- Oscar Wilde
Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish playwright, novelist, poet, and author of short stories. Known for his barbed wit, he was one of the most successful playwrights of late Victorian London, and one of the greatest celebrities of his day. As the result of a famous trial, he suffered a dramatic downfall and was imprisoned for two years of hard labour after being convicted of the offence of "gross indecency". - Sam Harris
Sam Harris (born Samuel Kent Harris, 4 June 1961, Cushing, Oklahoma) is an American pop and musical theatre recording artist as well as a television, stage and film actor. Harris was the winner of the first "Star Search" competition in 1984, and no contestant surpassed his winning streak of fourteen weeks in a row in the entire history of the show. - Rick Santorum
Richard John Santorum (born May 10, 1958) is a former United States Senator from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Santorum is a member of the Republican Party and was the chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, the number-three job in the party leadership of the Senate. Santorum holds conservative social and fiscal stances. He is particularly known for his stances on Social Security, intelligent design, homosexuality, and the Terri Schiavo case. - Matthew Shepard
Matthew Wayne Shepard was an American student at the University of Wyoming who was fatally attacked near Laramie, Wyoming, on the night of October 6 – October 7, 1998 in what was widely reported by international news media as a savage beating due to his homosexuality. Shepard died from severe head injuries at Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, Colorado, on October 12. - Jake Gyllenhaal
Jake Gyllenhaal (born December 19, 1980 as Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal) is an Academy Award-nominated and BAFTA Award-winning American actor. The son of director Stephen Gyllenhaal and screenwriter Naomi Foner, Gyllenhaal began acting at age eleven, and his short career has seen performances in diverse roles. He has received an Academy Award nomination and won a British Academy of Film and Television Arts Award. - Gore Vidal
Eugene Luther Gore Vidal (born October 3 1925) (pronounced, occasionally, , etc) is an American author of novels, stage plays, screenplays, and essays. The offspring of a prominent political family, Gore is an outspoken critic of the American political establishment. Gore wrote the "The City and the Pillar" in 1948, which created controversy as the first major American novel to feature unambiguous homosexuality. - Paul Cameron
Paul Drummond Cameron is an American psychologist and sex researcher. While employed at various institutions including the University of Nebraska he conducted research on passive smoking and several other topics, but he is best known today for his controversial research on homosexuality. After a successful 1982 campaign against a gay rights proposal in Lincoln, Nebraska, he established the Institute for the Scientific Investigation of Sexuality, … - Lance Bass
James Lance Bass (born May 4 1979), known as Lance Bass, is an American singer, actor, producer and author who is best known as the bass singer for the American pop group 'N Sync. He is also known for his 2002 attempt at space travel, which received a large amount of media attention. Bass, was scheduled to be a part of the Russian Soyuz TMA-1 mission, but failed to come up with the funds necessary to board. - John Reid
John Reid is a Scottish manager and music industry figure currently living and working in Australia. Between 1975 and 1978, Reid was the manager of British rock group Queen. For some 25 years he was the manager of Elton John, but their relationship ended with acrimonious legal action in 2000 over a leaked letter from his accountants detailing Elton's spending was found by Benjamin Pell and published in the Daily Mirror. - Joseph Nicolosi
Joseph Nicolosi, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist, founder and director of the Thomas Aquinas Psychological Clinic, in Encino, California, and the President of the National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH). For the last 15 years, his professional focus has been reparative therapy, a controversial psychotherapy that considers homosexuality a disorder that can be cured. His Ph.D. is from the California School of Professional Psychology. - James Baldwin
James Arthur Baldwin was an American novelist, short story writer, playwright, poet, and essayist, best known for his novel "Go Tell It on the Mountain". Most of Baldwin's work deals with racial and sexual issues in the mid-20th century United States. - John Gray
John Gray was an English poet whose works include "Silverpoints", "The Long Road" and "Park: A Fantastic Story". Born in the working-class district of Bethnal Green, London, he is known today mostly as an aesthetic poet of the 1890s and as a friend of Ernest Dowson, Aubrey Beardsley and Oscar Wilde. He was also a talented translator, bringing works by the French Symbolists Mallarmé, Verlaine, Laforgue and Rimbaud into English, often for the first time. - E. M. Forster
Edward Morgan Forster, OM (January 1, 1879 – June 7, 1970), was an English novelist, short story writer, and essayist. He is known best for his ironic and well-plotted novels examining class difference and hypocrisy in early 20th-century British society. Forster's humanistic impulse toward understanding and sympathy may be aptly summed up in the epigraph to his 1910 novel "Howards End": "Only connect." Forster was homosexual, … - Billy Bean
William Daro "Billy" Bean (born May 11, 1964 in Santa Ana, California) is a former Major League Baseball player who made news in 1999 when he made his homosexuality public. Bean was an outfielder, and a switch-hitter, with 487 at bats with a .226 batting average in a career that lasted from 1987 through 1995: Detroit Tigers 1987-1989, Los Angeles Dodgers 1989, San Diego Padres 1993-1995. Bean tied a major league record with four hits in his first major league game. - Michael Musto
Michael Musto is an American Manhattan-based writer who began his career at "The Village Voice", where he writes the weekly "La Dolce Musto" celebrity and gossip column. He is an Italian American and a graduate of Columbia University. He is the author of "Downtown" and "Manhattan on the Rocks". A selection of his columns has been published as "La Dolce Musto." - Dean Hamer
Dr Dean Hamer (born 1951) is a geneticist, who, as of 2007 is the director of the Gene Structure and Regulation Unit at the U.S. National Cancer Institute (part of the National Institutes of Health). He obtained his BA at Trinity College, CT, USA and his Ph.D from Harvard Medical School. He was a co-inventor of gene transfer in animal cells and the first to produce growth hormones, vaccine subunits, and other useful products by this approach. - Jim McGreevey
James Edward "Jim" McGreevey (born August 6, 1957) is an American Democratic politician. He served as the 52nd Governor of New Jersey from January 15, 2002, until November 15, 2004, when he left office three months after admitting that he had had an extramarital affair with a male employee. Upon publicly revealing his homosexuality on August 12, 2004, McGreevey became the first and, to date, the only openly gay state governor in United States history. - X
X is a contemporary short story writer and poet, his/her genres of choice ranging from dystopian science fiction to present-day realistic fiction. Not much is known about X, as he/she is notoriously private, but X is known for his/her dark, often paranoid themes, strange characters, and unusual plotlines reminiscent of authors [M. Gira] or [J.G. Ballard]. X is noted for including many controversial subjects in his/her writing, such as BDSM, pedophilia, torture, … - Graham Norton
Graham Norton, (born Graham Walker on 4 April 1963 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish actor, comedian and television presenter. He achieved fame as a broadcaster on Britain's Channel 4 and also through his role as Father Noel Furlong in the critically acclaimed television series "Father Ted". Though he only appeared in three episodes, Norton's performance as Father Noel proved extremely popular with viewers. - Louis P. Sheldon
Rev. Louis P. "Lou" Sheldon (born 1934 in Washington, D.C.) is an American Presbyterian pastor and Chairman of the social conservative organization, the Traditional Values Coalition. He is an opponent of homosexuality in general and the gay rights movement which inspired him to write a book on the subject called "The Agenda: The homosexual plan to change America". He is also opposed to hate crime legislation. Sheldon was born and raised in Washington, D.C., … - Stephen Green
Stephen Green is the leader of Christian Voice (UK), coming to media prominence through the outcry against "Jerry Springer - The Opera". He is a fundamentalist Christian, previously an Anglican, he now attends an Assemblies of God Church and has worked in the building trade. In the early 1990s Green was a prominent campaigner against homosexuality through the Conservative Family Campaign, and wrote a book called "The Sexual Dead-End" giving his opinions in detail. - Mariela Castro
Mariela Castro Espín is the director of the Cuban National Center for Sex Education in Havana and an activist for LGBT rights in Cuba. She is the daughter of first vice president Raúl Castro Ruz and Vilma Espín Guillois, and the niece of president Fidel Castro. Her group campaigns for effective AIDS prevention as well as acceptance of homosexuality, bisexuality, transvestism, and transsexualism. - Van Hansis
Evan Vanfossen Hansis (born September 25, 1981) is an Emmy nominated American actor. Hansis, who uses the name Van professionally, currently stars on the CBS soap opera "As the World Turns" as Luke Snyder, the son of one of the show's signature supercouples, Holden and Lily Snyder (played by Jon Hensley and Martha Byrne). He made his first appearance on December 14, 2005, taking over the role from Jake Weary. Shortly after taking over the role of Luke, … - J. Michael Bailey
John Michael Bailey (born 2 July 1957 in Lubbock, Texas) is an American psychology professor, best known for his controversial work on homosexuality, bisexuality and transsexualism. Bailey obtained his B.A. in Mathematics from Washington University in 1979 and his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Texas, Austin in 1989, where he studied under behavior genetics researcher Lee Willerman. He became a professor at Northwestern University in 1989. - Rodney Croome
Rodney Croome is the spokesperson for the Tasmanian Gay and Lesbian Rights Group, and one of the founders of the Australian Coalition for Equality (ACE). He fronted the successful campaign to decriminalise homosexuality in Tasmania, which until May 1, 1997 was a criminal offense punishable by up to 25 years jail. He has also been the editor of Tasmanian literary magazine Island. He was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 2003. - Walter Wink
Prof. Dr. Walter Wink is Professor emeritus at Auburn Theological Seminary in New York City. His faculty discipline is biblical interpretation. He previously worked as a parish minister and professor at Union Theological Seminary in New York City. In 1989-1990 he was a Peace Fellow at the United States Institute of Peace. He is known for his work on power structures, with a progressive Christian view on current political and cultural matters. - Sheila Kuehl
Sheila James Kuehl (born February 9, 1941 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is an American politician, and a former child actress. She is currently a Democratic member of the California State Senate, representing the highly urbanized 23rd district in Los Angeles County and parts of southern Ventura County. - Leonard Matlovich
Technical Sergeant Leonard Matlovich was a Vietnam War veteran, race relations instructor, and recipient of the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star. Matlovich was perhaps the best-known gay man in America in the 1970s. His fight to stay in the United States Air Force after coming out of the closet became a "cause célèbre" around which the gay community rallied. His outspoken manner resulted in articles in "The New York Times" and a television movie on NBC. - Edward Carpenter
Edward Carpenter was an English socialist poet, anthologist, and an early homosexual activist. - Manvendra Singh Gohil
Manvendra Singh Gohil is a prince from Rajpipla, India who came out as gay and was subsequently disowned by his family His story attracted international media attention. Manvendra came out to his family in 2002, but it was only when he talked publicly about his homosexuality in 2006 that his family took action and accused him of bringing dishonor to the unofficial dynasty. - Jeremy Bentham
Jeremy Bentham - June 6, 1832) was an English jurist, philosopher, and legal and social reformer. He was a political radical and a leading theorist in Anglo-American philosophy of law. He is best known as an early advocate of utilitarianism and animal rights who influenced the development of liberalism. Bentham was one of the most influential utilitarians, partially through his writings but particularly through his students all around the world. - Ryan Carnes
Ryan Carnes (born December 6, 1982 in Pittsburg, Illinois) is an American actor. He attended Duke University. Carnes was the ninth actor to portray Lucas Jones on the ABC soap opera "General Hospital" from July 2004 until September 2005. After he left "General Hospital", he was replaced by Ben Hogestyn. From 2005-2006, he had a recurring role on "Desperate Housewives" as Justin, the love interest of Andrew Van De Kamp, played by Shawn Pyfrom. - Deadlee
Deadlee is a gay hip hop artist and rapper based out of Los Angeles, California. He released two albums since his career began in 2000. The music video for his song "Good Soldier II" has been played numerous times on the MTV-owned network LOGO. Known for his "in your face" approach, he is one of the homohop subgenre's most controversial figures. The lyrics of his songs confront hip hop's biggest alleged awful rappers (whom happen to hate gays), such as Eminem and 50 Cent. - Quentin Crisp
Quentin Crisp (–), born Denis Charles Pratt, was an English writer, artist's model, actor and raconteur known for his memorable and insightful witticisms. He became a gay icon in the 1970s after publication of his memoir, "The Naked Civil Servant", brought to the attention of the general public his defiant exhibitionism and longstanding refusal to conceal his homosexuality. - Steven Greenberg
Steven Greenberg is the first person with Orthodox Rabbinic ordination to announce his homosexuality while claiming adherence to Orthodox Judaism. Given Judaism's views on homosexuality, this has made Greenberg a focus for criticism and praise, as well as a symbol of the growing voice of the Jewish gay movement. - David Burtka
David Burtka (born May 29, 1975 in Dearborn, Michigan) is an American actor. Burtka grew up in Canton, Michigan, and graduated from Plymouth Salem High School in 1994. He trained in acting at Interlochen Center for the Arts, obtained his Bachelor of Fine Arts at the University of Michigan and had further training at the William Esper Studios. His Broadway debut was as "Tulsa" in the 2003 production of "Gypsy" starring Bernadette Peters. - David Brock
David Brock b. 1962, is an author and the founder of Media Matters for America. He was a prominent conservative journalist during the 1990s. During that time he was best known for his book "The Real Anita Hill" and authoring the Troopergate story, which led to Paula Jones filing a lawsuit against Bill Clinton. - Ben Patrick Johnson
Ben Patrick Johnson (born June 30, 1969 in Tucson, Arizona) is an American writer, model, entertainment journalist and voiceover actor. His first national exposure came as the announcer and anchor for "Extra", an entertainment magazine show, in 1994. Johnson claims that he was demoted to on-air correspondent after the show's producers learned of his homosexuality. Warner Bros. Television, producers of "Extra", refused to comment on Johnson's allegation. - Rudy Galindo
Val Joe "Rudy" Galindo (born September 7, 1969 in San Jose, California) is an American figure skater. He skated pairs with Kristi Yamaguchi, winning the 1988 World Junior Championship and the U.S. senior championships in 1989 and 1990. He also won the 1987 World Junior Championship in singles before temporarily giving up on singles competition in order to concentrate on pairs. After his partnership with Yamaguchi broke up in 1990, Galindo returned to singles competition. - Beth Moore
Beth Moore (born 1957) is the founder and best-known member of Living Proof Ministries, an evangelical organization for women based on biblical principles. Born on an army base in Green Bay, Wisconsin and raised in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, where her father owned a cinema house, Beth is the fourth of five children, all of whom worked at the cinema from a young age.
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