James Duke Mason

Known as: American actor and activist.

Known for:
- Son of singer singer Belinda Carlisle and grandson of actor James Mason; founder of the Trailblazer Campaign.

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F.O. Matthiessen

Known as: American historian and literary critic.

Known for:
- His landmark works of scholarship on renowned literary figures; influential in the creation of the field of American studies.

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William Morris Meredith Jr.

Known as: American writer and educator.

Known for:
- His award winning poetry, including the Pulitzer Prize for his Partial Accounts: New and Selected Poems.

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Scott Mills

Known as: English radio and TV host and actor.

Known for:
- Host of The Scott Mills Show on BBC Radio 1.

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Alec McCowen

Known as: English actor and director.

Known for:
- His work on stage (The Philanthropist), film (Frenzy, Travels With My Aunt) and TV (Mr. Palfrey of Westminster).

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Joe Meek

Known as: English music producer and songwriter.

Known for:
- Composer of The Tornados' hit "Telstar"; his pioneering concept album I Hear a New World.

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Darren Manzella

Known as: American soldier and activist.

Known for:
- Came out on 60 Minutes; the first openly gay service member on active duty to speak to the press from a war zone.

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Scott McCoy

Known as: American politician and attorney.

Known for:
- Former member of the Utah State Senate.

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Rick Mercer

Known as: Canadian comedian, actor, writer, producer and TV host.

Known for:
- The satirical news shows This Hour Has 22 Minutes and The Rick Mercer Report; the sitcom Made in Canada (a.k.a. The Industry).

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Eric Millegan

Known as: American actor.

Known for:
- Plays Zack Addy on Bones.

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Duane Michals

Known as: American photographer.

Known for:
- His innovative use of photo-sequences, which often incorporated text to examine emotion and philosophy.

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Michelangelo

Known as: Italian artist, architect and poet; née Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni.

Known for:
- Renaissance painter (the Sistine Chapel) and sculptor (statue of David) renowned as the most famous artist who ever lived.

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- Wikipedia page
- GLBTQ Encyclopedia entries: art / literature

David Moretti

Known as: American actor.

Known for:
- His roles on TV (The Lair), film (Finding Mr. Wright) and the stage (My Big Gay Italian Wedding).

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H.P. Mendoza

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

Known for:
- His films Colma: The Musical, Fruit Fly and Longhorns.

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Billie Myers

Known as: English singer and songwriter.

Known for:
- Her international hit single "Kiss the Rain".

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Mario Matthews

Known as: American actor.

Known for:
- His stage performances, including the US national tour of the hit musical Mamma Mia!.

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- Movie Dearest interview
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Miriam Meckel

Known as: German educator.

Known for:
- Professor for Corporate Communication at the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

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Barbara Lenk

Known as: American judge.

Known for:
- The first openly gay member of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.

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Ludwig II of Bavaria

Known as: German king.

Known for:
- King of Bavaria from 1864 to 1886; eccentric castle builder and devoted patron of the arts.

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Spencer Livermore

Known as: English political advisor.

Known for:
- Worked for the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Gordon Brown as Director of Political Strategy.

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Gavin Lambert

Known as: English writer.

Known for:
- Author of Inside Daisy Clover (both novel and screenplay); celebrity biographer, including his longtime friend Natalie Wood.

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Brooke LaBarbera

Known as: American reality TV personality.

Known for:
- Her appearances on The Real World: Denver and Real World/Road Rules Challenge.

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- Wikipedia pages for The Real World: Denver / Real World/Road Rules Challenge
- Internet Movie Database page
- Official Facebook page
- Official MySpace page

Lê Văn Duyệt

Known as: Vietnamese general and bureaucrat.

Known for:
- Helped future Emperor Gia Long put down the Tây Sơn rebellion, unify Vietnam and establish the Nguyễn Dynasty.

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Christine Kehoe

Known as: American politician.

Known for:
- Member of the California State Senate representing the 39th district.

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- Wikipedia page
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Rami Kashou

Known as: Israeli fashion designer and reality TV personality.

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

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- Wikipedia page for Project Runway
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Ken Kostick

Known as: Canadian chef, radio and TV host.

Known for:
- Co-host of What's for Dinner? and other culinary series on both television and radio.

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Michael Kearns

Known as: American actor, writer and director.

Known for:
- First openly gay and openly HIV positive actor in Hollywood; his solo theater pieces Intimacies and More Intimacies.

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- Official blog
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- Official Facebook page
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Hunter James

Known as: American pornographic actor.

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

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

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Karla Jay

Known as: American writer, educator and activist.

Known for:
- Widely published pioneer in the field of lesbian and gay studies.

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Jeffrey John

Known as: Welsh priest.

Known for:
- The first person to have openly been in a same-sex relationship to be nominated as a Church of England bishop.

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Maja Ivarsson

Known as: Swedish singer and musician.

Known for:
- Lead vocalist of the Swedish New Wave band The Sounds.

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Lane Hudson

Known as: American blogger and activist.

Known for:
- Exposing the Mark Foley congressional page sex scandal; currently writes for the Huffington Post.

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- Official blog
- Wikipedia page
- Official Twitter page

Alan Hollinghurst

Known as: English writer.

Known for:
- His award-winning novels The Swimming Pool Library, The Folding Star and The Line of Beauty.

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- GLBTQ Encyclopedia entry

Charles Hawtrey

Known as: English actor, director, singer and musician.

Known for:
- His long show business career, beginning as a boy soprano to his comic roles in the popular Carry On series of films.

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Laurence Housman

Known as: English writer and artist.

Known for:
- Noted book illustrator, novelist (An Englishwoman's Love-letters) and playwright (Victoria Regina).

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- Internet Movie Database page
- Internet Broadway Database page

Aaron Goldschmidt

Known as: American reality TV personality.

Known for:
- His appearances on the third season of The Amazing Race.

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- Official site
- Wikipedia page for The Amazing Race
- Internet Movie Database page
- Official MySpace page

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- Spotlight On: The Amazing Race

Fred Goldsmith

Known as: Hungarian pornographic actor; a.k.a. Miklos O, Miklos Olah and Jean-Paul.

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

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

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Vicky Galindo

Known as: American softball player.

Known for:
- Member of the USA Softball Women's National Team and the Chicago Bandits of the National Pro Fastpitch league.

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- Official Facebook page
- Official Twitter page

Debbie Friedman

Known as: American singer and songwriter.

Known for:
- Her songs with Jewish religious content, including her frequently used setting of "Mi Shebeirach", the prayer for healing.

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- Official site
- Wikipedia page

Tiziano Ferro

Known as: Italian singer.

Known for:
- Award-winning pop star who has sold more than eight million albums worldwide.

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- Wikipedia page
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- Official Facebook page
- Official YouTube channel

Arthur Eddington

Known as: English astrophysicist.

Known for:
- His work regarding Einstein's Theory of Relativity.

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Reed Erickson

Known as: American philanthropist.

Known for:
- Founder of the Erickson Educational Foundation (EEF), which supported the work of homophile and transsexual organizations.

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- GLBTQ Encyclopedia entry

Ion Davidov

Known as: Romanian pornographic actor.

Known for:
- His performances in movie for the adult studio Bel Ami.

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

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Stormé DeLarverie

Known as: American drag performer.

Known for:
- Her participation in the Stonewall Riots led her to be known as "the gay community’s Rosa Parks".

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- Internet Movie Database page

Foekje Dillema

Known as: Dutch track and field athlete.

Known for:
- In 1950, was expelled for life by the Dutch National Athletics Federation based on a "sex test".

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- Wikipedia page

Topher DiMaggio

Known as: American pornographic actor.

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

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

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Michael Dillon

Known as: English physician.

Known for:
- The first female-to-male transsexual to undergo phalloplasty.

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- Wikipedia page
- GLBTQ Encyclopedia entry

Jason Champion

Known as: American interior designer and reality TV personality.

Known for:
- His appearances on the fourth season of HGTV Design Star.

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- Official site
- Wikipedia page for HGTV Design Star
- Internet Movie Database page
- Official Facebook page
- Official Twitter page
- Official YouTube channel

Chris Cohen

Known as: American model and reality TV personality.

Known for:
- His appearances on the second season of Make Me a Supermodel.

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- Wikipedia page for Make Me a Supermodel
- Internet Movie Database page

Katherine Connella

Known as: American actress and writer.

Known for:
- Author of the memoir Sugar and Spice and Puppy Dog Tails: Growing Up Intersexed.

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- Wikipedia page
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