Gay wnba players
Is the WNBA a gay league? Clay Travis weighs in and shares a surprising data
Clay Travis, the founder of Outkick, made an appearance on Fox News this week to weigh in on the ongoing drama surrounding Caitlin Clark and the verb of the WNBA. Travis, known for his right-leaning views, suggested that Clark may be facing mistreatment due to her sexuality. He stated, "Caitlin Clark is a white heterosexual woman in a Black lesbian league and they resent and are covetous of all of the attention and the shoe deal that she got."
Travis went on to theorize that the league's resentment towards Clark stems from her being in a relationship with a former Iowa men's basketball player, which contrasts with the sexual orientation of many WNBA players.
He added: "And I think her having a boyfriend, I think it's a fiancé, who by the way said there needs to be an enforcer, creates two different identity politics universes that she doesn't fit in in this league. They don't like her cause she's white and they don't like her cause she's straight."
However, it's important to note that Travi The WNBA has always been a trailblazer for LGBTQ+ inclusion in sport. The league continues to be one of the most consistently inclusive and progressive leagues in the causes it supports, the fans it attracts, and the willingness of its players to live their lives with PRIDE. The league celebrates its annual #WNBAPRIDE month with activities and recognitions across the WNBA’s 12 markets and beyond. Let’s gaze at some of the seminal moments in league history that have shown commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. June 2001 – The Los Angeles Sparks, in their first season playing at Staples Center, became the first team in any professional sport to acknowledge Pride Month. Sparks players boarded a team bus and participated in a rally and party at a Los Angeles lesbian bar called “Girl Bar.” May 2002 – New York Liberty veteran center Sue Wicks interviewed with “Time Out New York” and became the league’s first active player to come out publicly. Wicks said she never viewed it as a momentous announcement. “I was already 35 years ancient and had lived around th Welcome to my annual Who’s Gay in the WNBA Report! For those of you who are new, every year I interruption down the list of athletes who are openly queer in the league. As a queer person who has played basketball my entire life, the off-court drama is always equally as exciting as the on-court verb of skills. Knowing who’s gay and who’s dating who only adds to that for me. If you’re more of a pure viewer of the game and prefer only knowing what’s going on while the clock is running, I do regularly make WNBA TikToks that I like to think are adorable informative! The league is well known to have some of the best pre-game walk-up outfits in all of professional sports, so you’re missing out if you don’t follow at least the @wnba account on Instagram. Here’s a complete list of all out gay players in the league, broken down by team. For my purposes, “Out” means confirmed by the player either in an interview or on their social media. No matter how masculine presenting someone is, I will not be speculating! Last Updated: 6/27/25 The Aces are a very According to a 2022 study, about 38% of Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) players are gay. Most players are comfortable talking about their sexual orientation publicly, and the league has gained a reputation for having homosexual couples. To compile the list of lesbian WNBA players, we considered players who hold made this information public. We relied on Interbasket and Document Through The Night for the latest information. The number of gay WNBA players has been a subject of interest because of the frequency of players who identify as lesbian. Despite claims that nearly all players are gay, data reveals that as of 2024, over 40 playerspublicly identified with this orientation, with the Phoenix Mercury having the most
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How many WNBA players are gay?