Queer Sports Leagues in Los Angeles

Lambda Basketball organizes an LGBTQ+-friendly basketball league in Los Angeles with spring and fall seasons. It offers women+ and all-gender divisions (both competitive and recreational) with teams formed via a draft .

Wild Wolf Cycling Collective (WWCC) is a Los Angeles–based LGBTQ+ cycling club focused on celebrating and centering women and gender-expansive riders. Founded and led by BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ cyclists, it welcomes riders of all skill and experience levels and runs rides and events across Southern California .

The Los Angeles Blades is an LGBTQ+-friendly adult ice hockey club, established in 1985. It fields multiple men’s and women’s teams in Southern California and regularly competes in hockey tournaments, providing an inclusive environment for gay and lesbian players .

OutLoud Sports Los Angeles is a queer-friendly recreational sports league. Its programs include an all-gender Kickball league for LGBTQ+ individuals and allies, encouraging players of all identities and skill levels to participate .

WH2O Water Polo is a Masters-level water polo team (part of West Hollywood Aquatics) that includes both men and women of various skill levels. It was one of the founding teams registered with International Gay and Lesbian Aquatics (IGLA) and holds the most IGLA championship titles of any team .

The West Hollywood Oars (WHOars) is an LGBTQ+ rowing group in LA. Founded to compete in the 1998 Amsterdam Gay Games, it has since become a social squad connecting local gay and lesbian rowers (and their coaches and supporters) through community gatherings on Mother’s Beach and beyond .

Rebellion Rugby (LA Rebellion) is an inclusive rugby club in Los Angeles. Founded in 2001, it welcomes players of all ages, backgrounds, and sexual/gender identities. Rebellion Rugby competes as a Division III club and is a member of the International Gay Rugby (IGR) Association .

Los Angeles Frontrunners is a running and walking club for members and friends of the LGBTQ+ community. Identifying as LGBTQ+ is not required to join – all ages, abilities, genders, and identities are welcome. They offer multiple weekly fun runs in the LA area and celebrate a long tradition (over 45 years) of promoting health and community .

The West Hollywood Soccer Club (WHSC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit soccer club founded in 1985 (originally as the Los Angeles Suns). It is described as Los Angeles’s largest and oldest LGBTQ+ soccer club and aims to create an inclusive, welcoming environment for LGBTQ+ individuals and allies .

GLASA Softball is a nonprofit LGBTQ+ softball community in Southern California (for Los Angeles and beyond) founded in 1978. It provides a league where LGBTQ+ athletes and allied friends of all skill levels can play softball, build community, and compete in a safe, inclusive space .

West Hollywood Aquatics (WH2O) is an inclusive Masters swim club based in West Hollywood, welcoming swimmers and water polo players of all genders, races, and skill levels. Its mission is to support and encourage athletes on their unique journeys, emphasizing diversity and inclusion .

OutLoud Sports Los Angeles is a queer-friendly recreational sports league. Its programs include co-ed tennis leagues for the LGBTQ+ community, open to players of all skill levels and backgrounds .

LAVO (Los Angeles Volleyball Organization) is an LGBTQ+-friendly volleyball league in Los Angeles. It fields multiple divisions (Men’s Division 2 A, 3 BB, 4 B and a Women’s division) for teams of various skill levels, as listed by the North American Gay Volleyball Association (NAGVA) .