Gay wnba players 2024

Speaking of which, ahead of tonight's draft, we've compiled a list of the 37 active players who identify as queer to celebrate the inclusiveness the sport provides. She joined the Sky for , but opted out in to focus on the Belgian national team — she was the only out lesbian on their Olympics squad.

For my purposes, “Out” means confirmed by the player either in an interview or on their social media. Below is a comparison of the number of openly gay players in the WNBA in and The reported statistics involve players who share their sexual orientation with the public. Smith previously played for the Fever and now is playing alongside her girlfriend, Dijonai Carrington.

They welcomed a baby girl to their family this April. There are about 37 active players in the WNBA who identify as gay. Belgian baller Julie Allemand was picked up by the Indiana Fever in the draft, but she spent the next three years playing in Europe before returning to the Fever in , but sat out the subsequent year for her mental health.

As of , % reported to be queer, and today there are at least 37 players out and proud. The legendary Brittney Griner and her wife, Cherelle, welcomed a baby boy just before the Olympics last year. Griner became the first out gay college player drafted to the WNBA when she went first to the Phoenix Mercury in , and was traded to the Dream ahead of the season.

After not getting drafted in , Sherrod signed a training camp contract with the New York Liberty —her standout performance, then bounced around on tiny contracts with the Sky and the LIberty before signing an end-of-season contract with the Liberty in August of Natasha Cloud is, as aforementioned, dating Izzy Harrison, who she says radically transformed her life at a time when she was in need of refocusing.

How many are there and which stars identify as gay? The Phoenix Mercury was the WNBA team with the most gay players in (six) and despite losing several of them —Brittney Griner to the Dream, Natasha Cloud to the Liberty and Diana Taurasi to. Two WNBA couples traded their way into playing on the same team literally and figuratively this season, one of them is Harrison and girlfriend Tasha Cloud.

She comes to the Fever this year from the Aces. The WNBA could hold more LGBTQ+ players than current statistics show, since certain individuals supposedly maintain secrecy about their sexual orientation. Here’s a complete list of all out gay players in the league, broken down by team.

Here’s the list of the 10 hottest players playing this season, in no particular order: DeWanna Bonner. Scroll through to see who's. Well, when Autostraddle published our very first list of out gay WNBA players several years back, it held merely 15 names. She and her wife, Tia Cannon, had their first child in , and welcomed twins , a boy and a girl, to their family in April.

Kate, who was drafted to the Aces out of college and traded to the Valkyries this year, came out by going public with her relationship to Claire Gransee , with whom Martin attended college. The Italian player spent a season with the Minnesota Lynx in and again in , but was picked up by the Lynx in the expansion draft.

She has a hot Italian girlfriend, Sara Barbieri. Don’t be shy, shoot your shot! So what are you waiting for? Ogunbowale got engaged to her fiance, influencer Lala Ronay , last May. Dijonai Carrington, traded to the Wings from the Sun prior to this season, is dating her now-teammate, Nalyssa Smith.

Harris was drafted by the Wings in , but played a season at the Sun and one in China before returning to the Wings this year. She became an Azerbaijani citizen in and has competed as a member of their national basketball team and in the Olympics. Top WNBA Hottie Courtney Williams, who began her WNBA career in and was a key player for the Lynx as they battled for a championship last year, got engaged to her girlfriend, real estate agent Shya, last November, and we were all pretty excited about it — but it does seem they have since broken up.

According to Interbasket, as of , nearly 30% of the league identified as queer, which was down from the 38% back in The numbers have also dwindled just a tad coming into , with some. This means that about 24% of the league belongs in the LGBT community.

They have two children together. Which WNBA players are gay and how many of them are gay? In , she was traded to the Los Angeles Sparks, but was injured shortly thereafter. Chelsea and her wife, Tipsea Gray , had a baby in February of Bell has been with the Aces since the , when she was drafted by them 11th overall.