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A-H | H-M | N-S | T-Z Berenice Abbott, photographer Sam Adams, political figure Jane Addams, activist Alvin Ailey, dancer and choreographer Clay Aiken, singer, politician Edward Albee, playwright Joseph Alsop, journalist Gregg Araki, filmmaker Francis Bacon, painter Josephine Baker, singer and dancer James Baldwin, writer Tammy Baldwin, U.S. Senator Alan Ball, screenwriter Lance Bass, singer Meredith Baxter, actor James Beard, chef Ruth Benedict, anthropologist Nate Berkus, interior designer Sandra Bernhard, actress and comedian Leonard Bernstein, composer, conductor, and pianist Chaz Bono, activist Rita Mae Brown, writer and social activist Edward Carpenter, poet Willa Cather, writer Marc Cherry, writer, producer Lisa Cholodenko, filmmaker David Cicilline, politician Jason Collins, basketball player Anderson Cooper, journalist Aaron Copland, composer Laverne Cox, actor Quentin Crisp, writer and actor Michael Cunningham, writer Ellen DeGeneres, actress and comedian Melissa Etheridge, musician Tom Ford, fashion designer, film director E. M. Forster, novelist Jodie Foster, actress and filmmaker Barney Frank, politician Stephen Fry, actor and writer Lady Gaga, singer and songwriter David Geffen, music producer Allen Ginsberg, poet Barbara Gittings, activist Lesley Gore, singer, songwriter Tim Gunn, television personality Harry Hay, activist Neil Patrick Harris, actor Perez Hilton, Internet celebrity Rock Hudson, actor

A-H | H-M | N-S | T-Z Marc Jacobs, fashion designer Caitlyn Jenner, Olympian, television personality Elton John, singer, songwriter, and producer T. R. Knight, actor Tony Kushner, playwright Adam Lambert, singer Annie Leibovitz, photographer Liberace, pianist and performer Audra Lorde, poet Amy Lowell, poet Jane Lynch, actress Rachel Maddow, political commentator Bradley Manning, soldier, whistleblower Ricky Martin, singer James McGreevey Ian McKellen, actor Freddie Mercury, musician Harvey Milk, political figure, activist Kate Millett, writer, activist Bob Mould, musician

A-H | H-M | N-S | T-Z Martina Navratilova, tennis player Tig Notaro, comedian Cynthia Nixon, actress Rudolf Nureyev, ballet dancer Rosie O’Donnell, actress, television personality Suze Orman, financial adviser, television personality Ellen Page, actor Jared Polis, Congressman Amy Ray, singer Portia de Rossi, actress Adrienne Rich, poet Bayard Rustin, activist Vita Sackville-West, writer Emily Saliers, singer Michael Sam, football player Patty Schemel, musician Maurice Sendak, children’s book author Christian Siriano, designer Sam Smith, singer Susan Sontag, feminist, writer Gertrude Stein, writer Michael Stipe, musician Gerry Studds, Congressman Sheryl Swoopes, basketball player Wanda Sykes, comedian and actress John Addington Symonds, writer and critic

A-H | H-M | N-S | T-Z Bill Tilden, tennis player Alan Turing, mathematician Abby Wambach, soccer player Andy Warhol, artist Jann Wenner, publisher Walt Whitman, poet Oscar Wilde, writer Tennessee Williams, dramatist Virginia Woolf, writer Mary Wollstonecraft, writer and feminist More LGBT Pride Month Feature

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• Berenice Abbott, photographer

• Sam Adams, political figure

• Jane Addams, activist

• Alvin Ailey, dancer and choreographer

• Clay Aiken, singer, politician

• Edward Albee, playwright

• Joseph Alsop, journalist

• Gregg Araki, filmmaker

• Francis Bacon, painter

• Josephine Baker, singer and dancer

• James Baldwin, writer

• Tammy Baldwin, U.S. Senator

• Alan Ball, screenwriter

• Lance Bass, singer

• Meredith Baxter, actor

• James Beard, chef

• Ruth Benedict, anthropologist

• Nate Berkus, interior designer

• Sandra Bernhard, actress and comedian

• Leonard Bernstein, composer, conductor, and pianist

• Chaz Bono, activist

• Rita Mae Brown, writer and social activist

• Edward Carpenter, poet

• Willa Cather, writer

• Marc Cherry, writer, producer

• Lisa Cholodenko, filmmaker

• David Cicilline, politician

• Jason Collins, basketball player

• Anderson Cooper, journalist

• Aaron Copland, composer

• Laverne Cox, actor

• Quentin Crisp, writer and actor

• Michael Cunningham, writer

• Ellen DeGeneres, actress and comedian

• Melissa Etheridge, musician

• Tom Ford, fashion designer, film director

• E. M. Forster, novelist

• Jodie Foster, actress and filmmaker

• Barney Frank, politician

• Stephen Fry, actor and writer

• Lady Gaga, singer and songwriter

• David Geffen, music producer

• Allen Ginsberg, poet

• Barbara Gittings, activist

• Lesley Gore, singer, songwriter

• Tim Gunn, television personality

• Harry Hay, activist

• Neil Patrick Harris, actor

• Perez Hilton, Internet celebrity

• Rock Hudson, actor

• Marc Jacobs, fashion designer

• Caitlyn Jenner, Olympian, television personality

• Elton John, singer, songwriter, and producer

• T. R. Knight, actor

• Tony Kushner, playwright

• Adam Lambert, singer

• Annie Leibovitz, photographer

• Liberace, pianist and performer

• Audra Lorde, poet

• Amy Lowell, poet

• Jane Lynch, actress

• Rachel Maddow, political commentator

• Bradley Manning, soldier, whistleblower

• Ricky Martin, singer

• James McGreevey

• Ian McKellen, actor

• Freddie Mercury, musician

• Harvey Milk, political figure, activist

• Kate Millett, writer, activist

• Bob Mould, musician

• Martina Navratilova, tennis player

• Tig Notaro, comedian

• Cynthia Nixon, actress

• Rudolf Nureyev, ballet dancer

• Rosie O’Donnell, actress, television personality

• Suze Orman, financial adviser, television personality

• Ellen Page, actor

• Jared Polis, Congressman

• Amy Ray, singer

• Portia de Rossi, actress

• Adrienne Rich, poet

• Bayard Rustin, activist

• Vita Sackville-West, writer

• Emily Saliers, singer

• Michael Sam, football player

• Patty Schemel, musician

• Maurice Sendak, children’s book author

• Christian Siriano, designer

• Sam Smith, singer

• Susan Sontag, feminist, writer

• Gertrude Stein, writer

• Michael Stipe, musician

• Gerry Studds, Congressman

• Sheryl Swoopes, basketball player

• Wanda Sykes, comedian and actress

• John Addington Symonds, writer and critic

• Bill Tilden, tennis player

• Alan Turing, mathematician

• Abby Wambach, soccer player

• Andy Warhol, artist

• Jann Wenner, publisher

• Walt Whitman, poet

• Oscar Wilde, writer

• Tennessee Williams, dramatist

• Virginia Woolf, writer

• Mary Wollstonecraft, writer and feminist

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