Sports

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

Our Faves Are Making ‘Courtside,’ the Gay Basketball Rom-Com of Our Wildest Dreams

We’re getting a super gay basketball rom-com from a super gay creative team filled with Autostraddle’s favorite people! DREAMS DO…

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

May 27, 2026

sports

Meet the Two Out Queer Players in the US Open 2025 Women’s Singles Draw

Your local Tennis Lesbian is reporting for duty.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Aug 28, 2025

politics + activism

Fighting for Our Lives

Amid increased violence against LGBTQ+ communities, queer fight clubs have emerged as an emphatic response.

Nico

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Aug 24, 2025

sports

Every Out Queer Player in the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup

There are more than 50 openly queer players competing at the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025. Get to know them and respectfully thirst over them!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Aug 22, 2025

sports

What Kind of Date To Wear Each WNBA Jersey To

Nothing’s hotter than an outfit that says “I love women’s sports.”

Kayley Cassidy

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Aug 6, 2025

sports

Heat Advisory

Next summer will be hotter. The next, hotter still.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Jul 30, 2025

sports

For Cammie Woodman, Tennis and Transition Go Hand-in-Hand

A year after transition, Cammie Woodman watched Serena Williams play tennis. It changed everything.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Jul 24, 2025

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - JULY 19: Stud Budz Natisha Hiedeman and Courtney Williams of the Minnesota Lynx during 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)

sports

At Gay As Hell WNBA All-Star Weekend, The Stud Budz Are Changing the Game

Courtney Williams and Natisha Hiedeman’s 72-hour Stud Budz livestream was part of a WNBA All-Star weekend full of personality — and proof of this league’s massive entertainment value.

Riese

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Jul 20, 2025

sports

13 Lesbian Basketball Couples Pulling the Ultimate Power Play

We love it when a current or former WNBA player dates another women’s basketball player! Here are eleven couples still going strong and being tall.

Riese

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Jul 20, 2025

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Our Faves Are Making ‘Courtside,’ the Gay Basketball Rom-Com of Our Wildest Dreams

Meet the Two Out Queer Players in the US Open 2025 Women’s Singles Draw

Fighting for Our Lives

Every Out Queer Player in the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup

What Kind of Date To Wear Each WNBA Jersey To

Heat Advisory

For Cammie Woodman, Tennis and Transition Go Hand-in-Hand

At Gay As Hell WNBA All-Star Weekend, The Stud Budz Are Changing the Game

13 Lesbian Basketball Couples Pulling the Ultimate Power Play

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