15 of the gayest Summer Olympic sports

Let's be real for a second — sports are super homoerotic.

There's just nothing like the world's finest specimen getting physical with athletes of the same gender. Though some competitions are a little more spicy than others.

Seeing as the Olympics always see the world come together over skin-to-skin contact, here are the sports we think are the most relatable to the LGBTQ+ community.

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Diving

One word: Speedos.

Gymnastics

Yeah, gymnasts can flip, but have you ever tried to organize a group brunch with queer people? I don't need Simone Biles flexibility, but I do need a text back, Juniper.

Track and Field

Even the great Sha'Carri Richardson has nothing on the average drag queen when there's a sale at Sephora.

Pole vault

We don't need to explain this one, only to link the video of Anthony Ammirati's giant package taking him down.

Seriously, couldn't the drag artists from the opening ceremony have taught him how to tuck?

Soccer (but only the women)

Women's soccer is the gayest sport in the Olympics, but men's soccer is the straightest. In the end, it averages out to a healthy bisexual.

Tennis

I don't know what goes back and forth more in this sport — the actual tennis balls, or the players' attitudes on LGBTQ+ inclusion.

Basketball

Any lesbian is putty in the hands of a woman over 6-feet tall.

Wrestling

This one goes all the way back to ancient Greece, where the athletes would wrestle naked, as the nude form was associated with heroism and thought to be pleasing to the gods.

What, were you expecting a sex joke? How about you try learning something for once?

Rowing

There's nothing more homoerotic than men working together on a boat. And yes, that also includes the Navy and your dad's regular "fishing trips."

Rugby Sevens

I don't know anything about how rugby works — I got distracted when they started making full body contact.

Weightlifting

When they're on a world stage, gym LGBTQ+ folks don't need to post their workout routines to Instagram.

Softball

I refuse to believe A League of Their Ownisn't the universal women's softball/baseball experience.

Cycling

With no contact and minimal interaction maintaining happiness, we're dubbing cycling one for the aroaces.

Beach Volleyball

What is beach volleyball if not indoor volleyball's flamboyant cousin who likes to hang out around the apartment shirtless?

Fencing

Two opponents battling to poke each other with their poles? No further comment.