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AD on the practice court in New York. Text: Never Knocked Down, The AD Story
Sports

Queer Nonbinary WNBA Star AD Durr’s Long Covid Documentary Is a Must-Watch

“Identity is so much bigger than just basketball. If I can get through Long Covid, I can get through anything in life.”

Heather Hogan August 30, 2022 10 Comments
naya and manti on a football field
Sports

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 August 19, 2022 15 Comments
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.
Sports

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.

the team August 15, 2022 13 Comments
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.
First Person Sports

An Interview With My Dad About Baseball

And about being the parent of a trans kid.

Drew Burnett Gregory August 4, 2022 19 Comments
Brittney Griner #42 of the Phoenix Mercury warms up before Game Two of the 2021 WNBA Playoffs
Sports

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 and safely. There’s no other way.

Carmen Phillips August 4, 2022 19 Comments
Brittney Griner #42 of the Phoenix Mercury warms up before Game Two of the 2021 WNBA Playoffs semifinals against the Las Vegas Aces at Michelob ULTRA Arena on September 30, 2021
Sports

Biden Administration Offers Russia a Deal to Bring Brittney Griner Home

After months of internal debate, the US is looking to make a “substantial” deal to bring Griner home. She has been wrongfully detained for 160 days.

Heather Hogan July 27, 2022 7 Comments
ULY 10: Tiffany Roberts #5, Mia Hamm #9, Briana Scurry #1, Shannon MacMillan #8, and Joy Fawcett #14 of the USA celebrate winning the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup final played against China on July 10, 1999 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.
Sports TV Reviews

“The Only” Finally Gives USWNT Black Gay Superstar Briana Scurry a Hero’s Story

The names you probably know by heart are Mia Hamm, Julie Foudy, and Brandi Chastain — but goalkeeper Briana Scurry deserves just as much reverence.

Heather Hogan July 25, 2022 5 Comments
Jess Carter of England, Fran Kirby of England, Manuela Giugliano of Italy, Danielle van de Donk of Holland
Sports

The Football Gays to Watch Out for in the 2022 Women’s Euros

Let’s take a whirlwind tour through the top teams and all the out players, to see who may be lighting up this summer’s tournament.

Sally July 7, 2022 15 Comments
A black and white background image of children at a Phoenix Mercury game holding up a sign that says "Free Brittney Griner." On top of it, images of four WNBA players in-game: Sue Bird, Alyssa Thomas, Jonquel Jones, Candace Parker
Sports

The Gayest Stories of the 2022 WNBA Season (So Far)

Natalie and Heather got together to talk about the record breakers and the heart breakers.

Heather Hogan and Natalie
July 1, 2022 15 Comments
WNBA Feature Image includes Candace Parker, Kelsey Mitchell, Breanna Stewart, Brittney Sykes, Arike Ogunbowale, Chelsea Gray and Jonquel Jones. Also feautres the "We Are BG" insignia in support of Brittney Griner.,
Sports

Autostraddle’s WNBA Fantasy League Proves You Cannot Win Without The Gays

“How do I pick Candace Parker for all five starting line up spots?” — Autostraddle Editor in Chief Carmen Phillips

Natalie June 25, 2022 5 Comments
Cherelle Griner and Brittney Griner kiss after a WNBA basketball game. Cherelle Griner is in a green tank top and denim jacket, Brittney is in her Phoenix Mercury uniform.
Sports

Brittney Griner’s Wife Says Their Scheduled Call Never Happened Because the US Embassy Was Unstaffed

After more than four months, Cherelle Griner was finally supposed to hear her wife’s voice on Saturday. Instead Brittney called eleven times, and no one at the embassy was there to pick up the phone.

Carmen Phillips June 20, 2022 18 Comments
A group of protesters outside in sunlight holding signs that read "save women's sports" and "females demand fairness."
Society + Culture Sports

Cycling Has a Trans Exclusion Problem

Transphobic groups have picked cycling as a soft target for hate speech, and cycling’s governing body in the USA is doing nothing to protect trans athletes.

James Stout June 6, 2022 19 Comments
Cherelle Griner speaks to Robin Roberts from her home
Sports

Cherelle Griner, Wife of Brittney Griner, Opens Up to Robin Roberts About BG’s Russian Detainment

“I won’t go down until she’s back,” Cherelle said. “Every single day matters for me to be sound, for me to be alert, for me to be attentive, to make sure that she comes back.” 

Heather Hogan May 25, 2022 4 Comments
The books She Drives Me Crazy by Kelly Quindlen, Like Other Girls by Britta Lundin, Girl Crushed by Katie Heaney, and Some Girls Do by Jennifer Dugan are arranged between a soccer field, a track field, a basketball hoop, and a baseball diamond.
Book Lists Sports

Unleash Your Inner Jock With These 10 Sporty Gay Romance and YA Books

Sports! They make us gay, and we can’t get enough of reading about them!

Sally April 24, 2022 69 Comments
Brittney Griner in a black Phoenix Mercury jersey running on court
Sports

WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner Is Being Held by Russian Authorities

Griner was arrested after authorities found vape cartridges in her luggage when she arrived at an airport near Moscow while in the country playing with her Russian Premiere League team.

Heather Hogan March 5, 2022 14 Comments
Photo 1: Makayla Gerken Schofield of Great Britain in action competes at Freestyle Skiing Moguls. Photo 2: Alex Carpenter of Team USA celebrates her hockey goal. Photo 3: Belgium's Kim Meylemans reacts as she finishes the fourth run of the women's skeleton competition of the IBSF Skeleton World Championship. Photo 4: Emily Clark #26 of Canada reacts after scoring a goal against the the United States. 
Sports

Meet the 23 Gay Women Competing in the 2022 Winter Olympics

Yes, an entire third of them are on Canada’s hockey team.

Heather Hogan February 4, 2022 24 Comments
A two-photo collage of Candace Parker on her wedding day
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff) Sports

Candace Parker Is Gay and Gay Married With a Gay Pregnant Wife

Well and now the Chicago Sky are for sure the gayest team in the WNBA!

Heather Hogan December 14, 2021 32 Comments
Three photo collage: Candace Parker and Allie Quigley, the door Diana Taurasi broke, and Brittney Griner and Diana Taurasi
Sports

The 2021 WNBA Finals Had Better Lesbian Storylines Than This Season of The L Word

I’m never gonna be over hearing a sportscaster on ESPN ask for “the wives.”

Natalie and Heather Hogan
October 20, 2021 20 Comments
Serena Williams in a Wonder Woman suit and the DirecTV woman who lusts after her
Sports

You Ever Notice How Serena Williams Turns the Woman in This DIRECTV Commercial Gay?

She quirks her eyebrow! She inhales a second time! She grabs her ear! Her face is literally this emoji 🥵!

Heather Hogan September 30, 2021 31 Comments
A three photo collage of Brittney Griner, Chelsea Grey, and DeWanna Bonner
Sports

The 2021 WNBA Playoffs Start Tonight — Who Ya Got?

“I am excited… but also filled with a little dread?”

Natalie and Heather Hogan
September 23, 2021 12 Comments
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