Elizabeth Keener

Known as: American actress.

Known for:
- Played Dawn Denbo on The L Word; sister of actress Catherine Keener.

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

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: The L Word

Chris Johnson

Known as: American basketball player and reality TV personality.

Known for:
- Member of the San Francisco Rockdogs basketball team, as seen on the Logo reality series Shirts & Skins.

Know more:
- Wikipedia page for Shirts & Skins
- Internet Movie Database page

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: The 2008 GLAAD Media Awards

Danny Jimenez & Oswald Mendez

Known as: American reality TV personalities.

Known for:
- Their appearances as "Team Cha Cha Cha" on the second and eleventh seasons of The Amazing Race.

Know more:
- Wikipedia pages for The Amazing Race 2 / The Amazing Race: All-Stars
- Internet Movie Database pages: Jimenez / Mendez

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: The Amazing Race

Pablo Iglesias

Known as: Spanish reality TV personality.

Known for:
- Grooming expert on El equipo G, Spain's version of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy.

Know more:
- Internet Movie Database page

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: Queer Eye

Murray Hill

Known as: American comedian.

Known for:
- Pioneering New York City "drag king" and "the hardest working middle-aged man in show business".

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

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: Shortbus

Nigel Hawthorne

Known as: English actor.

Known for:
- Oscar nominee for The Madness of King George; Tony Award winner for Shadowlands; star of British sitcom Yes Minister.

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

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: Disney Animated Movies

James Hannaham

Known as: American writer.

Known for:
- His novel God Says No.

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

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: Queer Eye

Ron Huberman

Known as: American public education official.

Known for:
- Chief Executive Officer of the Chicago Public Schools system.

Know more:
- Wikipedia page

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: The Out Power 50 2009

E. Lynn Harris

Known as: American writer.

Known for:
- Best-selling author of the novels Invisible Life, Just As I Am, Too Good To Be True and the memoir What Becomes of the Brokenhearted.

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

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: GLBT History Month 2010

Jesper Gadegaard

Known as: Danish interior designer and reality TV personality.

Known for:
- Design expert on De fantastiske 5, Denmark's version of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy.

Know more:
- Internet Movie Database page

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: Queer Eye

Manvendra Singh Gohil

Known as: Indian prince.

Known for:
- Crown Prince of Rajpipla who was disinherited after revealing his sexuality.

Know more:
- Wikipedia page
- Official Facebook page

Michael Goucher

Known as: American hate crime victim.

Known for:
- US Army veteran who was murdered on March 3, 2009.

Know more:
- The LGBT Hate Crimes Project page

Jeffrey Friedman

Known as: American director, writer and producer.

Known for:
- His documentaries Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt, The Celluloid Closet and Paragraph 175.

Know more:
- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: The 2008 GLAAD Media Awards
- Spotlight On: The Celluloid Closet
- Spotlight On: GLAAD Honorary Award Winners
- Spotlight On: The 2010 GLAAD Media Awards

Leonard Frey

Known as: American actor.

Known for:
- His performances as Harold in The Boys in the Band on both stage and film; Oscar nomination for Fiddler on the Roof.

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

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: The Celluloid Closet
- Spotlight On: The Boys in the Band

Pierre Fitch

Known as: Canadian pornographic actor.

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

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

See NSFW pictures of Pierre Fitch in The Back Room.

Shop for Pierre Fitch movies and more at TLAgay.com.

Maurice Evans

Known as: English actor, writer and producer.

Known for:
- His many Shakespearean productions for stage and TV; played Dr. Zaius in the first two Planet of the Apes films.

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

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Holy Spotlight On: Batman!

Billy Eichner

Known as: American actor, comedian and writer.

Known for:
- Star and co-creator of the New York City stage production Creation Nation: A Live Talk Show.

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

Stacey D'Erasmo

Known as: American writer.

Known for:
- Her novels Tea, A Seahorse Year and The Sky Below.

Know more:
- Official site
- Wikipedia page

Benoit Denizet-Lewis

Known as: American journalist and writer.

Known for:
- Contributing Writer for the New York Times Magazine; author of America Anonymous: Eight Addicts in Search of a Life.

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

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: The Advocate's 40 Under 40
- Spotlight On: The 2009 GLAAD Media Awards

Spencer Duhm

Known as: American reality TV personality.

Known for:
- His appearance on the eighteenth season of Survivor.

Know more:
- Wikipedia page for Survivor: Tocantins
- Internet Movie Database page
- Official Facebook page
- Official Twitter page

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: Survivor

Lucky Daniels

Known as: American pornographic actor; a.k.a. Paul Becker.

Known for:
- His appearances in movies for various studios and websites.

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

Shop for Lucky Daniels movies and more at TLA.

Morgan Doctor

Known as: Canadian songwriter and musician.

Known for:
- Drummer for the rock band The Cliks.

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

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: The L Word

Jamie Citron

Known as: American political consultant.

Known for:
- Deputy director of the Obama campaign’s GLBT program.

Know more:
- Advocate profile

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: The Advocate's 40 Under 40

Tony Curtis

Known as: American actor.

Known for:
- Such film classics as Sweet Smell of Success, The Defiant Ones, Some Like It Hot and Spartacus.

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

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: The Celluloid Closet

Julius Caesar

Known as: Roman politician, general and writer.

Known for:
- Dictator who played a critical role in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire.

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

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: Oscar Biopics

Truman Capote

Known as: American writer.

Known for:
- Celebrated author of Other Voices, Other Rooms, Breakfast at Tiffany's and In Cold Blood; his distinctive, high-pitched voice.

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

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: Oscar Biopics

Simon Callow

Known as: English actor, writer and director.

Known for:
- Memorable roles in the films A Room with a View, Four Weddings and a Funeral and others; author of Being an Actor.

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

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: Disney Animated Movies

Thomas Bickham

Known as: Danish reality TV personality and singer; a.k.a. Tomboy.

Known for:
- Appearances on Denmark's Big Brother and Queer Eye for the Straight Guy; his album OK2BGAY.

Know more:
- Official site
- Wikipedia page for Big Brother (Denmark)
- Internet Movie Database page

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: Queer Eye

Susie Bright

Known as: American writer, audio show host and sex educator.

Known for:
- Her weekly internet program In Bed with Susie Bright, which deals with various sex-related topics.

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

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: The Celluloid Closet

Douglas Carter Beane

Known as: American writer.

Known for:
- His scripts for film (To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar) and the stage (The Little Dog Laughed, Xanadu).

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

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: The 2008 GLAAD Media Awards
- Spotlight On: The Tony Awards 2011

Dirk Bogarde

Known as: English actor and writer.

Known for:
- Award winning film actor (Victim, The Servant, Darling, Death in Venice); author of several autobiographies and memoirs.

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

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: The Celluloid Closet

Gary Beach

Known as: American actor.

Known for:
- His Tony Award-winning performance as Roger De Bris in The Producers, which he reprised in the film version.

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

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: Queer as Folk

Luke Adams

Known as: American reality TV personality.

Known for:
- The first deaf contestant on the American version of The Amazing Race.

Know more:
- Wikipedia page for The Amazing Race 14
- Internet Movie Database page
- Official Twitter page

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: The Amazing Race

J. Alexander

Known as: American model and reality TV personality.

Known for:
- Runway coach and judge on America's Next Top Model.

Know more:
- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: The 2008 GLAAD Media Awards

Alex Ali & Lynn Warren

Known as: American reality TV personalities.

Known for:
- Their appearances on the seventh season of The Amazing Race.

Know more:
- Wikipedia page for The Amazing Race 7
- Internet Movie Database pages: Ali / Warren
- Official Facebook page
- Official MySpace page
- Official Twitter page

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: The Amazing Race

Michael Williams

Known as: American producer.

Known for:
- Won an Oscar for The Fog of War and an Emmy for Queer Eye for the Straight Guy.

Know more:
- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: Queer Eye

Jack Wetherall

Known as: Canadian actor.

Known for:
- Played Vic Grassi on the American version of Queer as Folk.

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

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: Queer as Folk

Rebecca Walker

Known as: American writer.

Known for:
- Her memoir Black, White and Jewish: Autobiography of a Shifting Self; daughter of author Alice Walker.

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

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: The Advocate's 40 Under 40

Michael Wong

Known as: American activist.

Known for:
- Nicknamed "Lotus Blossom” by Harvey Milk (pictured left), worked as a political advisor on Milk’s campaigns.

Know more:
- Biography

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: Milk Movies

Evelyn Waugh

Known as: English writer.

Known for:
- His novels A Handful of Dust, Brideshead Revisited, The Loved One and the Sword of Honour trilogy.

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

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: The 2008 GLAAD Media Awards

Jason Wu

Known as: American fashion designer.

Known for:
- His designs for American First Lady Michelle Obama.

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

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: The Out Power 50 2009

John Wojtowicz

Known as: American criminal.

Known for:
- His infamous 1972 bank robbery inspired the movie Dog Day Afternoon.

Know more:
- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: Oscar Biopics

Sarah Waters

Known as: Welsh writer.

Known for:
- Her award-winning novels Tipping the Velvet, Affinity and Fingersmith.

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

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: The 2008 GLAAD Media Awards
- Spotlight On: The Out 100 2009

Marcus René Van

Known as: American singer and songwriter.

Known for:
- Uses poetry to fuse realistic tales about being a transgendered poet of color with his love of hip-hop.

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

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: Pick Up the Mic

Junior Vasquez

Known as: American DJ and music producer.

Known for:
- His remixes for such recording acts as Madonna, Whitney Houston, Janet Jackson, Pet Shop Boys and others.

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

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: Queer as Folk

Danny Teeson

Known as: American reality TV personality.

Known for:
- His appearances on Queer Eye for the Straight Girl and Dance Your Ass Off.

Know more:
- Wikipedia page for Queer Eye for the Straight Girl
- Wikipedia page for Dance Your Ass Off
- Internet Movie Database page
- Official Facebook page

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: Queer Eye

Rip Taylor

Known as: American comedian and actor.

Known for:
- His confetti-laced comedy act on stage and television.

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

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: Disney Animated Movies
- Spotlight On: Will & Grace

Daniel Tammet

Known as: English writer.

Known for:
- His memoir, Born on a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant.

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

Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir

Known as: Icelandic politician.

Known for:
- As Prime Minister of Iceland, she is the world's first openly gay head of government of the modern era.

Know more:
- Wikipedia page

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: GLBT History Month 2010