Luke Evans

Known as: Welsh actor.

Known for:
- His roles on stage (Rent, Taboo, Avenue Q) and screen (Clash of the Titans, Immortals, the Hobbit films).

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- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page

Anye Elite

Known as: American singer, songwriter and activist.

Known for:
- His song "Just in Case", about the effects of violence and homophobia on gay black Americans.

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

Daniel Evans

Known as: Welsh actor and director.

Known for:
- His Olivier Award winning, Tony Award nominated performance in the acclaimed revival of Sunday in the Park with George.

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- Internet Movie Database page
- Internet Broadway Database page

Dustin Erikstrup

Known as: American reality TV personality.

Known for:
- His appearances on the eighth season of the American version of Big Brother.

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- Wikipedia page for Big Brother
- Internet Movie Database page
- Official Twitter page

Denise Eger

Known as: American rabbi.

Known for:
- The first female and the first openly gay President of the Board of Rabbis of Southern California.

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

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Prince Eugene of Savoy

Known as: French military commander and nobleman.

Known for:
- Spanning six decades, served three Holy Roman Emperors; one of the most successful military commanders in European history.

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- Wikipedia page

Rick Donovan

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)

Shop for Rick Donovan movies and more at TLAgay.com.

David Decoteau

Known as: American director, writer and producer.

Known for:
- Prolific creator of low budget horror movies, such as the Brotherhood and 1313 series.

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

Edward C. DuMont

Known as: American lawyer.

Known for:
- Nominated by President Barack Obama to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

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- Wikipedia page

Gaëtan Dugas

Known as: Canadian flight attendant.

Known for:
- The alleged "Patient Zero" for AIDS.

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- Wikipedia page

Heinz Dörmer

Known as: German Holocaust survivor.

Known for:
- Imprisoned for more than ten years by the Nazis for homosexuality under Paragraph 175.

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- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page

Mary Daly

Known as: American philosopher, academic and theologian.

Known for:
- Self-described "radical lesbian feminist"; her controversial views on sexual equality and transsexualism.

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

D.O.

Known as: Argentinian pornographic actor; née Dionisio Heiderscheid.

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

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

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Lisa Lee Dark

Known as: Welsh singer and actress.

Known for:
- Her recording career in such genres as opera and Christian classical.

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

Tom DeSimone

Known as: American director, writer and producer.

Known for:
- Such films and TV series as Hell Night, The Concrete Jungle, Reform School Girls, Freddy's Nightmares and Dark Justice.

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- Official site
- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page

Robear Chinosi

Known as: American reality TV personality.

Known for:
- His appearances on the TLC reality series NY Ink.

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- Official site
- Wikipedia page for NY Ink
- Official Facebook page
- Official Twitter page

Cameron Carpenter

Known as: American musician.

Known for:
- His virtuosity, showmanship, technique and arrangements for the organ.

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

David Crane

Known as: American writer and producer.

Known for:
- Emmy Award-winning co-creator of the TV series Friends, The Class and Episodes.

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- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page

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Michael Cohen

Known as: American reality TV personality.

Known for:
- His appearances on the Bravo reality series Miami Social.

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- Official site
- Wikipedia page for Miami Social
- Internet Movie Database page
- Official Facebook page
- Official Twitter page

Alexander Bard

Known as: Swedish musician and songwriter.

Known for:
- His work with the pop/electronica bands Army of Lovers, Alcazar, BWO and others.

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

Albrecht Becker

Known as: German production designer and Holocaust survivor.

Known for:
- In 1935 was arrested on suspicion of violating Paragraph 175 and sentenced to three years in prison at Nürnberg.

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- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page

Lino Brocka

Known as: Filipino director and writer.

Known for:
- His award-winning films Weighed But Found Wanting, The Claws of Light, Insiang, Jaguar and Macho Dancer.

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- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page

Anthony Blunt

Known as: English historian and spy.

Known for:
- Prestigious art historian revealed to be a member of the Cambridge Five, a group of spies working for the Soviet Union.

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

Arthur J. Bressan Jr.

Known as: American director, writer and producer.

Known for:
- His films Gay USA, Abuse and Buddies (the first American feature film on the subject of the AIDS pandemic).

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- Official site
- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page

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Alan Brown

Known as: American director, writer and producer.

Known for:
- His films Book of Love, Superheroes and Private Romeo; author of the novel Audrey Hepburn's Neck.

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- Internet Movie Database page
- Movie Dearest interview

Henry Ainley

Known as: English actor.

Known for:
- His Shakespearean performances on both stage and screen.

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

Patience Agbabi

Known as: English writer and performance artist.

Known for:
- Her award-winning poetry (R.A.W., Transformatrix) and spoken word performances.

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- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page

Brian Asawa

Known as: American singer.

Known for:
- The first countertenor to win the Plácido Domingo Operalia International Opera Competition and other honors.

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

Kwame Anthony Appiah

Known as: Ghanaian philosopher, writer and educator.

Known for:
- His writings on African and African-American literary and cultural studies; Professor of Philosophy at Princeton University.

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

Kye Allums

Known as: American basketball player.

Known for:
- Member of the George Washington University women's basketball team.

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- Wikipedia page

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Amy Winehouse

Known as: English singer, songwriter and musician.

Known for:
- Her Grammy Award-winning debut album Back to Black, featuring the hit single "Rehab".

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- Official site
- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page

Penny Wong

Known as: Australian politician.

Known for:
- Labor Party senator for South Australia; first openly gay member of the Australian federal cabinet.

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- Official site
- Wikipedia page

Stanislawa Walasiewicz

Known as: Polish athlete.

Known for:
- Women's Olympic champion; had ambiguous genitalia and could not easily be identified as either biologically male or female.

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- Wikipedia page

Todd Verow

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

Known for:
- His films Frisk, Anonymous, The Boy with the Sun in His Eyes, The Final Girl and Deleted Scenes.

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

Nichi Vendola

Known as: Italian politician.

Known for:
- President of the Apulia region of Southern Italy.

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

Pieter-Dirk Uys

Known as: South African comedian, TV host and activist.

Known for:
- His character Evita Bezuidenhout (a.k.a. Tannie Evita), a white Afrikaner socialite and self-proclaimed political activist.

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- Official site
- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page

Colby Taylor

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)

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Billy Tipton

Known as: American musician.

Known for:
- Jazz pianist, saxophonist and bandleader; born female, which was not discovered until after his death.

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- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page

Osbert Sitwell

Known as: English writer.

Known for:
- His novels and five-volume autobiography.

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- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page

Harmony Santana

Known as: American actress.

Known for:
- Her critically-acclaimed debut role in Gun Hill Road.

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

B. Scott

Known as: American internet personality, singer and songwriter.

Known for:
- His YouTube videoblogs and website lovebscott.com.

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

Jack Spicer

Known as: American writer.

Known for:
- His award-winning My Vocabulary Did This to Me: The Collected Poetry of Jack Spicer.

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- Wikipedia page
- GLBTQ Encyclopedia entry

Paulo Szot

Known as: Brazilian singer and actor.

Known for:
- Opera baritone; won Tony Award for his Broadway debut as Emile De Becque in the revival of South Pacific.

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

Azariah Southworth

Known as: American producer, writer and reality TV personality.

Known for:
- Creator and host of The Remix, a syndicated reality show on several Christian television networks.

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- Official site
- Wikipedia page
- Official Facebook page
- Official Twitter page

Kara Swisher

Known as: American journalist.

Known for:
- Technology columnist for the Wall Street Journal; founder and editor of the online publication All Things Digital.

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- Official blog
- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page
- Official Facebook page
- Official Twitter page
- Official YouTube channel

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Spotlight On: Glee - Season 2

Glee - Season 2 (2010-2011):

Known as: American musical comedy series.

Known for:
- The continuing musical adventures of the underdogs that make up "New Directions", the William McKinley High School glee club.

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- 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
Cheyenne Jackson as Dustin Goolsby
Jane Lynch as Sue Sylvester

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

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: Glee - Season 1
- Spotlight On: The 2010 GLAAD Media Awards
- Spotlight On: Emmy Awards 2011

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

Eva Robin's

Known as: Italian actress.

Known for:
- Her roles in Italian films (Tenebrae) and television (Il Bello Delle Donne).

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- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page

Scott Rennie

Known as: Scottish minister.

Known for:
- The first openly gay minister within the Church of Scotland.

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- Wikipedia page
- Official Twitter page