor" book cover

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Dawn Staley’s Memoir Welcomes a New Generation of Women’s Basketball Fans Into Her Greatness

Uncommon Favor isn’t just a memoir about Dawn Staley; it’s a history lesson in the growth of women’s basketball.

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Jun 3, 2025

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2025 WNBA Western Conference Preview: Wings, Valkyries, Aces, Sparks, Lynx, Mercury and Storm

In-depth looks (with handy TL;DRs) for every team of the WNBA’s Western Conference going into the 2025 season: Dallas Wings, Golden State Valkyries, Los Angeles Sparks, Las Vegas Aces, Minnesota…

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May 15, 2025

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2025 WNBA Eastern Conference Preview: Dream, Sun, Liberty, Fever and Mystics

Our guide to what to expect this 2025 WNBA season from the Atlanta Dream, Chicago Sky, New York Liberty, Connecticut Sun, Washington Mystics and Indiana Fever.

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May 14, 2025

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The WNBA’s All-Time Leading Scorer Diana Taurasi Has Retired

Honestly, it’s hard to imagine the game without Taurasi.

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Mar 5, 2025

tv reviews

‘Clean Slate’ Is a Risk-Averse Star Vehicle for Laverne Cox

I watched ‘Clean Slate’ with hopes that it’d be the next ‘All in the Family’ but instead it’s a new version of ‘Will & Grace,’ shifting the conversation on trans…

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Feb 13, 2025

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‘Sex Lives of College Girls’ Finale Confirms Our Gaydars With Main Character Coming Out Bisexual

After Renée Rapp’s exit, I worried ‘Sex Lives of College Girls’ would focus less on the queer community at Essex, but the show found its footing by making the show…

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Jan 28, 2025

collage of basketball players in the Unrivaled league

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Your Complete Guide to Women’s Basketball League Unrivaled, Which Is 50% Gay

3-on-3 women’s basketball league Unrivaled launches tonight. Here’s your guide to the league, its teams, and which of your favorite gay players you’ll be seeing on the court.

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Jan 17, 2025

XO, Kitty season two: The roomies share a night out! Juliana drapes her arm around Yuri as Kitty stands nearby, looking at something off-screen,

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‘XO, Kitty’ Returns With More Very Sweet Bisexual Teen Drama

XO, Kitty is a saccharine sweet show, sometimes cloyingly so. Problems arise from misinterpretations and misunderstandings but, for the most part, there’s no malice there

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Jan 16, 2025

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