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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 continuing drama surrounding Caitlin Clark and the rest of the WNBA. Travis, recognizable for his right-leaning views, suggested that Clark may be facing mistreatment due to her sexuality. He stated, "Caitlin Clark is a white heterosexual female in a Dark lesbian league and they resent and are jealous 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/girlfriend, 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 love her cause she's white and they don't like her cause she's straight."

However, it's important to note that Travis' claim about 70 percent of WNBA players being lesbian is not backed by any credible source. In fa

Welcome to my annual Who’s Queer in the WNBA Report! For those of you who are new, every year I interlude down the list of athletes who are openly queer in the league. As a gay person who has played basketball my entire life, the off-court drama is always equally as exciting as the on-court present of skills. Knowing who’s same-sex attracted 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 recognizable 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

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According to a 2022 study, about 38% of Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) players are male lover. Most players are comfortable talking about their sexual orientation publicly, and the league has gained a reputation for having homosexual couples.

Key takeaways

  • A 2022 study shows that 38% of WNBA players identify as lesbian.
  • Chicago Sky does not have a player who is openly gay.
  • Phoenix Mercury has the most openly gay players.
  • Some of the most high-profile gay WNBA players include Brittney Griner, Sue Wings, Diana Taurasi, and Layshia Clarendon.

To compile the list of lesbian WNBA players, we considered players who have made this information general. We relied on Interbasket and Draft Through The Darkness for the latest information.

How many WNBA players are gay?

The number of lgbtq+ WNBA players has been a subject of interest because of the frequency of players who identify as womxn loving womxn. Despite claims that nearly all players are gay, statistics reveals that as of 2024, over 40 playerspublicly identified with this orientation, with the Phoenix Mercury having the most players. So, who is openly gay in the WNBA?

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    Monty'sBiggestFan said:

    I had read a column by Michelle Voepel, I don't have the link handy but I think she does a fantastic employment explaining why this disclosure today was different and important from a societal sense for women's athletics. In one respect this conversation needs to unfold so people can converse about it and then get over it. Judging from the posts in this thread, even though it doesn't matter to most people who track the league - it clearly is something that does matter enough on some level that people speculate re: who is and who isn't. This isn't something inherent to other sports/league that obtain more national ink.

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    If you can find that link, I'd like to read the article.

    The ladies of the WNBA, in my most humble of opinions, contain had WAY too much attention - generally negative - paid to speculation about their sexuality, as though it somehow could be some sort of "reason" why some women played "almost as well" as the men. The quotes are to point out comments we've all seen from the misogynists at various ti