Kirk Cummings

Known as: American reality TV personality and pornographic actor; a.k.a. Zachary Travis.

Known for:
- Transgender American Idol reject turned gay porn star.

Know more:
- Internet Movie Database page
- Official MySpace page

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Chantal Carrere

Known as: American comedian and reality TV personality.

Known for:
- Her appearances on Fat March.

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- Official site
- Wikipedia page for Fat March
- Internet Movie Database page
- Official Facebook page
- Official MySpace page
- Official Twitter page
- Official YouTube channel

Jasmyne Cannick

Known as: American journalist and activist.

Known for:
- Her outspoken views on racial and political issues.

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- Official site
- Internet Movie Database page
- Official Facebook page
- Official MySpace page
- Official Twitter page

Cassandro

Known as: Mexican wrestler.

Known for:
- Popular Lucha Libre Exotico (gay man who wrestles in drag).

Know more:
- Internet Movie Database page
- Official Facebook page
- Official MySpace page

Antonio Biaggi

Known as: Puerto Rican pornographic actor.

Known for:
- His performances as an exclusive for Raging Stallion Stuidos.

Know more:
- Official blog (NSFW)
- Internet Movie Database page
- Gay Porn Stars profile (NSFW)

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Bruce Bastian

Known as: American businessman and activist.

Known for:
- Co-founder of the WordPerfect Software Company.

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- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page

Leonard Bernstein

Known as: American composer, conductor and musician.

Known for:
- His compositions and performances for the concert hall, theater (West Side Story), opera, film and television.

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- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page
- Internet Broadway Database page
- GLBTQ Encyclopedia entry
- Movie Dearest Out in Film profile

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Louise Brooks

Known as: American actress.

Known for:
- Her silent film performances (Pandora's Box, Diary of a Lost Girl) and her famous bobbed hairstyle.

Know more:
- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page
- Internet Broadway Database page

The Lady Bunny

Known as: American drag performer, singer and songwriter.

Known for:
- Founder and emcee of the annual New York drag event Wigstock.

Know more:
- Official site
- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page
- Movie Dearest interview
- Official Facebook page
- Official MySpace page

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W.H. Auden

Known as: English writer.

Known for:
- His controversial and influential poetry, notably Funeral Blues and September 1, 1939.

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- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page
- Internet Broadway Database page
- GLBTQ Encyclopedia entry

Ron Athey

Known as: American performance artist.

Known for:
- His controversial extreme performance art, as seen in the film HotMen CoolBoyz.

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- Official site
- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page
- Official Facebook page
- Official MySpace page

Marc Almond

Known as: English singer and songwriter.

Known for:
- One half of the New Wave pop duo Soft Cell.

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- Official site
- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page
- Official MySpace page
- Official Twitter page

Leah Zicari

Known as: American singer, songwriter and musician.

Known for:
- Her critically acclaimed album Pretty on Thursday.

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- Official site
- Official Facebook page
- Official MySpace page

Jann Wenner

Known as: American magazine publisher.

Known for:
- Co-founder of Rolling Stone magazine and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation.

Know more:
- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page
- GLBTQ Encyclopedia entry

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Walt Whitman

Known as: American writer.

Known for:
- His influential poetry, such as his controversial Leaves of Grass; often called "the father of free verse".

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- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page
- Internet Broadway Database page
- GLBTQ Encyclopedia entry

Evelyn C. White

Known as: American writer.

Known for:
- Alice Walker: A Life, her biography of the Pulitzer Prize winning author.

Know more:
- GO Magazine profile

Dylan Vox

Known as: American actor and pornographic actor; a.k.a. Brad Benton.

Known for:
- In addition to his award-winning porn career, he has appeard on Dante's Cove and The Lair.

Know more:
- Official site
- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page
- Gay Porn Stars profile (NSFW)
- Official Facebook page
- Official MySpace page

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Vidkid Timo

Known as: American pornographic actor, director, writer and producer.

Known for:
- In addition to his award-winning porn career, he directs short films starring Varla Jean Merman.

Know more:
- Official site
- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page
- Official MySpace page

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Tim Sullivan

Known as: American actor, director, writer and producer.

Known for:
- His horror flicks 2001 Maniacs, Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror and Driftwood.

Know more:
- Internet Movie Database page
- Official Facebook page
- Official MySpace page

Sappho

Known as: Greek writer.

Known for:
- Her esteemed body of poetry; her name is the origin of the word sapphic, referring to female homosexuality.

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- Wikipedia page
- GLBTQ Encyclopedia entry

Lawrence Schimel

Known as: American writer.

Known for:
- His award winning science fiction/fantasy and gay/queer novels and anthologies.

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- Official blog
- Wikipedia page
- Official MySpace page
- Official Twitter page

Dispatch from The QuOD: Oscar Wild!

Congratulations to Dustin Lance Black for winning the Academy Award last night for his screenplay for Milk! The film also won Sean Penn an Oscar for his acclaimed performance of Harvey Milk.

Click here for Movie Dearest's complete coverage of the 2008 Oscars.

Tyler Robuck

Known as: American reality TV personality.

Known for:
- Star of the Logo reality series Open Bar, about his opening a nightclub in West Hollywood.

Know more:
- Wikipedia page for Open Bar
- Internet Movie Database page
- Official Facebook page
- Official Twitter page

Kathy Richter

Known as: American director and producer.

Known for:
- Her award winning short Losing Lois.

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- Official site
- Internet Movie Database page

Lewis Payton

Known as: American photographer.

Known for:
- His male model and celebrity portraits.

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- Official site
- Official Facebook page
- Official MySpace page
- Official Twitter page

Victoria "Porkchop" Parker

Known as: American drag performer and reality TV personality; née Victor Bowling.

Known for:
- Appearances in the documentary Pageant and on RuPaul's Drag Race.

Know more:
- Wikipedia page for RuPaul's Drag Race
- Internet Movie Database page
- Official Facebook page
- Official MySpace page

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Onch

Known as: American fashion designer and reality TV personality.

Known for:
- His appearances on Paris Hilton's My New BFF; his Onch Movement line of jewelry.

Know more:
- Official site
- Wikipedia page for Paris Hilton's My New BFF
- Official Facebook page
- Official MySpace page
- Official Twitter page
- Official YouTube channel

Anaïs Nin

Known as: French writer.

Known for:
- Her published journals, erotica and the biographical novel Henry and June.

Know more:
- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page
- GLBTQ Encyclopedia entry

Amélie Mauresmo

Known as: French tennis player.

Known for:
- The third-ranked tennis player in the world; silver medal winner at the 2004 Olympics.

Know more:
- Official site
- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page
- GLBTQ Encyclopedia entry
- Official Facebook page

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Matthew Mitcham

Known as: Australian diver.

Known for:
- The 2008 Olympic champion in the 10m platform; received the highest single-dive score in Olympic history.

Know more:
- Official site
- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page
- GLBTQ Encyclopedia entry
- Official Facebook page
- Official Twitter page

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- Spotlight On: GLBT History Month 2010

Bill "Bunky" Miller

Known as: American reality TV personality.

Known for:
- The first openly gay house guest on the US version of Big Brother.

Know more:
- Wikipedia page for Big Brother 2
- Internet Movie Database page
- Official Facebook page

Shane Mercado

Known as: American internet personality.

Known for:
- His YouTube recreation of Beyoncé's "Single Ladies" music video.

Know more:
- Internet Movie Database page
- Official Facebook page
- Official MySpace page
- Official YouTube channel

Tyria Moore

Known as: American criminal.

Known for:
- Girlfriend of serial killer Aileen Wuornos.

Know more:
- Wikipedia page

Ivri Lider

Known as: Israeli singer and songwriter.

Known for:
- Award-winning and best-selling Israeli music pop star.

Know more:
- Official site
- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page
- Official Facebook page
- Official MySpace page
- Official Twitter page
- Official YouTube channel

Katherine Linton

Known as: American director, writer, producer and TV host.

Known for:
- Host of PBS' In the Life; her documentary series Lesbian Sex and Sexuality.

Know more:
- Internet Movie Database page
- Official Facebook page

Dave Koz

Known as: American musician.

Known for:
- Smooth jazz saxophonist and platinum-selling recording artist.

Know more:
- Official site
- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page
- Official Facebook page
- Official MySpace page
- Official Twitter page

Carson Kressley

Known as: American fashion designer and reality TV personality.

Known for:
- The fashion expert on Queer Eye for the Straight Guy; current host of How to Look Good Naked.

Know more:
- Official site
- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page
- Official Facebook page
- Official MySpace page
- Official Twitter page

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- Spotlight On: The 2009 GLAAD Media Awards

Angelina Jolie

Known as: American actress and Goodwill Ambassador.

Known for:
- Her performances in such films as Girl, Interrupted, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Mr. & Mrs. Smith and Changeling.

Know more:
- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page
- Movie Dearest Women We Love profile

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- Spotlight On: The 2008 Oscar Nominees

Andrew Justice

Known as: American pornographic actor.

Known for:
- His performances in movies for various adult studios.

Know more:
- Internet Movie Database page
- Gay Porn Stars profile (NSFW)
- Official MySpace page

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Nina Jacobson

Known as: American producer and film executive.

Known for:
- Formerly of Universal and Disney, currently with DreamWorks SKG.

Know more:
- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page

Rikki Ikki & Vikki Ikki

Known as: American reality TV personalities; a.k.a. the Ikki Twins; née Erica Mongeon and Victoria Mongeon.

Known for:
- Their appearances on A Double Shot at Love.

Know more:
- Official site
- Wikipedia page for A Double Shot at Love
- Internet Movie Database pages: Rikki / Vikki
- Official Facebook page
- Official MySpace page
- Official Twitter page

Heklina

Known as: American drag performer.

Known for:
- Co-founder, hostess and promoter of San Francisco's longest-running drag show, Trannyshack.

Know more:
- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page
- Official Facebook page
- Official MySpace page
- Official Twitter page
- Official YouTube channel

Joris-Karl Huysmans

Known as: French writer.

Known for:
- His novel À Rebours (a.k.a. Against the Grain or Against Nature).

Know more:
- Official site
- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page
- GLBTQ Encyclopedia entry

Todd Homme

Known as: American reality TV personality.

Known for:
- His appearances on Blush: The Search for the Next Great Make-Up Artist.

Know more:
- Wikipedia page for Blush: The Search for the Next Great Make-Up Artist
- Official MySpace page

Stephen Gately

Known as: Irish singer, songwriter and actor.

Known for:
- Member of Boyzone and solo recording artist.

Know more:
- Official site
- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page
- GLBTQ Encyclopedia entry

Wayland Flowers

Known as: American puppeteer, actor and writer.

Known for:
- His act with the outrageous Madame, as seen on various TV programs, including their own sitcom Madame's Place.

Know more:
- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page
- GLBTQ Encyclopedia entry

Judy Francesconi

Known as: American photographer.

Known for:
- Her black and white portraits of lesbian couples.

Know more:
- Official site
- Wikipedia page
- Official Facebook page
- Official Twitter page

Tommy Deluca

Known as: American pornographic actor.

Known for:
- His appearances in movies for several adult studios.

Know more:
- Official site (NSFW)
- Internet Movie Database page
- Gay Porn Stars profile (NSFW)
- Official MySpace page

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Jason Dudey

Known as: American comedian.

Known for:
- His stand-up, as seen on Logo's OutLaugh comedy series.

Know more:
- Official site
- Internet Movie Database page
- Official Facebook page
- Official MySpace page
- Official Twitter page

Marlene Dietrich

Known as: German actress and singer.

Known for:
- Her performances in such films as The Blue Angel, Morocco, Destry Rides Again and Witness for the Prosecution.

Know more:
- Official site
- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page
- Internet Broadway Database page
- GLBTQ Encyclopedia entry

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