Phillip Morris

Known as: American ex-convict.

Known for:
- Object of affection for Steven Jay Russell, subject of the book and movie I Love You Phillip Morris.

Know more:
- Wikipedia page for Steven Jay Russell

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: The 2010 GLAAD Media Awards

David Medina

Known as: American political aide.

Known for:
- Deputy chief of staff to First Lady Michelle Obama.

Know more:
- Out 100 profile

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: The Out 100 2010

Spotlight On: Oscar Nominees 2010

The QuOD congratulates the out nominees of the 83rd Annual Academy Awards:

- Iain Canning, Best Picture winner for The King's Speech.
- Lisa Cholodenko, Best Original Screenplay nominee for The Kids Are All Right.
- Dean DeBlois, Best Animated Feature nominee for How to Train Your Dragon.
- Lora Hirschberg, Best Sound Mixing winner for Inception.
- Scott Rudin, Best Picture nominee for The Social Network and True Grit.

UPDATE: Winners have been noted.

Spotlight On: is an occasional feature here on The QuOD that highlights various pop culture touchstones involving a number of GLBT people of note.

David Munk

Known as: American reality TV personality.

Known for:
- His appearances on the Sundance Channel series Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys.

Know more:
- Official blog
- Wikipedia page for Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys
- Official Facebook page
- Official Twitter page

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: The 2010 GLAAD Media Awards

Kalup Linzy

Known as: American performance artist.

Known for:
- His series of video art pieces satirizing the tone and narrative approach of television soap operas.

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

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: The Out 100 2010

Jonathan David Katz

Known as: American educator and writer.

Known for:
- Founder of the Harvey Milk Institute; the first-ever tenured gay studies professor in the US.

Know more:
- Wikipedia page

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: The Out 100 2010

Christina Kahrl

Known as: American journalist.

Known for:
- Co-founder, executive editor and national columnist for BaseballProspectus.com.

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

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: The 2010 GLAAD Media Awards

Heath Jordan

Known as: American pornographic actor.

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

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

See NSFW pictures of Heath Jordan in The Back Room.

Shop for Heath Jordan movies and more at TLAgay.com.

Matt Jacobi

Known as: American reality TV personality.

Known for:
- Giuliana Rancic's assistant as seen on the Style Network series Giuliana & Bill.

Know more:
- Official site
- Wikipedia page for Giuliana & Bill
- Official Facebook page
- Official MySpace page
- Official Twitter page

Robert Helpmann

Known as: Australian actor, director, dancer and choreographer.

Known for:
- His roles in the films The Red Shoes and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

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

Bob Harper

Known as: American reality TV personality.

Known for:
- Trainer on The Biggest Loser.

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

Moss Hart

Known as: American writer and director.

Known for:
- His scripts for stage (You Can't Take It With You, The Man Who Came to Dinner) and screen (Gentleman's Agreement, A Star is Born).

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

Chase Hunter

Known as: American pornographic actor.

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

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

Shop for Chase Hunter movies and more at TLA.

Ed Gallagher

Known as: American football player.

Known for:
- Offensive tackle for the University of Pittsburgh from 1977 to 1979.

Know more:
- Wikipedia page

John Gidding

Known as: American architect and reality TV personality.

Known for:
- Host/designer on the HGTV shows Designed to Sell and Curb Appeal: The Block.

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

Angelo Garcia

Known as: American singer and songwriter.

Known for:
- Member of the pop boy band Menudo from 1988 to 1990, now solo recording artist.

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

David B. Feinberg

Known as: American writer and activist.

Known for:
- His books Eighty-Sixed, Spontaneous Combustion and Queer and Loathing: Rants and Raves of a Raging AIDS Clone.

Know more:
- Wikipedia page
- GLBTQ Encyclopedia entry

Steen Fenrich

Known as: American hate crime victim.

Known for:
- 19-year-old Bayside, Queens New York resident killed by his stepfather in a homophobic rage in March 2001.

Know more:
- Wikipedia page

Anthony Fabian

Known as: American director, writer and producer.

Known for:
- His feature film Skin.

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

Marisa Demeo

Known as: American judge.

Known for:
- Member of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

Know more:
- Wikipedia page
- Official Facebook page

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: The Out 100 2010

Matt Doyle

Known as: American actor.

Known for:
- His performances on stage (Spring Awakening, Bye Bye Birdie) and television (Gossip Girl).

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

Christian Del Rosario

Known as: Filipino photographer.

Known for:
- California-based photographer specializing in travel and portrait photography.

Know more:
- Official site
- Movie Dearest interview
- Official Facebook page

Derrek Diamond

Known as: American pornographic actor.

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

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

Shop for Derrek Diamond movies and more at TLA.

Emma Donoghue

Known as: Irish writer and literary historian.

Known for:
- Her award-winning novels Room, Hood and Slammerkin.

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

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: The Out 100 2010

Michael Callen

Known as: American singer, songwriter, composer, writer and activist.

Known for:
- Early AIDS activist; founding member of a cappella singing group The Flirtations; his song "Love Don't Need a Reason".

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

David Cicilline

Known as: American politician.

Known for:
- Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island; the first openly gay mayor of a US state capital.

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

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: The Out 100 2010

Michael Cunningham

Known as: American writer.

Known for:
- His Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Hours.

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

Heather Cassils

Known as: Canadian performance artist.

Known for:
- Her appearance in the music video for Lady Gaga's "Telephone".

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

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: The Out 100 2010

Wilfrid Brambell

Known as: Irish actor.

Known for:
- His roles on film (A Hard Day's Night) and TV (Steptoe and Son).

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

Dispatch from The QuOD: Happy 2011!

Have a super new year!