Josh Strickland

Known as: American actor, singer and reality TV personality.

Known for:
- Played title character in Disney's Tarzan on Broadway; his appearances on American Idol and Holly's World.

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- Official site
- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page
- Internet Broadway Database page
- Official Facebook page
- Official Twitter page
- Official YouTube channel

Alex Stevens

Known as: Czech pornographic actor.

Known for:
- His performances in adult movies as a Eurocreme studio exclusive.

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

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Donna Sachet

Known as: American drag performer.

Known for:
- In San Francisco 2009, became the first drag queen to sing the National Anthem at the opening of a Major League Baseball game.

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- Official site
- Wikipedia page
- Official Facebook page

Eudy Simelane

Known as: South African footballer and hate crime victim.

Known for:
- Played for the South Africa women's national football team; raped and murdered in her hometown of KwaThema, Springs Gauteng in 2008.

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- Wikipedia page

Amber Rose

Known as: American model.

Known for:
- Her relationship with musician Kanye West.

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

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Ruby Rose

Known as: Australian model and TV host.

Known for:
- VJ on MTV Australia; host of The Ultimate School Musical: Fame.

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

Randy Price

Known as: American journalist.

Known for:
- Boston-based TV news anchor; considered the US's first openly gay newscaster.

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- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page
- Official Facebook page
- Official Twitter page

Jason Pitt

Known as: American pornographic actor.

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

Know more:
- Official site (NSFW)
- Official blog (NSFW)
- Internet Movie Database page
- Official Facebook page
- Official MySpace page
- Official Twitter page

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Nicole Opper

Known as: American director and producer.

Known for:
- Her acclaimed documentary Off and Running.

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

Wesley Nault

Known as: American reality TV personality and fashion designer.

Known for:
- His appearances on the fifth season of Project Runway.

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- Official site
- Wikipedia page for Project Runway
- Internet Movie Database page
- Official Facebook page
- Official MySpace page
- Official Twitter page

Corine Mauch

Known as: Swiss politician.

Known for:
- The first female and first openly gay person to be elected mayor of Zürich, Switzerland.

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- Wikipedia page

Spotlight On: Glee - Season 1

Glee - Season 1(2009-2010):

Known as: American musical comedy series.

Known for:
- The award winning first season of the breakout hit about the underdogs that make up "New Directions", the William McKinley High School glee club.

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

Cast:
Chris Colfer as Kurt Hummel
Jonathan Groff as Jesse St. James
Jane Lynch as Sue Sylvester

Guest Stars:
Victor Garber
Neil Patrick Harris

Creators/Crew:
Paris Barclay (director)
Ryan Murphy (co-creator, director, writer and producer)

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Bill Horn & Scout Masterson

Known as: American reality TV personalities.

Known for:
- Their appearances as the "guncles" on Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood.

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- Official site
- Wikipedia page for Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood
- Internet Movie Database page: Masterson
- Official Facebook pages: Horn / Masterson
- Official MySpace page: Masterson
- Official Twitter pages: Horn / Masterson

Turk Mason

Known as: American pornographic actor; a.k.a. Turk Melrose.

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

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

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Joe Langworth

Known as: American actor, director, choreographer and casting director.

Known for:
- His stage performances, including A Chorus Line, Ragtime, Follies and South Pacific.

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- Official site
- Wikipedia page
- Internet Broadway Database page
- Movie Dearest interview
- Official Facebook page

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- Spotlight On: The 2009 GLAAD Media Awards

Michelle Kosilek

Known as: American murderer.

Known for:
- Made headlines by fighting to undergo gender reassignment while in prison.

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- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page

Rosie Jones

Known as: American golfer.

Known for:
- Winner of 13 LPGA Titles, 3 Legends Tour Wins and 7 Solheim Cup Teams; founder of Rosie Jones Golf Getaways.

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- Official site
- Wikipedia page
- GLBTQ Encyclopedia entry
- Official Facebook page

Robert Indiana

Known as: American artist.

Known for:
- His iconic "LOVE" sculpture, originally created in 1964.

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

Billy Herrington

Known as: American pornographic actor.

Known for:
- His performances in movies for various adult studios, which inspired a peculiar East Asian internet meme.

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

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Chai Feldblum

Known as: American law professor and activist.

Known for:
- Presidential appointee to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

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- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page

Richard Fairbrass

Known as: English singer.

Known for:
- Lead vocalist of the pop band Right Said Fred.

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

J.D. Disalvatore

Known as: American producer and director.

Known for:
- Her award winning films, including Shelter, Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds, A Marine Story and Gay Propaganda.

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- Official blog
- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page
- Official Facebook page
- Official MySpace page
- Official Twitter page

Katharine Cornell

Known as: American actress, writer and producer.

Known for:
- Renowned as the greatest American stage actress of the 20th century, most notably in The Barretts of Wimpole Street.

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

Marco Blaze

Known as: Argentinean pornographic actor.

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

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

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Patrick Breen

Known as: American actor and writer.

Known for:
- His performances on film (Galaxy Quest), TV (Kevin Hill) and the stage (Next Fall).

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

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Michelle Abdill & Roxanne Ellis

Known as: American hate crime victims.

Known for:
- Lesbian couple murdered in Medford, Oregon on December 4, 1995.

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- Wikipedia page

Zhou Dan

Known as: Chinese activist and lawyer.

Known for:
- A leading voice for the rights of gay and lesbian people in mainland China.

Know more:
- Wikipedia page
- Official Facebook page

Charlie Williams

Known as: American actor.

Known for:
- His performance in the Broadway musical Memphis.

Know more:
- Official site
- Internet Broadway Database page

Cris Williamson

Known as: American singer, songwriter, musician and activist.

Known for:
- Pioneer in the women's music movement; her best-selling album The Changer and the Changed.

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- Official site
- Wikipedia page
- GLBTQ Encyclopedia entry
- Official Facebook page
- Official MySpace page

Max von Essen

Known as: American actor.

Known for:
- His stage performances, including Les Misérables, Jesus Christ Superstar and Xanadu.

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

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