Roy Ashburn

Known as: American politician.

Known for:
- Ex-California State Senator who had an anti-gay-rights voting record; came out following a DUI arrest while leaving a gay bar.

Know more:
- Wikipedia page

Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa

Known as: American writer.

Known for:
- His work for Marvel Comics, HBO's Big Love and the stage (Golden Age, Dr. Cerberus, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark).

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

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

Anthony Williams

Known as: American fashion designer and reality TV personality.

Known for:
- Contestant on the seventh season of Project Runway.

Know more:
- Official site
- Wikipedia page for Project Runway
- Internet Movie Database page
- Official Facebook page
- Official Twitter page

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- Spotlight On: The 2010 GLAAD Media Awards

T.H. White

Known as: English writer.

Known for:
- His novels based on the legends of King Arthur, collected together under the title The Once and Future King.

Know more:
- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page

Jed Willcox

Known as: South African pornographic actor; a.k.a. Jed Colt.

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

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

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Peter Wildeblood

Known as: English journalist, writer, producer and activist.

Known for:
- Author of Against the Law, his account of the "Montagu Case" that led to the decriminalization of homosexual acts in the UK.

Know more:
- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page

Lawrence Webb

Known as: American politician.

Known for:
- Falls Church City Council member, the first openly gay, African-American elected official in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Know more:
- Wikipedia page
- Official Facebook page

Aaron Walton

Known as: American businessman.

Known for:
- Co-founder of the advertising firm Walton Isaacson; behind Lexus' corporate sponsorship of GLAAD, HRC and Outfest.

Know more:
- Official site
- Official Facebook page

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

Kevin Williams

Known as: American pornographic actor.

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

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

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Chuck Wolfe

Known as: American activist.

Known for:
- President and Chief Executive Officer of the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund and Leadership Institute.

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

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

Johnny Weir

Known as: American figure skater and reality TV personality.

Known for:
- Flamboyant Figure Skating Champion and Olympian; star of the Sundance Channel series Be Good Johnny Weir.

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

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: The Out 100 2010
- Spotlight On: The 2010 GLAAD Media Awards
- Spotlight On: RuPaul's Drag Race - Season 3

A.J. Thouvenot

Known as: American fashion designer and reality TV personality.

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

Know more:
- Official site
- Wikipedia page for Project Runway
- Internet Movie Database page
- Official Facebook page
- Official Twitter page

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

Tommy Stovall

Known as: American director, writer and producer.

Known for:
- His films Hate Crime and Sedona.

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

Charles Haslewood Shannon

Known as: English artist.

Known for:
- His painting and lithography; lifetime partner of fellow artist Charles Ricketts.

Know more:
- Wikipedia page
- GLBTQ Encyclopedia entry

Sean Storm

Known as: American pornographic actor, writer and director.

Known for:
- His performances in movies for various adult studios, including his own controversial bareback movies for Cre8tive Juices.

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

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Nate Silver

Known as: American statistician and political analyst.

Known for:
- His predictions related to the 2008 United States presidential election, as seen on his website FiveThirtyEight.com.

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

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

Roy Simmons

Known as: American football player.

Known for:
- Offensive lineman for the New York Giants and the Washington Redskins; came out on The Phil Donahue Show in 1992.

Know more:
- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page

Bruce Seidel

Known as: American television executive.

Known for:
- Senior Vice President of Program Planning and Special Productions for the Food Network.

Know more:
- Official bio
- Internet Movie Database page

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- Spotlight On: The Out 100 2010

Aiden Shaw

Known as: English writer and 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)

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Jacopo Saltarelli

Known as: Italian prostitute and model.

Known for:
- Accused of engaging in sodomy with artist Leonardo da Vinci, who he modeled for previously.

Know more:
- Wikipedia page

Sliimy

Known as: French singer and songwriter.

Known for:
- His debut album Paint Your Face; the first artist signed to Perez Hilton’s Perezcious record label.

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

Bill Silva

Known as: American producer and promoter.

Known for:
- Founder of Bill Silva Entertainment, which has overseen concerts for the Who, Nirvana and Madonna, among others.

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

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- Spotlight On: The Out 100 2010

Chris Steele

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

Known for:
- His award winning work in movies for various studios; currently Managing Partner of Jet Set Men.

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

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Jason W. Shuffler

Known as: American actor.

Known for:
- His performances in the national tour of Shrek The Musical.

Know more:
- Movie Dearest interview

Sean Strub

Known as: American activist, editor and writer.

Known for:
- Long-term AIDS survivor and activist; founder of several magazines, including POZ.

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

Ellie Schafer

Known as: American political aide.

Known for:
- Director of the White House visitors office under President Obama.

Know more:
- Out Magazine profile
- Official Facebook page

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- Spotlight On: The Out 100 2010

Andy South

Known as: American fashion designer and reality TV personality.

Known for:
- His appearances on the 8th season of Project Runway.

Know more:
- Official site
- Wikipedia page for Project Runway
- Internet Movie Database page
- Official Facebook page
- Official Twitter page

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

Lee Schrager

Known as: American businessman.

Known for:
- Vice president of Corporate Communications & National Events for Southern Wine & Spirits, America’s largest beverage distributor.

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

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- Spotlight On: The Out 100 2010

Dispatch from The QuOD: Valentine Greetings

This is what all the homophobes think will happen now that "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" has been repealed.

Screw them and have a Happy Valentine's Day!

Siegfried Sassoon

Known as: English writer and soldier.

Known for:
- Leading poet of the First World War; the "Sherston Trilogy", his three-volume fictionalised autobiography.

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

Edith Windsor & Thea Spyer

Known as: American activists.

Known for:
- Subjects of the documentary Edie & Thea: A Very Long Engagement.

Know more:
- Official Facebook page for Edie & Thea: A Very Long Engagement

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

Jaason Simmons

Known as: Australian actor.

Known for:
- Played Logan Fowler on Baywatch.

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

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Jay Nicolas Sario

Known as: Filipino fashion designer and reality TV personality.

Known for:
- Design contestant on the seventh season of Project Runway.

Know more:
- Official site
- Wikipedia page for Project Runway
- Internet Movie Database page
- Official Facebook page

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

Zack Randall

Known as: American pornographic actor.

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

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

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Yoruba Richen

Known as: American director and producer.

Known for:
- Her documentary films Promised Land and The New Black.

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

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

Dave Rubin

Known as: American comedian, blogger and TV host.

Known for:
- Host of the here! series Hot Gay Comics; co-host of the hit podcast The Six Pack.

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

PJ Raval

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

Known for:
- Co-directed the award-winning documentary Trinidad.

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

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

Ken Ryker

Known as: American pornographic actor; a.k.a. Bill Flagstaff.

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)

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Steven Jay Russell

Known as: American convict.

Known for:
- Con man who has ingeniously escaped from prison multiple times; subject of the book and movie I Love You Phillip Morris.

Know more:
- Wikipedia page

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

Marc-André Raffalovich

Known as: French writer.

Known for:
- Poet and writer on homosexuality; his patronage of the arts and lifelong relationship with poet John Gray.

Know more:
- Wikipedia page
- GLBTQ Encyclopedia entry

Fatima Robinson

Known as: American dancer and choreographer.

Known for:
- Music videos for Aaliyah, Mary J. Blige, Michael Jackson and Fergie; the films Save the Last Dance and Dreamgirls.

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

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

Cliff Parker

Known as: American pornographic actor.

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

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

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