Tommy Kirk

Known as: American actor.

Known for:
- Star of several Disney films and TV shows, including Old Yeller, The Shaggy Dog, Swiss Family Robinson and The Hardy Boys.

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- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page

Roz Kaveney

Known as: English writer.

Known for:
- Author of several science fiction and fantasy books.

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

Patrick Kearney

Known as: American serial killer; a.k.a. "The Freeway Killer".

Known for:
- Preyed on young men in California during the 1970s.

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- Wikipedia page
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Shunda K

Known as: American singer, songwriter and MC.

Known for:
- Member of the hip hop group Yo Majesty and solo recording artist.

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- Wikipedia page
- Official Facebook page
- Official MySpace page
- Official Twitter page

George Kuchar

Known as: American director, writer and actor.

Known for:
- Prolific underground filmmaker; his "low-fi" aesthetic, playful use of "no-talent actors, plotless plots and themeless themes".

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

Victoria Kolakowski

Known as: American judge.

Known for:
- The first openly transgender person to serve as a trial judge in the United States.

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- Wikipedia page
- Official Facebook page

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: GLBT History Month 2011

Fred Karger

Known as: American politician and activist.

Known for:
- Candidate for the Republican nomination for the 2012 US Presidential election; the first openly gay presidential candidate from a major political party in American history.

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

David Kato

Known as: Ugandan activist.

Known for:
- Considered a father of Uganda's gay rights movement; murdered in 2011.

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- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: GLBT History Month 2011

Jeffrey Klarik

Known as: American writer and producer.

Known for:
- Co-creator of the TV series Half and Half, The Class and Episodes.

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- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page

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- Spotlight On: Emmy Awards 2011

Michael Jeter

Known as: American actor.

Known for:
- Award-winning actor of stage (Grand Hotel), TV (Evening Shade) and film (The Green Mile).

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

Spotlight On: Emmy Awards 2011

The QuOD congratulates the out nominees of the 63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards:

- Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato and Chaz Bono for Becoming Chaz, Outstanding Nonfiction Special nominee.
- Andy Cohen for Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List, Outstanding Reality Program nominee and Top Chef, Outstanding Reality-Competition Program nominee.
- Bruce Cohen for The 83rd Annual Academy Awards, Outstanding Special Class Programs nominee.
- Chris Colfer for Glee, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series nominee.
- Alan Cumming for The Good Wife, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series nominee.
- David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik for Episodes, Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series nominee.
- Jesse Tyler Ferguson for Modern Family, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series nominee.
- Lady Gaga for Lady Gaga Presents The Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden, Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special nominee.
- Sean Hayes for The 64th Annual Tony Awards, Outstanding Special Class Programs winner.

- Todd Haynes for Mildred Pierce, Outstanding Miniseries or Movie nominee, Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special nominee and Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries Movie or Dramatic Special nominee.
- Nathan Lane for Modern Family, Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series nominee.
- Jane Lynch for Glee, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series nominee.
- Ryan Murphy for Glee, Outstanding Comedy Series nominee.
- Jeremy Podeswa for Boardwalk Empire, Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series nominee.
- Paul Reubens for The Pee-Wee Herman Show On Broadway, Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special nominee.
- Jeffrey Richman for Modern Family, Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series winner.
- Mo Rocca for The 64th Annual Tony Awards, Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Special winner.
- Travis Wall for So You Think You Can Dance, Outstanding Choreography nominee.
- Evan Rachel Wood for Mildred Pierce, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie nominee.
- Christine Vachon for Mildred Pierce, Outstanding Miniseries or Movie nominee.

Winners will be announced live Sunday August 18 on FOX in a ceremony hosted by Jane Lynch.

UPDATE: Winners of the Creative Arts Primetime Emmy Awards and the Primetime Emmy Awards have been noted.

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: Glee - Season 2

Originally posted on July 23, 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.

Emil Jannings

Known as: German actor.

Known for:
- The first Academy Award-winning Best Actor (for The Last Command and The Way of All Flesh).

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- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page

Justine Joli

Known as: American pornographic actress and model; a.k.a. Swan Hope, Justine Soli, Erin Swan and other aliases.

Known for:
- Her appearances in numerous adult magazines and movies.

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

Shop for Justine Joli movies and more at TLAvideo.com.

Sam Irvin

Known as: American director, writer and producer.

Known for:
- His work for film (Oblivion, Elvira's Haunted Hills) and TV (Dante's Cove); biographer of author/actress Kay Thompson.

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- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page

Eloy de la Iglesia

Known as: Spanish director and writer.

Known for:
- His award-winning films, including The Priest and Bulgarian Lovers.

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

Ted Haggard

Known as: American pastor.

Known for:
- Involved in a sex and drugs scandal in 2006 that ended his evangelical career.

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

Hephaestion

Known as: Macedonian nobleman and military general.

Known for:
- General in the army of and lover to Alexander the Great.

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- Wikipedia page

Terry Higgins

Known as: English AIDS victim.

Known for:
- One of the first people to die of an AIDS-related illness in England; the Terrance Higgins Trust is named after him.

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- Wikipedia page

Alan L. Hart

Known as: American physician and scientist.

Known for:
- Pioneered the use of x-ray photography in tuberculosis detection; helped implement TB screening programs.

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- Wikipedia page

Daniel Hernandez Jr.

Known as: American political intern.

Known for:
- Credited with saving the life of US Representative Gabrielle Giffords during the 2011 Tucson, Arizona mass shooting incident .

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- Wikipedia page
- Official Facebook page
- Official Twitter page

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- Spotlight On: GLBT History Month 2011

Mary Kay Henry

Known as: American activist.

Known for:
- International President of the Service Employees International Union; the first woman to lead the union.

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- Wikipedia page- Official Twitter page

Jaime Humberto Hermosillo

Known as: Mexican director, writer and producer.

Known for:
- His award-winning films, including De noche vienes, Esmeralda and Dona Herlinda and Her Son.

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- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page

Gianfranco

Known as: American pornographic actor; a.k.a. Johnny Diamond and Ali.

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

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

Shop for Gianfranco movies and more at TLAgay.com.

George Grizzard

Known as: American actor.

Known for:
- His award-winning performances on stage (A Delicate Balance), TV (The Oldest Living Graduate) and on film (Advise and Consent).

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

Michael Guest

Known as: American ambassador.

Known for:
- The first out gay man to be confirmed by the US Senate to serve as a US Ambassador (to Romania).

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- Wikipedia page

Related posts on The QuOD:
- Spotlight On: GLBT History Month 2011

John E. Fryer

Known as: American psychiatrist and activist; a.k.a. Dr H. Anonymous.

Known for:
- His anonymous speech at the 1972 American Psychiatric Association annual conference where he appeared in disguise.

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- Wikipedia page

Paul Frommer

Known as: American educator and linguist.

Known for:
- Creator of the Na'vi language for the film Avatar.

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- Wikipedia page
- Internet Movie Database page

Su Friedrich

Known as: American director, writer and producer.

Known for:
- Her avant-garde filmmaking, including Sink or Swim, Hide and Seek and From the Ground Up.

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

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