9 Out LGBTQ+ Athletes Made It Into the WNBA's Top 25 Players of All Time

The WNBA recently unveiled their 25th season by recognizing 25 of the greatest players in league history, and nine of the featured players honored (both past and present) also identified as playing for team LGBTQ+!

Officially dubbed The W25, a panel of selected media voices and pioneers in women's basketball determined the final 25 based on their "overall contribution to the league and community." The LGBTQ+ community is well-represented on The W25, with some of the best players in league history like Sue Bird, Breanna Stewart, Elena Delle Donne, and others.

Scroll down to see all the LGBTQ+ members of The W25, the very best of the WNBA!

Sheryl Swoopes

No list of WNBA greats is complete without Sheryl Swoopes. After being the first player signed by the league for its inaugural season in 1997, she showed fans how the game should be played on both ends of the court. She came out in 2005 and raised a son with her partner, although she later married a longtime male friend.

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Breanna Stewart

Just one day after she dominated Team USA's gold medal game this past summer, Breanna Stewart and wife Marta Xargay Casdemont welcomed their first baby, born via surrogacy on August 9.

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Diana Taurasi

They don't get any tougher than Diana Taurasi! She was the first overall pick of the 2004 WNBA draft and since then has racked up plenty of MVP trophies and scoring titles, even earning the nickname "White Mamba" from the Black Mamba himself, Kobe Bryant. She's married to former teammate Penny Taylor, and the two have two children together.

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Seimone Augustus

Seimone Augustus helped build a WNBA dynasty with the Minnesota Lynx. She retired from playing, but still coaches.

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Sue Bird

Sue Bird, seen here doing her best Jerry West impersonation, is married to soccer star Megan Rapinoe.

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Elena Delle Donne

Elena Delle Donne earned the best free-throw percentage in both the WNBA and the NBA (eat your heart out, Steph Curry). She married Amanda Clifton in 2017. Their relationship started right with a casual dinner date followed by a walk on the beach with their dogs.

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Brittney Griner

Brittney Griner owned the women's basketball gold medal game at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The 2013 Out100 honoree is not afraid of making waves and baring it all like she did for our 2015 Body Issue. She's also the first player to record a slam dunk in the league.

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Angel McCoughtry

Angel McCoughtry made an immediate impact as a defender and scorer when she came into the league in 2009, and has twice won Olympic gold with Team USA. She came out via social media in 2015.

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Candace Parker

Candace Parker is a legend on the court, and she triple-rocked the world in a good way this week when she came out, revealed she's been married for two years to Anya Petrakova, and that the two are expecting their first baby!

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