Actors
A Japanese American actor, author, and activist known for his role as Hikaru Sulu in Star Trek
George Takei
An American visual artist, renowned for his influence in the pop art movement.
Hint: He painted soup
Andy Warhol
An American artist associated with the pop art movement. His most iconic piece is the image LOVE, which was created in 1964
Robert Indiana
An American politician and the first openly gay man to be elected to public office as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.
Harvey Milk
An American comedian, actress, and producer famous for her talk show named after her own name. (The _____ Show)
Ellen DeGeneres (The Ellen Show)
Known as the Queen of Drag. An artist, as well as an actor and show producer. Hosts a television drag queen competition named after her.
RuPaul (RuPaul's Drag Race)
A Mexican painter known for her many portraits, self-portraits, and other works which are inspired by the nature, culture, and artifacts of Mexico
Frida Kahlo
An outspoken advocate for gay rights, self-identified drag queen, and a gay liberation activist.
Hint: The focus of the most recent Rainbow Icons program
Marsha P Johnson
An esteemed American filmmaker and actress, who has received two Academy Awards and has starred in many popular films such as Taxi Driver, Silence of the Lambs, and Freaky Friday
Jodie Foster
An Italian fashion designed, socialite, and businessman. Created one of the most recognizable luxury brands in the world.
Gianni Versace
An American artist known for his portrait art and one-man exhibitions
Don Bachardy
Considered the mother of LGBT civil rights, she fought for gay equality, declassification of homosexuality of a mental disorder, and improvements for gay literature.
Barbara Gittings
An English actor with a career spanning over 60 years, noted for his roles in both on-screen and on-stage, including Hamlet, King Lear, Dr. Faustus, Magneto, and Romeo (Romeo & Juliet)
Sir Ian McKellen
An American photographer known for his provocative photos, often featuring male and female nudity in black-and-white
Robert Mapplethorpe
An American novelist, playwright, screenwriter, and autobiographer. His best-known works include Goodbye to Berlin, A Single Man, and Christopher and His Kind
Christopher Isherwood
Jane Addams