Sports

All the sports lesbians love, from the WNBA to the National Women’s Soccer League and beyond.

2026 WNBA Draft: Azzi Fudd and Olivia Miles Make Gay History, Look Spectacular

Gay basketball stars Azzi Fudd and Olivia Miles topped the WNBA’s college draft during an overall fantastic night for the…

Riese

Apr 14, 2026

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Obsessed: The Manti Te’o Documentary Reveals That Nobody Handled It Well

Netflix’s new Manti Te’o documentary casts a different light on the “hoax” surrounding the football player’s fake online girlfriend and my lord is there a lot to unpack here!

Riese

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Aug 19, 2022

Photo 1: Anya Richkind as a young child in a Red Sox uniform. Photo 2: Katie Reilly as a young child holding a bat. Photo 3: Heather Hogan as a young child holding a bat in a Blue Angels uniform. Photo 4: shea wesley martin as a young child holding a bat. Photo 5: Stef Rubino as a young child holding a baseball bat. Photo 6: Drew Gregory as a young child on the baseball diamond holding a glove.

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Turns Out a Lot of the Autostraddle Team Played Softball and Baseball — WHO COULD HAVE GUESSED?

In honor of A League of Their Own, we revisited the softball and baseball photos of our youths.

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Aug 15, 2022

Photo 1: A group of kids on a little league baseball team gather around their coaches. Photo 2: The writer, Drew, as a young child stands on a baseball field wearing a Mets uniform, a baseball hat, and a baseball glove. Photo 3: Drew holds a bat and wears a 2 jersey and baseball hat while smiling at the camera. Photo 4: Drew swings at a baseball (and is clearly going to miss). Photo 5: Drew wears a 22 jersey and baseball hat and is standing over the plate with a bat, ready to swing.

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An Interview With My Dad About Baseball

And about being the parent of a trans kid.

Drew Burnett Gregory

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Aug 4, 2022

Brittney Griner #42 of the Phoenix Mercury warms up before Game Two of the 2021 WNBA Playoffs

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Brittney Griner Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison by Russian Court, Let This Next Step Bring Her Home

Today is harder than most. But I have to hope — because really, what’s the other choice? — that this guilty verdict is the next step to bringing her home, quickly…

Carmen Phillips

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Aug 4, 2022