Tom Eyen

Known as: American writer, lyricist and director.

Known for:
- Tony Award winner for the book and lyrics for Dreamgirls.

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- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page
- Internet Broadway Database page

Vanessa del Rio

Known as: American pornographic actress.

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

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

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Drew Daniel & M.C. Schmidt

Known as: American musicians.

Known for:
- Core members of the experimental electronic music group Matmos.

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- Official site
- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database pages: Daniel / Schmidt
- Official Facebook page
- Official MySpace page
- Official Twitter page
- Official YouTube channel

Xavier Dolan

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

Known for:
- His award winning debut feature I Killed My Mother.

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

Midge Costanza

Known as: American activist.

Known for:
- A life-long champion of gay and women's rights.

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

Vanessa Carlton

Known as: American singer, songwriter and musician.

Known for:
- Her hit single "A Thousand Miles" from her debut album Be Not Nobody.

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

Stephen Carrasco

Known as: American actor.

Known for:
- His stage performances, including Irving Berlin's White Christmas and Young Frankenstein.

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

Mike Branson

Known as: American pornographic actor.

Known for:
- His performances in movies for Falcon Studios.

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

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Julia Boseman

Known as: American politician.

Known for:
- Democratic member of the North Carolina Senate; the first openly gay member of that state's legislature.

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- Wikipedia page
- Official Facebook page

Rupert Brooke

Known as: English writer.

Known for:
- His idealistic war sonnets written during the First World War, most notably The Soldier.

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- Wikipedia page
- GLBTQ Encyclopedia entry

Gladys Bentley

Known as: American singer.

Known for:
- Blues singer during the Harlem Renaissance; performed in men's clothing and openly flirted with female audience members.

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

Dan Bucatinsky

Known as: American actor, writer and producer.

Known for:
- His work in film (The Opposite of Sex, All Over the Guy) and TV (The Comeback, Web Therapy).

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

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Elizabeth Bishop

Known as: American writer.

Known for:
- Her Pulitzer Prize-winning poetry; considered one of the most important and distinguished American poets of the 20th century.

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- Wikipedia page
- GLBTQ Encyclopedia entry

Paul Anderson

Known as: American model and reality TV personality.

Known for:
- His appearances on the third season of The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency.

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- Official site
- Wikipedia page for The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency
- Internet Movie Database page
- Official Facebook page
- Official Twitter page

Frederick Ashton

Known as: English dancer and choreographer.

Known for:
- Founding choreographer of The Royal Ballet in London; developed the "English style" of classical dancing.

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

Kevin Aviance

Known as: American drag performer and singer.

Known for:
- Popular personality in New York City's gay scene; several #1 dance singles, including "Din Da Raa" and "Give It Up".

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

Austin Wilde

Known as: American pornographic actor.

Known for:
- His award-winning performances in movies for various adult studios and websites.

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

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Denton Welch

Known as: English writer.

Known for:
- His largely autobiographical novels, including Maiden Voyage, In Youth is Pleasure and A Voice Through a Cloud.

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- Wikipedia page
- GLBTQ Encyclopedia entry

Guido Westerwelle

Known as: German politician.

Known for:
- Foreign Minister and Vice Chancellor of Germany; the first openly gay person to hold either of those positions.

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

Vogue Evolution

Known as: American dance troupe and reality TV personalities.

Known for:
- Consists of four gay men and one transgender woman; competed on the fourth season of America's Best Dance Crew.

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- Wikipedia page
- Official MySpace page
- Official Twitter page

Brandon Voss

Known as: American journalist.

Known for:
- Regular contributor to The Advocate, including the monthly "A-List" and "Seat Filler" columns.

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- Wikipedia page
- Official Facebook page
- Official Twitter page

Pavel Tchelitchew

Known as: Russian artist.

Known for:
- Surrealist painter; his most significant work is the painting Hide and Seek.

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- Wikipedia page
- GLBTQ Encyclopedia entry

Theo Tams

Known as: Canadian singer and reality TV personality.

Known for:
- Winner of the sixth season of Canadian Idol.

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- Official site
- Wikipedia page
- Official Facebook page
- Official MySpace page
- Official Twitter page
- Official YouTube channel

Giovanni Summers

Known as: American pornographic actor.

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

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

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Charlene Strong

Known as: American activist.

Known for:
- Following the death of her partner, Kate Fleming, became an advocate for marriage equality and legal protections for GLBT families.

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- Wikipedia page
- Official Facebook page

Richard Sweeney

Known as: American chef and reality TV personality.

Known for:
- His appearances on the fifth season of Top Chef.

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- Official blog
- Wikipedia page for Top Chef
- Internet Movie Database page
- Official Facebook page
- Official Twitter page

Laura Ricketts

Known as: American businesswoman.

Known for:
- Co-owner of the Chicago Cubs and CEO of Ecotravel.com; the first openly gay owner of a major-league sports franchise.

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- Wikipedia page

Chuck Panozzo

Known as: American musician.

Known for:
- Founding member and bass player of the rock group Styx.

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

Frank O'Hara

Known as: American writer.

Known for:
- Influential poet whose works were informed by both modern art and the world of urban gay male culture.

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- Wikipedia page
- GLBTQ Encyclopedia entry

Robert Newton

Known as: English track and field athlete.

Known for:
- Britain's number one sprint hurdler.

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- Wikipedia page

Fabrizio Mangiatti & Fernando Mangiatti

Known as: Hungarian pornographic actors; a.k.a. Jack and James LaCroix, Alex and Ian Lynch and Jean and Daniel Lautrec, among other aliases.

Known for:
- Identical twin stars of movies for various adult studios.

Know more:
- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database pages: Fabrizio / Fernando
- Gay Porn Stars profiles (NSFW): Fabrizio / Fernando
- Official Facebook page: Fabrizio

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