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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

two women from the Olympic rowing team fist bump in the boat

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Meet the Queer Women of the US Olympic Rowing Team

“This was a really exciting Olympics for women,” Olympian Teal Cohen tells Autostraddle.

Audrey Black

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Sep 18, 2024

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A Tennis Lesbian Power Ranks Tennis Movies and Shows

It’s the U.S. Open, so let’s revisit some of the greatest (and worst) tennis movies, series, and scenes.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Aug 30, 2024

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28 LGBTQ+ Women and Trans People Competing in the 2024 Paralympics

The 2024 Paralympics in Tokyo kick off this week, and we’ve found all the queer and trans athletes to watch — including the first trans woman to compete and the…

Natalie and Riese

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Aug 28, 2024

A group of queer smile as they bump into each other on a roller derby rink.

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You Have Texas Queers To Thank for Roller Derby

“The adrenaline rush from the sport is addictive in nature, but it’s the community that keeps you coming back.”

Gabrielle Grace Hogan

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Aug 26, 2024

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The Olympics Have Always Been a Battleground for Gender Panic

Once again, the conversation on sex testing women’s sports has blasted back into our international consciousness, and people are debating everything from the efficacy to the necessity to the injustices…

Stef Rubino

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Aug 13, 2024

PARIS, FRANCE: AUGUST 11: Brittney Griner takes a selfie of The United States team of Jewell Loyd, Kelsey Plum, Sabrina Ionescu, Kahleah Copper, Chelsea Gray, A'Ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart, Napheesa Collier, Diana Taurasi, Jackie Young, and Alyssa Thomas as they celebrate with their gold medals after the Women's Basketball Medal Games at the Bercy Arena during the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games on August 11th, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images)

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55 LGBTQ+ Women Athletes Won Medals In the 2024 Paris Olympics

Over out LGBTQ+ women won medals in the 2024 Olympics — we ran, we hooped, we kicked, we swam, we rowed, we rugbied, we boxed, we fenced, we cycled, we…

Riese and Natalie

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Aug 12, 2024

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The Queer Chess Club Saying Checkmate to Imperialism

NYC-based chess group Queer’s Gambit has always made organizing for queer, trans, and anti-imperial causes a core aspect of the club.

Audrey Black

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Aug 12, 2024

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Nothing Is Gayer Than My Love for Women’s Basketball

In some moments, I can’t believe it has taken me this long to find fandom in women’s sports. All the years I missed! But my passion has found me at…

Melissa Febos

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Aug 8, 2024

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

Meet the Queer Women of the US Olympic Rowing Team

A Tennis Lesbian Power Ranks Tennis Movies and Shows

28 LGBTQ+ Women and Trans People Competing in the 2024 Paralympics

You Have Texas Queers To Thank for Roller Derby

The Olympics Have Always Been a Battleground for Gender Panic

55 LGBTQ+ Women Athletes Won Medals In the 2024 Paris Olympics

The Queer Chess Club Saying Checkmate to Imperialism

Nothing Is Gayer Than My Love for Women’s Basketball

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