THE LIST - H to M ------ | A to G | H to M |
( N )
George Nader, actor and science fiction novelist
Kathy Najimy, comic film and TV actress [Arab-American]
Scot Nakagawa, gay-rights and anti-racism activist [A]
Nalty, comedian [HIV]
Martina Navratilova, pro tennis champion
Three of the "NEA Four" (John Fleck, Holly Hughes and Tim Miller), performance artists whose federal grants were cut off because of homoerotic content in their work during the Bush administration
Holly Near, folksinger
Judy Nelson, entrepreneur and broadcaster; sued Martina Navratilova for palimony
Joan Nestle, writer
Leslea Newman, children's writer (Heather Has Two Mommies, Gloria Goes to Gay Pride)
Esther Newton, social anthropologist
Me'Shell Ndege'Ocello, singer [B]
Simon Nkoli, South African anti-apartheid, gay-rights and AIDS activist; got sexual orientation protection included in new South African constitution [B]
Elaine Noble, first out person elected to a state legislature (Massachusetts, 1974)
Pat Norman, organizer; co-chair of 1987 March on Washington and Stonewall 25
[B]
Harold Norse, poet
Ann Northrop, activist, journalist and former TV producer
Richard Bruce Nugent, writer and artist
The members of The Nylons, Canadian all-male a capella singers
Ron Nyswaner, Oscar-nominated screenwriter
( O )
Robin Ochs, writer and bisexual activist
Erwin Olaf, photographer
Todd Oldham, fashion designer
Mary Oliver, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet
Jenni Olsen, filmmaker, writer and curator
Donald Olson, writer
Torie Osborn, writer; former head of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
Annemiek Onstenk, member of Amsterdam City Council
( P )
Antonio Pagan, member of New York City Council [L]
Camille Paglia, controversial writer and professor
Dave Pallone, ex-Major League umpire
Juan Palomo, newspaper columnist [L]
The members of Pansy Division
Melinda Paras, head of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force [L]
Robert Patrick, playwright
Charlotte Patterson, research psychologist and professor
Cindy Patton, writer
Ross Paxton, artist
Darcy Penteado, Brazilian writer
James Pepper, philanthropist; founder of the Stonewall Foundation
Rev. Troy Perry, founder of the Metropolitan Community Churches
Robert Peters, poet, critic and teacher
Roger Peyrefitte, French writer
Phranc, folksinger
Felice Picano, writer
Charles Pierce, female impersonator
Marge Piercy, writer
Richard Pillard, first "out" U.S. psychiatrist
Jody Pinto, artist
Amy Pivar, dancer and choreographer
The members of Pomo Afro Homos, African-American gay comedy troupe [B]
Iggy Pop, British rock star
Jill Posener, photographer
Minnie Bruce Pratt, poet and teacher
Rosa von Praunheim, German filmmaker
Benno Premsela, designer and early European gay movement leader
Deb Price, Gannett newspapers columnist
Edward Reynolds Price, novelist
Rev. Dusty Pruitt, MCC minister; challenged her expulsion from military
( R )
Peri Jude Radecic, former head of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
Anne-Imelda Radice, acting head of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) under ex-President Bush; denied grants for homoerotic art
Louise Rafkin, writer
Georgia Ragsdale, comedian
Amy Ray, folk-rock star; member of Indigo Girls
Toshi Reagon, folksinger [B]
John Rechy, writer
Donna Red Wing, LGB media activist; co-led campaign to defeat Ballot Measure 9 in Oregon; Advocate Woman of the Year 1992
Kenneth Reeves, mayor of Cambridge, Mass. [B]
Mary Renault, novelist
Reno, comedian and performance artist
Gerard Reve, Dutch novelist
Adrienne Rich, poet and critic
Tom Rielly, founder of Digital Queers
Herb Ritts, photographer
Larry Rivers, painter and sculptor
Ian Roberts, Australian rugby star
Svend Robinson, member of the Canadian Parliament
Tom Robinson, singer/songwriter
Robert Rodi, novelist
Edouard Herbert Roditi, writer
Eric Rofes, writer
Romanovsky and Phillips, folksingers
Ned Rorem, classical composer and writer
Ty Ross, artist; grandson of Barry Goldwater [HIV]
Jan Rot, Dutch pop musician
Richard Rouillard, journalist; former editor of The Advocate
H. L. Rowse, historian
William Rubinstein, gay-rights lawyer
Paul Rudnick, playwright and screenwriter
Jane Rule, writer
RuPaul, drag entertainer extraordinaire [B]
Joanna Russ, feminist and science-fiction writer
Paul Rutherford, singer, Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Sonia Rutstein, guitarist of disappear fear
Edward Ryan, Republican city councilman, Champaign, Ill.
( S )
Keith St. John, alderman, Albany, N.Y. [B]
Yves Saint-Laurent, French fashion designer
Emily Saliers, folk-rock star; member of Indigo Girls
Jose Sarria, drag entertainer; first openly gay candidate for public office in U.S. history (San Francisco, 1961) [L]
Steven Saylor, mystery novelist
John Scagliotti, TV producer
Benjamin Schatz, gay-rights lawyer
John Schlafly, son of anti-gay conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly and lawyer for her organization, the Eagle Forum
John Schlesinger, Academy Award-winning filmmaker
Fred Schneider, singer for the B-52's
Maria Schneider, German-born actress
Sarah Schulman, writer and activist
Tom Schumacher, Disney executive (executive producer of The Lion King)
James Schuyler, poet
David Scondras, former Boston City Council member
Scout, lesbian activist and organizer; co-chair, 1993 March on Washington
Jed Seidel, TV screenwriterv Dirk Selland, former Navy officer who fought expulsion
Dirk Shafer, former Playgirl Man of the Year
Mark Shaiman, Academy Award-nominated film and TV composer
Michael Patrick Shea, publisher of Alternative Press magazine
Antony Sher, South African-British novelist and actor
Gail Shibley, Oregon state legislator
Jenny Shimizu, actress and supermodel [A]
Michelangelo Signorile, journalist and activist
Aguinaldo Silva, Brazilian writer
Charles Silverstein, psychologist and writer; co-author, The Joy of Gay Sex
Roy Simmons, former New York Giants tackle
Ingrid Sischy, editor of Interview magazine
Luke Sissyfag [ne Montgomery], presidential heckler and candidate for D.C. mayor
Dave Slattery, former general manager, Washington Redskins
John Sloman, actor (appeared in gay-themed IKEA commercial)
Christopher Smith, member of the British Parliament
Barbara Smith, publisher [B]
Bob Smith, comedian
Mike Smith, co-founder (with Cleve Jones) of The Names Project
Nadine Smith, co-chair, 1993 March on Washington [B]
Jimmy Somerville, British pop singer
James Spada, writer
Allan Spear, president of the Minnesota State Senate
Martin Sperr, German writer
Stephen Spinella, actor
Annie Sprinkle, writer and erotic photographer
Rick Stafford, former chair of Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party [HIV]
Starhawk, feminist theologian and spiritual teacher
Joe Steffan, top Naval Academy cadet who fought expulsion
Doug Stevens, country singer/songwriter; leader of the Outband
James B. Stewart, journalist; former Page 1 editor of The Wall Street Journal
Tom Stoddard, gay-rights lawyer; former head of Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund and Campaign for Military Service [HIV]
Keith Strickland, rock drummer, formerly of the B-52's
Sean Strub, entrepreneur, Congressional candidate, publisher of POZ magazine [HIV]
Jeff Stryker, star of gay, straight and bi porno films
Gerry Studds, U.S. Congressman (Democrat from Massachusetts)
Suede, blues singer and trumpet player
Andrew Sullivan, British-born editor of The New Republic magazine
David Surber, co-host and producer of Network Q
Terry Sweeney, comedian (formerly of Saturday Night Live)
( T )
Rich Tafel, head of Log Cabin Federation (gay Republicans)
Mutsuo Takahashi, Japanese poet
Carla Tardi, artist
Peter Tatchell, controversial British activist; outed Church of England bishops
Tim Taylor, artist
Neil Tennant, member of Pet Shop Boys
Valerie Terrigno, first mayor of West Hollywood, Cal.
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, French classical pianist
Sherry Thomas, publisher
Karen Thompson, obtained custody of her disabled lover Sharon Kowalski after six-year court battle
Scott Thompson, comedian (Kids in the Hall)
Tracy Thorne, Navy officer who fought expulsion after coming out on "Nightline"
Andrew Tobias ("John Reid"), Wall Street Journal editor and writer
Michel Tournier, French writer
Pete Townshend, rock guitarist, singer and composer; formerly of The Who
Michel Tremblay, Quebecois novelist and playwright
Arthur Tress, photographer
Monika Treut, German filmmaker
C. A. Tripp, psychologist
Tommy Tune, Tony-winning Broadway singer/actor ( plus dancer and choreographer )
Guinevere Turner, actress and screenwriter
Robin Tyler, first out comedian; rally/festival producer and activist
( U )
Virginia Uribe, founder of Project 10
( V )
Christine Vachon, film producer
Urvashi Vaid, national movement leader; former head, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force; life partner of Kate Clinton [A]
Annelize van de Stoel, member of Amsterdam City Council
Gus Van Sant, filmmaker
Tim van Zandt, Missouri state legislator
Carmen Vasquez, feminist leader [L]
Rev. Herman Verbeek, Catholic priest, Dutch member of European Parliament
Gianni Versace, Italian fashion designer
Gore Vidal, novelist
Bruce Vilanch, columnist
Several members of Village People
Tom Villard, actor
Abel Villareal, leather fashion designer [L]
Linda Villarosa, editor of Essense magazine [B]
( W )
Barry Walters, pop-music critic
Patricia Nell Warren, novelist [American Metis]
John Waters, filmmaker
Sgt. Perry Watkins (ret.), won Supreme Court case for reinstatement to Army after expulsion for being gay [B]
William Waybourn, head of the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD); former head of the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund
George Weinberg, psychologist; coined the term "homophobia"
John Weir, novelist and journalist
Suzanne Westenhoeffer, comedian
Cheryl Wheeler, songwriter
Edmund White, novelist
Rev. Mel White, MCC minister; ex-ghostwriter for Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson
John Wieners, poet
Gale Wilhelm, novelist
Michael Wilhoite, children's writer (Daddy's Roommate)
Danny Williams, comedian
David Williams, folksinger
Jonathan Williams, poet and teacher
Karen Williams, comedian; co-host, PBS's In The Life [B]
Cris Williamson, folksinger
Val Wilmer, photographer and writer
Barbara Wilson, writer and publisher
Millie Wilson, artist
Phill Wilson, AIDS director for City of Los Angeles; founder, Black Gay and Lesbian Leadership Forum [B]
Fran Winant, artist
Jeanette Winterson, novelist
Monique Wittig, writer
Evan Wolfson, gay-rights lawyer
B. D. Wong, Tony-winning Broadway actor [A]
Norman Wong, author [A]
Merle Woo, author and professor [A]
Holly Woodlawn, actor in Andy Warhol films
James D. Woods, communications scholar (author, The Corporate Closet)
Cynthia Wooten, Oregon state legislator
( Y )
Jeff Yarbrough, editor of The Advocate
Ivy Young, head of NGLTF Family Project [B]
( Z )
Bohdan Zachary, filmmaker
Craig Zadan, TV producer
Jose Zuniga, journalist; 1992 6th Army Solider of the Year, discharged for saying he was gay after President Clinton took office [L]
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