Faous Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, or Transgendered People of History

SAPPHO 600 BC

Greek Poetess

SOCRATES 470-399 BC

Greek Teacher and Philosopher

PLATO 427-347 BC

Greek Teacher and Philosopher

WU 140-87 BC

Chinese Emperor

HADRIAN 76-138

Roman Emperor

ALEXANDER THE GREAT 356-323 BC

Macedonian King

RICHARD THE LION HEARTED 1157-1199

English King and Crusader

JACQUES DE MOLAY

1243-1314 Grand Master of the Knights Templars

DONATELLO 1386-1466

Italian Artist

POPE JULIUS THE 2^ND

1443-1513 Head of the Catholic Church

LEONARDO DA VINCI 1452-1519 Italian Renaissance Artist, Teacher, Scientist, and Inventor

MICHELANGELO

1475-1564 Italian Renaissance Artist and Sculptor

MONTEZUMA II

1480-1520 Aztec Emperor

JULIUS THE 3^RD

1487-1555 Catholic Pope

IEYASU TOKUGAWA

1542-1616 Japanese sho-gun and founder of Edo Shogunate

CHRISTINA 1626-1689

Queen of Sweden

PETER THE GREAT 1672-1725 Russian Czar

FREDERICK THE GREAT 1712-1786

Prussian King and Military Leader

LORD BYRON 1788-1824 British Poet

FRANZ SCHUBERT 1797-1828 Austrian Composer

HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON 1805-1875

Danish Poet and Writer

MARGARET FULLER 1810-1850 American Writer and Journalist

HENRY DAVID THOREAU 1817-1862

American Philosopher, Naturalist, and Peace Activist

WALT WHITMAN 1819-1892 American Poet

HERMAN MELVILLE (1819-1891) American Writer

CHIEF CRAZY HORSE (TASHUNCA WITCO)

1849-1877) Ogala Sioux Chief

PETER TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893) Russian Composer

OSCAR WILDE (1854-1900) Irish writer and Dramatist

COLETTE (1873-1954) French Writer and Actress

ALICE B. TOKLAS (1877-1967) American Writer, Gertrude Stein’s Domestic Partner

E.M. FORSTER (1879-1970) British Writer

GERTRUDE STEIN (1874-1946) American Writer, Alice Toklas’ Domestic Partner

VIRGINIA WOOLF (1882-1941) British Writer and Publisher

JOHN MAYNARD KEYNES (1883-1946) British Economist and Nobel Prize Winner

ELEANOR ROOSEVELT (1884-1962) UN Delegate and First Lady

T.E. LAWRENCE (LAWRENCE OF ARABIA) (1888-1935) British Soldier

GEORGIA O’KEEFE (1887-1986) American Painter

COLE PORTER (1893-1964) American Composer

BESSIE SMITH (1894-1937) American Blues Singer and Entertainer

BILL TILDEN (1893-1953) US Tennis Champion

GEORGE GERSHWIN (1898-1937) Pianist

W.H. AUDEN (1907-1973) British Poet and Writer

ERROL FLYNN (1909-1959) U.S. Actor

LANGSTON HUGHES (1902-1967) U.S. Poet

TENNESSEE WILLIAMS (1914-1983) U.S. Playwright

LIBERACE (1919-1987) Famed Pianist

JANIS JOPLIN (1943-1970) Singer-Songwriter

CARY GRANT (1904-1986) U.S. Actor

JAMES DEAN (1931-1955) U.S. Actor, Teen Idol and Heartthrob

JAMES BALDWIN (1924-1987) American Writer and Civil Rights Activist

ANDY WARHOL (1930-1987) American Artist

SIR IAN MCKELLEN (1939-) British Actor

BILLIE-JEAN KING (1943-) US Tennis Champion

MARTINA NAVRATILOVA (1956-) Czech-American Tennis Champion World Record Holder, and Activist

GORE VIDAL (1925-)

Writer

BARNEY FRANK

(1940-) Democratic Politician, Congressperson

RITA MAE BROWN (1944-) Activist, novelist, poet, screen and teleplay writer

ELTON JOHN (1947-)

Singer-Songwriter, Pianist

HARVEY MILK (1930-1978) San Francisco Supervisor and Gay Activist

GREG LOUGANIS (1960-) Olympic Gold Medallist, Diver

MELISSA ETHERIDGE (1961-) Singer Songwriter Guitarist

k.d. lang (1961-) Canadian Pop/Country Star

PETE TOWNSEND (1945-) Lead Singer of “The Who”

MICHAEL STIPE

(1960-) Lead Singer of “REM”

DAVID GEFFEN (1943-) Entertainment Producer

LEONARD BERNSTEIN (1918-1990) U.S. Conductor and Composer

GEORGE MICHAEL (1963-) British Pop Star

ANI DIFRANCO (1970-)

Folk Diva

ELLEN DEGENERES (1958-) Comedienne/Actress

JUSTIN FASHANU (1961-1998) British Soccer Superstar