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This “Turn Back Time” singer has cemented her place as a gay icon through her sense of style, activism, and fervent support of her trans son Chaz
Who is Cher?
Former US president, and author of The Audacity of Hope, he stated: "When all Americans are treated as equal, no matter who they are or whom they love, we are all more free.”
Who is Barack Obama?
The Alice Walker novel, later an Academy Award-winning film starring Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey––explores sexuality, race, and family
What is The Color Purple?
Accountant Oscar Martinez came out in season three of this mockumentary comedy series chronicling the fictional Dunder Mifflin paper company
What is The Office?
This former decathlete won gold in the 1976 Olympic Games and, more recently, was a in Keeping up with the Kardashians
Who is Caitlyn Jenner?
This Hollywood leading man became tabloid fodder when he succumbed to AIDS shortly after shooting an episode of Dynasty in which he kissed actress Linda Evans on screen
Who is Rock Hudson?
He played Hikaru Sulu in the television series Star Trek and stated: “We should indeed keep calm in the face of difference, and live our lives in a state of inclusion and wonder at the diversity of humanity.”
Who is George Takei?
An Irish poet and playwright known for “A Picture of Dorian Gray” and “The Importance of Being Earnest”
Who is Oscar Wilde?
Before rising to fame in the 2018 Queer Eye reboot, this “grooming expert” was known for the spirited recap web series Gay of Thrones
Who is Jonathan Van Ness?
This former professional tennis player famously bested Bobby Riggs in 1973 and was later the subject of the film Battle of the Sexes
Who is Billie Jean King?
Considered the most commercially successful drag queen in the US, this actor/performer has won 5 Emmy awards for the TV show franchise Drag Race
Who is RuPaul?
Known for his role in the stage musical Hairspray, this actor and activist stated: "Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself."
Who is Harvey Fierstein?
This author of the non-fiction In Cold Blood become infatuated with one of the two murderers he researched so carefully.
Who is Truman Capote?
This Emmy Award-winning actress played the ruthless track suit-wearing coach Sue Sylvester in TV’s Glee
Who is Jane Lynch?
Sue Bird and this World Cup-winning US Women’s Soccer star are “the most beloved power couple in sports”
Who is Megan Rapinoe?
“Dahlings, I was wonderful!” exclaimed this libidinous actress with a fiendish cigarette habit after winning an award for her role in Alfred Hitchcock’s Lifeboat
Who is Tallulah Bankhead?
During the Stonewall riots, this Latina-American activist made one of the gay liberation movement’s most famous statements: “I’m not missing a minute of this. It’s the revolution!”
Who is Sylvia Rivera?
Alison Bechdel’s graphic memoir about growing up in her family’s funeral home; later, it became a Tony Award-winning musical
What is Fun Home?
Patti Harrison plays the fan favorite and “deliciously malevolent” Ruthie in this Hulu comedy based on the Lindy West best-seller of the same name
What is Shrill?
Jason Collins became the first openly gay athlete to compete in any of the major American league by playing in this pro league in 2013
What is the NBA
This trailblazing blues singer, who often sang of her love for women, was the subject of a 2021 biopic starring Viola Davis and Chadwick Bosman
Who is Ma Rainey?
In his iconic novel “Giovanni’s Room,” this author made a bold and powerful statement about relationships: “Love him and let him love you. Do you think anything else under heaven really matters?”
Who is James Baldwin?
A self-described “black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet” known for such works as Sister Outsider and The Cancer Journals
Who is Audre Lorde?
Known for shows as Fear the Walking Dead and Euphoria, this actor has been a proud representative of the Afro-Latinx community since gaining fame in The Big Gay Sketch Show
Who is Colman Domingo?
This former ESPN sportscaster—and current news anchor of Good Morning America—was inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012
Who is Robin Roberts?