The WNBA mascots ranked by how lesbian-coded they are

The WNBA season is in full swing, and we are OBSESSED with all of the team mascots.

We already know the sport is pretty queer — after all, at least 41 queer women are playing in the WNBA this season, and we had a blast rooting for couples like Minnesota Lynx star Courtney Williams, who got engaged to her partner last year — but the mascots that brightened up the arenas and entertained fans are also pretty gay.

From fashion-forward elephants to extraterrestrial visitors to clam-stroking furries, there are so many fantastic mascots, but which ones are the most sapphic? Well, we figured it out! Keep scrolling to see them ranked!

12. Freddy Fever (Indiana Fever)

Freddy is too close to being red, white, and blue-themed for our liking. This mascot is giving certified straight vibes. They can come to the tailgate party but they aren't family.

11. Blaze (Connecticut Sun)

Blaze might not seem very sapphic right now, but perhaps her straightness is just a phase?

10. Pax the Panda (Washinton Mystics)

Not only did this panda mascot wave a Pride-themed Mystics flag, but considering female pandas in the wild often reject male pandas, Pax is definitely on team lesbian. Ok, that may be a stretch!

9. Bucket$ (Las Vegas Aces)

Seeing Bucket$ dress up in rainbow gear to celebrate Pride Month is all we needed to know about how Sapphic this bunny is.

8. Sparky the Dog (Los Angeles Sparks)

We don't know what breed of dog Sparky is, but considering how much lesbians love labs and golden retrievers, we're welcoming Sparky into the fam.

7. Skye the Lioness (Chicago Sky)

Skye the Lioness’ name alone screams WLW, as do those long lashes and bedroom eyes!

6. Scorch (Pheonix Mercury)

Scorch is an extraterrestrial from the planet Mercury and if being an alien from outer space isn’t an apt metaphor for what it feels like to be gay in the current climate, we don’t know what does.

5. Lightening (Dallas Wings)

Lightning, the horse mascot for the Dallas Wings, always has the beautiful women on the team's dance crew hanging off of her which makes her Sapphic in our eyes.

4. Prowl (Minnesota Lynx)

Prowl loves to sport cargo pants, tight ripped jeans, and hoodies which, of course, means the Minnesota Lynx is a butch and we’ll hear no argument.

3. Doppler (Seattle Storm)

Doppler is seen here caressing a clam. Need we say more?

2. Violet (Golden State Valkyries)

The newest WNBA team, the Golden State Valkyries, unveiled their mascot in the most epically queer fashion—by having it hatch out of a purple egg. Seriously, can it be any more Bay Area dyke–coded? What emerged was perhaps the cutest mascot in the league: a bespectacled purple raven named Violet, who proceeded to get hyphy by doing the Smeeze and Thizzle dance. Again—gay, gay, gay. This little baby dyke can't quite topple our number-one pick, but she sure did come close. On that note…

1. Ellie the Elephant (New York Liberty)

Ellie the Elephant is fashionable, can dance, and knows how to strut her stuff down a runway. In short, she’s the high femme pachyderm of our dreams.