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Was Annette Funicello really anti-gay?

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In answer to your many e-mailed questions - No... Her career was nearly destroyed because of this mix up. You're thinking of her look-alike and fellow singer... that overly-wholesome self-righteous bitch Anita Bryant-"The Florida Orange Juice Queen" and former Miss Oklahoma from the same era.

I used to have such a boyhood crush on Annette and her movies until I hit puberty and realized it was sexy Frankie Avalon I had the hots for and all those muscled hunks in tiny bathing trunks in her "beach" movies. Watch any mid 60's to early 70's TV show (especially Hawaii 5-0,) and you'll see that it was absolutely normal for ordinary everyday heterosexual guys (and girls) to wear SHORT tight cut-off denim shorts everywhere-and not just the beach. (GOD I miss the great 60's sexual revolution)

The Annette-Anita name/career confusion caused Annette a lot of undeserved loss of popularity because of the similarities.

At the very beginning stages of the first outbreak of HIV, ANITA Bryant-along with backing from bully pulpit televangelists Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson made the life of gays a living hell during the Reagan era. Joining forces, they told everyone that would listen that AIDS was God's punishment for homosexuality. Unfortunately their verbal garbage made headlines and newscasts spreading their poison. Anita used her fading pop-music popularity to push the notion that homosexuals were all pedophiles determined to kidnap and rape little boys in order to "propagate" their "species".

She was later sued by the charity "Save The Children" for muddying their reputation by starting her anti-gay organization named "Save Our Children" that handed out God Hates Fags literature and raised a lot of born-again money for anti-gay legislature. She and Falwell were also very vocal lobbying congress and Ronald Reagan to refuse federal funding for AIDS research-irresponsibly causing a lot of unnecessary deaths of not only thousands of gays who couldn't get treatment, but also at least as many even more innocent straights whom she and Falwell's "Moral Majority" had ignorantly convinced were safe from the "gay cancer" because they were heterosexual and therefore immune!!!

Anita lost her gig representing Florida orange juice because of all the customers she alienated spewing her hatred and disinformation. It also cost her her marriage.

I've researched it, and as far as I can see Annette came down neither for-nor against-if she had an opinion at all. More than likely she came down in favor of gay rights considering how many closeted Disney actors she performed and hung out with - like popular teen favorite Tommy Kirk, who Disney fired after coming out, but had to rehire after his fans overwhelmingly protested.

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Annette Joanne Funicello
(October 22, 1942 - April 8, 2013) was an actress and singer. Beginning her professional career as a child performer at the age of twelve, Funicello rose to prominence as one of the most popular "Mouseketeers" on the original Mickey Mouse Club.

She had taken ballet dancing to overcome her shyness, and Walt Disney himself spotted her in a school production of Swan Lake. She came across on camera as perky and cute and soon became a fan favorite.

Her friend Paul Anka who briefly dated her in the late 1950s said, "She had the thing," and wrote and recorded the hit song Puppy Love just for her.

As a teenager, she transitioned to a successful career as a singer with the pop singles "O Dio Mio," "Tall Paul" and "Pineapple Princess", as well as establishing herself as a film actress, popularizing the successful "Beach Party" genre alongside co-star Frankie Avalon during the mid-1960s. The string started with Beach Party, and continued with Muscle Beach Party, Bikini Beach, Pajama Party and Beach Blanket Bingo before wrapping up in 1965 with How to Stuff a Wild Bikini.

In 1992, Funicello announced that she had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. She lost her ability to speak in 2009. She spent more than 20 years in a heroic battle against the crippling disease and reportedly had been in a coma for several years. She died of complications on April 8, 2013.

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Sexy Prince Harry Proves He's a Hunk... and then some!

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Marine Sgt. Brandon Morgan - Your Wedding is Waiting!

The story behind the historic kiss seen around the world!

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Marine Sgt. Brandon Morgan lived in Oakdale, California as a self-described “fanatical Christian.” He joined the Marines as a distraction from his mundane life as a deli clerk, and also because he felt he wanted to be a voice for God in the armed services. He describes his marital situation as a big mistake that was based on his faith beliefs, mistaking a friendship for love, which it turned out not to be. He’d later say that it took a lot of courage to finally face who he was and to admit to himself that he was a gay man.

After joining the Marines on April 1st of 2007, he was based at Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. There, he met a Windward Oahu artist who worked on base named Dalan Wells that helped him through the emotions involved with the divorce. Sgt. Morgan related later that, "I honestly knew I was in love with him from the first moment I met him,"

Trouble began brewing for the two star-crossed men almost immediately. When Brandon asked Dalan out; Dalan said no and had some fairly good reasons, the first of which was their age difference, Sgt. Morgan is now 25 and Wells is 38. Also with the ax over Brandon’s neck back in 2007 with the “Don’t Ask-Don’t Tell” Bush gay witch hunts, Wells wasn’t willing to risk ruining the marine’s budding military career. With that much discouragement, neither completely told each other just how they felt, and they began a 4-year close friendship instead that went no further.

Morgan would go on to tell an interviewer recently that tragically that meant that neither actually knew just how much in love each was with the other.

Brandon was already a month into his third deployment to Afghanistan when the DADT was repealed September of 2011. He was proudly serving his country with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363 “The Lucky Red Lions.” They were the company that tragically lost six fellow marines to a crash in Helmand Province just last January.

With the restrictions abolished by President Obama, and the backing of The Pentagon, Sgt. Morgan began coming out of the closet to his fellow marines serving at Camp Leatherneck and was surprised to discover that the very Marines who supposedly had resisted the most concerning gays in the military accepted him as an equal soldier and a trusted friend. He was quoted as saying later, “I was a little worried, to be honest. I was afraid that some people’s views of me might change. But that was just my own personal misgiving, a fear I had to overcome. I should have had more faith in my Marines than that. I’m not always right, and I was very glad I was wrong about that”

With all of his buddies looking forward to going home to loved ones after their third 6-month deployment, Brandon began feeling alone and lonely because he had no one to go home to. He wrote on Facebook about longing for a special someone waiting at the airport for him, which he’d missed the first two returns from Afghanistan. Many friends volunteered, but he was hoping for something more, and then Dalan responded. What followed during that most recent deployment were long, detailed, and daily e-mails between them which Sgt. Morgan claimed to have read each message hundreds of times a day. Eventually they broke down, told each other just how they’d felt all along, and ultimately used the one word that both needed… love.

After over four long years of hiding his emotions for the sake of staying in the Marines, the lonesome soldier began fantasizing about what he later described as “an eternity kiss.”

The reason for the emotional urgency in both men was that in the entire time they’d known and separately loved each other, they’d never kissed.

The months dwindled to days and suddenly February 22nd was upon them…

Dalan almost didn’t make it to the hangar in time because of a last-minute stop at a Safeway to buy a fragrant pikake and carnation welcoming lei for Morgan’s neck. Meanwhile Brandon pondered the logistics of their reunion; after all, he describes his boyfriend as his giant at 6 foot-6 inches and Sgt. Morgan was only 5 foot-11 inches tall.

Morgan would later describe the scene, relating how their legs started shaking and of hands going numb as he exited the plane and began searching the hangar for his beau’s face. At that point he didn’t even care who was around, or who witnessed it. His sole objective was to show Dalan how much he’d missed him. He spotted Wells and began running and solved the height difference by leaping into his man’s arms in a full-body hug and planting a smooch on his boyfriend’s lips – nay sayers and haters be damned. Not one of the officers and visitors around them reacted negatively.

Fortunately Dave Lewis was there to capture the moment. Morgan later told an interviewer, "With all that was going on, we didn’t even know he was there taking pictures. The world went away for a few minutes." He also said that had it not been for DADT being repealed and the support and encouragement of his brother Marines, that first greeting would have been a simple emotionless handshake. Lewis’ shot was perfectly framed with a giant American Flag as the backdrop.

Did I mention that this was the occasion of the couple’s very first kiss after the necessity of hiding their feelings from each other for four years?

The photo was first posted on Facebook last Saturday, then on pages supporting military servicemen, and within days was plastered on newspapers and websites around the world. As of this writing the photo has gotten tens of thousands of “likes,” shares, and as many overwhelmingly positive comments.

With all that notoriety and fame, Sgt. Morgan became worried about reactions from his superiors and his family. He was quoted as saying, “All my superiors are happy for me that I finally have a love, someone to be with, that I’m not always hanging out at the single Marine center on the weekend. I believe that the general consensus was that the military didn’t want this, but the people who say that can’t really speak on the behalf of my Marines. My Marines, my family, have welcomed me, they’ve been very happy for me. We’re a family. They care for me the way they always have.” One went so far in a press release as to assert that it was just a typical homecoming picture.

This soothed fears of reprisals due to public displays of affection while in uniform, but it can be said that in this day and age (despite Rick Santorum’s probable reaction, (who seems to be more obsessed with gays than even I am,) that the image is no more offensive that the uniformed sailor kissing the nurse in Times Square after World War II. In fact I might go further to assert that this photo may replace that iconic image as the most famous of military kisses!

This occurred at a private homecoming event after all and PDAs were not only expected, but encouraged. Sgt. Morgan has asserted that had it been another type of gathering he would have followed the usual military protocol like everyone else concerning public displays of affection.

“My friend Sgt. Thomas Stivers, he came home and his picture was in the Hawaii Marine [base newspaper] of him kissing his wife and holding his newborn baby that was just born a few days ago. His picture is no different than mine. It is a homecoming picture. Gay, straight, lesbian — no matter who you are, love is love.”

Did I mention this was their first kiss?

As for his family’s reaction he said, “My mom's happy that I’m finally happy, my parents are ecstatic. Somebody called my mother and said 'what did you do to raise your son so wrong?' I can only hope no one does anything drastic or too crazy but I am not afraid. I lived my whole life in fear, I don't fear them anymore.”

In a later interview his mother reacted to that phone call after having time to think about all the publicity. “You got people out there that are so full of hatred… That’s what scares me and my husband the most is we don’t want him to get hurt because of all this. People have the right to say what they want,” she said. She just wants them to think about what they say. “I think he’s compassionate, loving and caring and any mother would be happy to have a son like that.”

Just two short years ago hysterical old military men out of step with today’s generation joined forces with self-righteous politicians catering to the radical right-wing’s political interests, and foretold loudly that by today’s date, there would be hundreds of scandalous reports of homosexual rapes in barracks showers. Dire predictions swirled through the halls of congress that recruiters would find it impossible to attract enough red-blooded and wholesome Americans to join the service, leaving our country vulnerable. Allowing gays in the military rose ridiculous fears of fags dangerously distracting soldiers in the heat of battle causing unnecessary casualties.

In a way it was an insult to the men of our armed services that images were being created of big strong soldiers being reduces to helpless and defenseless virgins while some queer had his way with them. Then of course there were (and still are) the assertions that it had to be just another “liberal" plot to ban god-fearing religion from society.

Thank Jesus they were wrong.

…By the way, Sergeant Brandon Morgan re-enlisted in the Marine Corps last October and still has about three and a half years of risking his life to serve his country overseas with honor and courage. If that’s not a hero, then I don’t know what one is.

Our hearts and prayers go with you.

Semper Fi Marine and Oo-RAH!

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Father Mychal Judge - Gay Patron Saint of 9/11

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Father Judge hurried to the World Trade Center and was met by his close friend Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, who asked him to pray for the victims, New York, and the first responder’s safety. At 9:59 AM the South Tower collapsed and debris crashed through the North Tower lobby where Judge was offering aid and comfort. He was hit in the head and killed while giving the last rites to a victim.

The act of his body being carried out soon after to St Peter's Church was captured in the film 9/11, and a photo appeared in a report from Reuters. It became an iconic image regarding 9/11. Mychal Judge’s body occupied body bag #0001, and was certified the first fatality because his was the first body to be recovered and taken to the coroner.

Father Judge's funeral was attended by over 3000 people on September 15, 2001 at St Francis of Assisi Church in Manhattan. At the funeral, President Bill Clinton said that Judge's death was "a special loss. We should lift his life up as an example of what has to prevail ... We have to be more like Father Mike than the people who killed him"

The Légion d'honneur was awarded to him by France. Father Judge's fire helmet was presented to Pope John Paul II. Several members of the U.S. Congress nominated him for the Congressional Gold Medal as well as for the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In 2002, the City of New York renamed part of W. 31st Street "Father Mychal F. Judge Street."

Many within the Roman Catholic Church have called for sainthood for Father Mychal Judge. Several churches independent of Rome including the Orthodox Catholic Church of America have declared him a saint despite resistance from the Holy Father. Father Judge is seen as a de facto saint by widespread acclamation of the faithful, as was the custom of the early Church.

Following his death a few of his friends and associates revealed that Father Mychal Judge was gay as a matter of orientation rather than practice, as he was a celibate priest. According to fire commissioner Thomas Von Essen: "I actually knew about his homosexuality when I was in the Uniformed Firefighters Association. I kept the secret, but then he told me when I became commissioner five years ago. He and I often laughed about it, because we knew how difficult it would have been for the other firemen to accept it as easily as I had. I just thought he was a phenomenal, warm, sincere man, and the fact that he was gay just had nothing to do with anything."

In his honor, Congress passed The Mychal Judge Police and Fire Chaplains Public Safety Officers Benefit Act into law in 2002. This was the first time the federal government ever extended equal benefits for same-sex couples, allowing the domestic partners of public safety officers killed in the line of duty to collect their federal death benefit.

Judge was a long-term member of Dignity, a Catholic LGBT activist organization that advocates for change in the Catholic Church's teaching on homosexuality. On October 1, 1986, the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith issued an encyclical, On the Pastoral Care of Homosexual Persons, which declared homosexuality to be a "strong tendency ordered toward an intrinsic moral evil". In response, many bishops, including John Cardinal O'Connor, banned Dignity from diocesan churches under their control. Father Judge then welcomed Dignity's AIDS ministry to the Church of Saint Francis of Assisi, which is under the control of the Franciscan friars, thereby partially circumventing the cardinal's ban of Dignity.

Judge disagreed with official Roman Catholic teaching regarding homosexuality, though by all accounts he remained celibate. Judge often asked, "Is there so much love in the world that we can afford to discriminate against any kind of love?"

Despite all the evidence above and much more, many Christian evangelicals still claim the father wasn’t gay and assert it is a plot to make him a homosexual icon and slander the name of a saint.

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Famous Gay Athletes Knock On the Closet Door

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This is Volume III of my series on Famous Gay Athletes. See the sidebar for Volumes I & II.

Recently Rick Welts, CEO and President of the Phoenix Suns took a meeting with David Stern, Commissioner of the National Basketball Association. Welts revealed he was gay and intended to go public with the news. Stern's reaction threw Welts... he already knew. So far the team hasn’t fled for fear of Welts sneaking peaks at them in the shower, or of him potentially changing their uniforms to lavender short-shorts with pink piping up the sides.

A week later Kobe Bryant had a technical foul called on him and responded by loudly calling the referee a faggot, then on a June 30th call-in talk radio show, Eagles’ DeSean Jackson referred to a caller as a “… gay ass faggot”

According to many long-standing studies, 1 in 10 people are gay or gay leaning; but for the sake of argument lets put it at 1 in 50... and apply those odds to how many members of NCAA and professional sports teams there are. The issue is inevitably going to come down to this; sooner rather
than later a popular American athlete like Dartmouth’s Andrew Goldstein on a major team is going to come out of the closet while still an active player. When that happens the issues won’t be will his teammates run like screaming virgins from the showers or will the fans abandon the team – the issues will instead be related to familiarity.

Firstly, almost without exception, most well known gay figures like Esera Tuaolo, John Amaechi, and Rick Welts were shocked upon finally coming out to discover that their teammates/associates with few exceptions had already figured it out and/or accepted it. Secondly, it’s hard to find someone who doesn’t know and like at least one relative, coworker, close friend or neighbor who is gay. How do you negatively judge a teammate in the same breath that you’d reluctantly belittle or condemn your much loved lesbian aunt, a brother’s gay son or your favorite basketball opponent in the office league?

Eastern Michigan track star Austin Hendrix decided he was tired of lying to cover up and found it emotionally liberating to tell the truth to his coach, teammates and friends. The same can be said for Cricket Star Steven Davies who related that the dressing room fag jokes and his team’s whole attitude towards gays became so oppressive that he felt compelled to come out, rather than begin a life of constant lies and made-up girlfriends. In an interview, Swedish soccer/footballer sensation Anton Hysen (who speaks American English like a native) quoted, “…I’m never gonna come to your games again because you got a faggot on your team,” while describing some of the hate mail addressed to his fellow players since he recently came out of the closet himself. Hysen admits to being caught up in the “jock mentality.” In school he often picked on or berated known gay classmates to cover his own secret. Like Hendrix, Goldstein and Davies, he was relieved that the expected backlash didn’t come and in fact they were flabbergasted by the messages of support that they’ve received from around the world.

Sports Illustrated surveyed 1401 professional athletes on whether they’d accept an openly gay team member in their midst. The response revealed positive results: MLB 61.5%, the NBA 59.6%, the NFL 56.9%, and the NHL 79.9%. NBC and the USA Network conducted a similar poll of sports fans for their reaction to the prospect of openly gay athletes. 86% responded that they would have a positive reaction to an openly gay male participating in sports. 78% also disagreed with the notion that openly gay athletes would hurt professional sports.

Perhaps the ultimate Major League sports heroes are the team members of the San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox who made videos for the “It Gets Better” campaign telling young gay people not to give up hope and that their future will get better despite the bullying and the verbal abuse that they experience in their daily lives. The Giants’ video can be viewed here, The Cubs can be viewed here, and the Red Sox here.

Blind hatred and ignorant prejudice are deadly in today’s sports world, despite the bible-beaters who would scoff that the problem is being overblown and exaggerated in this day and age. Here are two prime and all too true examples taken from recent headlines of tough and popular current world-famous sports heroes, told in their own words, who almost took their own lives more than once rather than crack open that closet door…

Gay sports hero Andrew Goldstein was at one time the only major team sportsperson to be out of the closet while still playing as an MVP/All American goalie for Dartmouth. He tells in his video of times when suicide was preferable to being branded a faggot or worse by his teammates. Goldstein relates how he grew up in a time when athletes were taught that the word “gay” meant stupid or weak. Fags existed to be depantsed in high school hallways or to have their heads forcibly shaven. If you listened to the venom in your friends’ voices, to be queer was to be spat on, beaten up and verbally pummeled every day of your life.

Following in the ultra-masculine footsteps of Australia’s openly gay hero Ian Roberts, comes 36-year-old Welsh hero Gareth Thomas, proudly flashing a smile featuring his famous trademark – two missing front teeth to a stadium packed with thousands of his fans roaring, “ALFIE! ALFIE! ALFIE! ALFIE!!!” As a player he is the personification of the word “fierce.” He is a versatile rugby footballer at fullback, center or wing and is also one of only a handful of openly gay professional athletes to come out of the closet while still playing. In 2007 Thomas scored a legendary try during the Rugby World Cup that earned him his 100th rugby union international cap. Currently he is a star for the Crusaders in Europe’s Super League after playing for Wales and the Cardiff Blues.

He lived and breathed rugby from his youngest boyhood fantasies. Family genetics, a talent for tactics, and hard work gave him the magnificent body required to conquer a brutal game so tough that it made the American version of it with its pads and helmets look like a school kid’s match of flag-football at a junior high school gym class. Within his mind, alternately real and imagined self-righteous, pious and judgmental monsters in the dark constantly threatened to sweep all of his rabid fans and athletic accomplishments away. That menace was so real that it would eventually force him to lie constantly to those who trusted him, and to seek out a girl and convince her that he loved her, ever conscious of the fact that he was robbing her of lost years of true love that she’d never get back just so no one would suspect he was gay.

His guilt-ridden conscience could take no more after trying to take his own life several times, and he eventually broke down in tears in a changing room after a game and came out to his coach and teammates after first confessing to his wife of three years. He is a hero for sitting down alone in front of a camera in order to keep others from suffering his fate. In doing so, he’d have to retell the most heart-crushing times of his life. Gareth’s video session should be required viewing for every macho team athlete or coach who ever laughed and called someone a faggot, poof or worse.

He tells honestly and candidly of the multiple times he’d walk perilously closer and closer to the edge of the tall majestically high cliffs of his homeland hoping for a strong gust of wind to sweep him helplessly to his death. Pain crosses his brow as he recounts the day he sat at the edge of his swimming pool with a bottle of vodka trying to get drunk enough to close his eyes and topple silently into the water never to have to face himself again. He also knew that that was the coward’s way out that so many other closeted professional athletes had taken; both named and unnamed that’d come before him.

After his millions of worldwide fans found out he was gay Alfie was astonished that he’d become such a figure of national pride that he was even included in an exclusive list of celebrities attending Prince William and Kate’s Royal wedding.

Rugby fans hope that Alfie’s courageous honesty will assure that other young athletes won’t have to face the hell that he did. Click here to view his video

Perhaps the typical American jock doesn’t fear the limp wrested pansy in their locker room as much as the ever-numerous homosexuals that bulk up in gyms to transform themselves into threatening hulks. Maybe his loud protesting is worry that a couple of Gareth Thomases in a vengeful mood over his latest fudge-packer joke might padlock him upside down and naked into his locker to be later rescued by a snickering janitor with a pair of bolt cutters.

As more and more well educated young straight athletes have taken over professional and college sports, the general attitude has shifted noticeably. Instead of having been led to believe that a gay athlete comes in the form of a swishing sissy; most of today’s college and pro jocks have experienced for themselves that that faggot on the opposing team is capable of painfully mowing him down and doing a humiliating victory dance on his head… just to prove a point. Just like black baseball players and female cops before them, gay athletes want it known that their grit and determination to go that extra mile and prove themselves athletically against the stereotypes is to be sought out-not avoided.

Someday America in general and American sports specifically will stop being held hostage by an old church lady fanning herself with the Bible and gasping for air every time a player scratches his crotch or cusses within earshot of her. If only the refs could ban her from the stadium, I think the game would be a lot more enjoyable for everyone.

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Jet's List: Famous Gay Athletes, Celebrities, & Politicians

The Gay Honor Roll

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Graham Ackerman – won the national championship in the floor exercise event at the 2005 NCAA Men’s Gymnastics Championship at the United States Military Academy at West Point, making him a three-time national champ. In 2004 he won the national titles in two events—floor and vault.
Clay Aiken – Singer ~ pop music, “American Idol” winner.
Alexander the Great – was a Greek King of Macedon. He is the most celebrated member of the Argead Dynasty and created one of the largest empires in ancient history. The famed philosopher Aristotle tutored Alexander, who was known to be undefeated in battle and is considered one of the most successful commanders of all time. He is one of the most famous figures of antiquity, and is remembered for his tactical ability, his conquests, and for spreading Greek culture into the East.
Chad Allen – Actor ~ best known for appearing on the TV series “Dr. Quinn: Medicine Woman”.
Sgt. Eric Alva – a gay soldier ~ He was the first U.S. military service member injured in the Iraq war. He was in charge of 11 Marines in a supply unit on March 21, 2003, when he stepped on a land mine, losing his right.
John Amaechi – a famous and popular professional basketball player – read about him in “Famous Gay Athletes Vol II” by clicking the sidebar link.
Derrick Anderson – hurdler on the Ohio State University track and field team
Mitchell Anderson – Actor ~ best known as Ross, the bespectacled, gay violin teacher on "Party of Five" and as a doctor with his fellow gay actor Neil Patrick Harris on "Doogie Howser, M.D.".
Billie Joe Armstrong – is an American rock musician and occasional actor, best known as the lead vocalist, main songwriter, and guitarist for the American punk rock band Green Day, which he co-founded with Mike Dirnt. He is also a guitarist and vocalist for the punk rock band Pinhead Gunpowder

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Alan Ball – Wrote the films “American Beauty” and “Towelhead”, and for creating and producing the HBO drama series “Six Feet Under” and the current popular vampire series “True Blood.”.
Mark Bingham – a gay 9/11 hero and athlete. ~ He helped storm the cockpit of Flight 93 before it reached Washington D.C. He is listed in “Famous Gay Athletes Vol I,” in the sidebar. Also a detailed article that I wrote for BlogCtitics here
John Barrowman ~ a Scottish singer, actor, dancer, musical performer and media personality, best known on British television for his roles in "Torchwood" and as Captain Jack Harkness in the science fiction series "Doctor Who".
Lance Bass~ rose to fame as the bass singer for the pop boy-band 'N Sync.
Meredith Baxter~ Actress – also known as Meredith Baxter-Birney, is an actress and producer. Famed for her two TV roles on "Family" and "Family Ties"
Billy Bean – Professional baseball – read about him in “Famous Gay Athletes Vol II” by clicking the link in the sidebar
Andy Bell – is the lead singer of the English synthpop duo, Erasure
Paul Benedict – actor best known for his role as Harry Bentley on the TV show “The Jeffersons” and the recurring character The Number Painter on "Sesame Street" His film roles include "The Goodbye Girl" in which he played Richard Dreyfuss' stage director in a production of Richard III.
Sandra Bernhard – is a stand-up comedian, singer, actress and author best known for playing self-absorbed Nancy Bartlett on the hit sitcom "Roseanne" and appearances on "Will & Grace" as herself.
Leonard Bernstein – Composer/conductor who was best known to the public as the music director of the New York Philharmonic, and for writing the music for “West Side Story, Candide, Wonderful Town, and On the Town.” According to The New York Times, he was "one of the most prodigally talented and successful musicians in American history.
Dirk Bogarde – was a British novelist and matinee star in such films as “Doctor in the House” and “Death in Venice”
Chaz/Chastity Bono – was born Chastity Sun Bono; March 4, 1969) and became Chaz after a sex-change. He is an American LGBT rights advocate, writer, actor, and musician. Bono is the only child of entertainers Sonny and Cher.
Bill Brochtrup – is a frequent guest host of the PBS newsmagazine In “The Life,” and has been a series regular on three shows, CBS sitcom “Public Morals,” ABC drama “Total Security,” and seven seasons on “NYPD Blue.”
Jim J. Bullock – actor co-starred on "Too Close for Comfort" and was a regular "square" on "Hollywood Squares"
Glenn Burke – Pro baseball - read about him in “Famous Gay Athletes Vol I” by clicking the link in the sidebar.
Raymond Burr – is the only and ultimate quintessential actor who could properly embody Earl Stanley Gardner’s infamous lawyer “Perry Mason,” and later played the lead as Chief Detective “Ironside”.
David Burtka – long-term lover/chef/husband of actor Neil Patrick Harris.
Dan Butler – Television and Broadway actor known for his role as Bob "Bulldog" Briscoe on the TV series “Frasier.”

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J.P. Calderon – professional volleyball player, model and a contestant on "Survivor," in several seasons of "The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency" and appeared on the February 2007 cover of Instinct magazine.
Anthony Callea – is an Australian singer songwriter whose debut single "The Prayer" holds the record as the fastest selling single of all time in Australia. Callea has accumulated a string of awards including an Aria Award, Channel V Artist of the Year, Pop Republic Artist of the Year, MTV Viewers' Choice Award, Variety's Young Entertainer of the Year, MO Award and a Gospel Music Award and his albums, singles and DVD have all achieved Top 20 status.
Ian Campbell – at 23 is not only Britain’s youngest mayor, but he’s an out-and-proud gay man. He leads mostly conservative Retford, England and is a shining example of overcoming adversity to become a success.
Truman Capote – famous author of many short stories, novels, plays and nonfiction works, many are literary classics, including the novella “Breakfast at Tiffany's” (1958) and “In Cold Blood” (1965), which he labeled a "nonfiction novel." At least 20 films and television dramas have been produced from his novels, stories and screenplays.
Richard Chamberlain – actor who gained widespread fame as young girls (and boys) swooned over him as the title young intern in “Dr. Kildare,” and later in "The Towering Inferno." Soon after he became known as "the king of the miniseries" by appearing in, “Centennial, The Man in the Iron Mask, Shogun, and The Thorn Birds” and also was the first to play Jason Bourne in the 1988 version of “The Bourne Identity.”
Graham Chapman – was an English comedian, actor, writer, physician and a member of the Monty Python comedy troupe. He was King Arthur in “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” and Brian in “Monty Python's Life of Brian.”
Tracy Chapman – is a singer-songwriter, best known for her single "Fast Car" and is a multi-platinum and four-time Grammy Award-winning artist
David Charlebois – a gay 9/11 hero ~ He was the first officer/copilot on American Airlines Flight 77, which was hijacked and flown into the Pentagon on September 11, 2001
Mark Chatfield – "For the record, I'm not just gay-I'm a screaming queen!" An Olympic Swimmer; the 1973 U.S. National champion in the 100 yard breaststroke and an All American at USC in 1972 (100 Breast, 200 Breast), 1973 (100 Breast, 200 Breast, 400 Medley Relay), 1974 (100 Breast, 200 Breast, 400 Medley Relay) and 1975 (100 Breast, 200 Breast, 200 IM, 400 Medley Relay). An accomplished Baroque and period musician, vocalist and composer, he played principal cello and was a countertenor.
Mary Cheney – Political hypocrite – Lesbian daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney; Mary Cheney's sexual orientation is a source of public attention because of her father's political station as a staunch conservative, her political involvement with the Republican Party, and the 2004 Republican platforms in opposition to same-sex marriage.
Margaret Cho – a comedian, fashion designer, actress, author, gay icon, and recording artist and is best known for her stand-up routines, through which she critiques social and political problems concerning race, sexuality, and sex. She has also directed and appeared in music videos and has her own clothing line.
Montgomery Clift – film and stage actor/sex symbol who received four Academy Award nominations during his career, three for Best Actor and one for Best Supporting Actor.
~ ~ ~> Jason Collins – Pro basketball - The NBA's Washington Wizards’ center is the first pro athlete to come out of the closet while still active in his sport. Sports Illustrated broke the news in a cover story. Collins is a 7-foot center who played with six NBA teams over the past 12 seasons. He played college ball at Stanford University. As a professional he’s played with the Wizards, the Boston Celtics, Minnesota Timberwolves, New Jersey Nets, Atlanta Hawks and Memphis Grizzlies. NBA Commissioner David Stern said the 34-year-old veteran is widely respected in the league.

Collins has started 476 games, including nine this year, over 12 NBA seasons. He's averaged 3.6 points and 3.7 rebounds per game. Active players posted their approval on Twitter. The Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant said: "Proud of @jasoncollins34. Don't suffocate who u r because of the ignorance of others." Steve Nash, also a Laker, said: "The time has come. Maximum respect."
Tim Cook – was named the chief executive officer of Apple Inc. after Steve Jobs announced his resignation on August 24, 2011. Cook is credited with pulling Apple back from the brink by getting them out of manufacturing. This helped the company reduce inventory levels and streamlined its supply chain, dramatically increasing margins. In January 2007, Cook was promoted to COO. Cook served as Apple CEO for two months in 2004, when Jobs was recovering from pancreatic cancer surgery. In 2009, Cook again served as Apple CEO for several months while Jobs took a leave of absence for a liver transplant.

In January 2011, Apple's Board of Directors approved a third medical leave of absence requested by Jobs. During that time, Cook was responsible for most of Apple’s day-to-day operations while Jobs made most major decisions. Following the resignation of Jobs, Cook was made CEO of Apple Inc. on August 24, 2011.

Tim is widely known to have a "man crush" on Lance Armstrong, who he frequently quotes. He is a workaholic putting in 12-14 hour days and is usually the first one to arrive at Apple and the last to leave.
Anderson Cooper – Very talented and important news anchor/journalist, author, and television personality. He currently works as the primary anchor of the CNN news show “Anderson Cooper 360°.” Cooper often broadcasts live on location for breaking news stories. A man who breaks gay stereotypes with pride and style.
Scott Cranham – Olympic diver in the 1976 Summer Olympics
Orlando Cruz – the first big-time active professional boxer to come out as gay.
Wilson Cruz – is a universally liked actor and has served as a model and mentor to gay youth of color.
Alan Cumming – Scottish stage, television and film actor, writer, director, producer and author. He played the Emcee in “Cabaret,” Boris Grishenko in “GoldenEye,” Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler in “X2: X-Men United,” and Fegan Floop in the “Spy Kids” trilogy.
Donal Og Cusack – a well-known Irish hurler and Ireland's first openly gay elite sportsman. He plays hurling at club level with Cloyne and has been a member of the Cork senior inter-county team

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Leonardo da Vinci – Known worldwide for his "Mona Lisa" and "The Last Supper" he was an Italian polymath: painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist and writer. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest painters of all time and perhaps the most diversely talented person ever to have lived.

Court records of 1476, when he was aged twenty-four, show that Leonardo and three other young men were charged with sodomy, and acquitted. In 1506, Leonardo took on pupil-lover, Count Francesco Melzi, who remained with him until Leonardo's death. Melzi inherited his artistic and scientific works, manuscripts, and collections.
Joe Dallesandro – American actor, and Andy Warhol superstar. He is generally considered to be the most famous male sex symbol of American underground films of the 20th century, as well as a sex symbol of the gay subculture.
Salvador Dali – a world famous Spanish master artist and a skilled draftsman, best known for the striking and bizarre images in his surrealist work. Some of his more popular works are sculptures and he is also noted for his contributions to theatre, fashion, and photography. Between 1941 and 1970, Dalí created an ensemble of 39 jewels. The jewels are intricate, and some contain moving parts. The most famous jewel, "The Royal Heart," is made of gold and is encrusted with 46 rubies, 42 diamonds, and four emeralds and is created in such a way that the center "beats" much like a real heart.
Steven Davies – Cricket-See “How Many Professional Athletes Are Gay?” Part III in the sidebar
Jay Davidson – was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as the transsexual Dil in "The Crying Game" and also appeared as Ra in "Stargate"
Richard Deacon – was best known as Mel Cooley on “The Dick Van Dyke Show” (1961-1966) and Fred Rutherford on “Leave It to Beaver” (1957-1963) and he played the founder's aide in Judy Holiday's classic "The Solid Gold Cadillac." In real life, he was a gourmet chef. Though co-stars such as Dick van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore were well aware that he was gay, his homosexuality was not revealed until after his death.
Ellen DeGeneres – TALK SHOW ICON/Actress
Andy Dick – comedian, actor, musician and television/film producer
Chris Dickerson – Mr. Olympia – read about him in “Famous Gay Athletes Vol II” by clicking the link in the sidebar.
Casey Donovan – The sexy star of such iconic gay films as “Boys in the Sand” and "The other side of Aspen"
Kyan Douglas – was the grooming expert on “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy”
Dumbledore – Headmaster/Wizard - The famous character from the Harry Potter series. I’ve written a separate article about the controversy and praise-the link is in the sidebar

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Melissa Etheridge – rock singer-songwriter and musician. She has received fifteen Grammy Award nominations winning two, one Academy Award and has sold twenty-seven million albums worldwide. Etheridge is an iconic gay and lesbian activist since her public coming out in January 1993.
Brian Epstein – The Beatles' early success has been attributed to Epstein's management and sense of style. Paul McCartney said of Epstein: "If anyone was the Fifth Beatle, it was Brian."
Rupert Everett – is an English actor, who originally became famous for his role in the film "Another Country" He went on to star in "My Best Friend's Wedding", "An Ideal Husband", "The Next Best Thing" and the "Shrek" sequels.

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Justin Fashanu – English football – read about him in “Famous Gay Athletes Vol I” by clicking the link in the sidebar.
Mark Feehily – was a member of the popular Irish vocal pop group, Westlife.
Jesse Tyler Ferguson – Plays Mitchell Pritchett on the ABC sitcom Modern Family.
Harvey Fierstein – actor noted for the distinction of winning Tony Awards for both writing and playing the lead role in "Torch Song Trilogy,” and for his gravel-voiced film role in the blockbuster “Independence Day”
Colton Ford – is a gay adult films star turned professional musician specializing in dance/club music
Jodie Foster – is a world-famous actress, film director and producer. She started out as a child "Coppertone" ad girl, graduated to TV most notably as tomboy Joey in "The Courtship of Eddie's Father", then starred in such films as "Taxi Driver" "The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane" then hit fame with "The Silence of the Lambs" "Nell" "Maverick" "Contact" and "The Panic Room"
Rep. Barney Frank – was the U.S. House Representative for Massachusetts's 4th district since 1981. In 1982, he won his first full term, and he was re-elected every cycle since by wide margins. He is a gay politician that we can be very proud of. Frank became the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee in 2007. The committee oversees the entire financial services industry, which includes the securities, insurance, banking, and housing industries.
Stephen Fry – is an English actor, writer, journalist, comedian, TV host and film director. American audiences came to know and laugh at him as Melchett in the “Blackadder” series and more recently as Dr. Gordon Wyatt on the crime series “Bones”.

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Rudy Galindo – Skater - read about him in “Famous Gay Athletes Vol II” by clicking the link in the sidebar.
Ed Gallagher – college football – read about his ordeal and accomplishments in “Famous Gay Athletes Vol I” by clicking the link in the sidebar.
Robert Gant – appeared in Showtime's “Queer as Folk” as Ben Bruckner
Stephen Gately – was an Irish pop singer-songwriter, actor, dancer, musician and author, who was one of two lead singers of the pop group Boyzone that scored a record-breaking sixteen consecutive singles in the top five of the UK Singles Chart
Will Geer – is remembered for his portrayal of Grandpa Zebulon Tyler Walton in the 1970s TV series, “The Waltons.” He was romantically linked in his youth to Harry Hay-founder of the gay rights movement in the early twentieth century.
Alan Gendreau – is attempting to be the first out-and-proud NFL player on a major sports team. He's a noted Middle Tennessee State kicker with a record-breaking career in 2012 as the all-time leading scorer in Sun Belt Conference history with 295 points… The team that signs him could make a fortune just selling copies of sports jerseys with his number on them in gay bars!
Boy George – British singer-songwriter and leader of the pop group Culture Club
David Geffen – an American record executive, film producer, theatrical producer and philanthropist. He created Asylum/Electra Records in 1970 and Geffen Records in 1980, and is one of the three founders of DreamWorks SKG
David Gerrold – science fiction screenwriter and novelist known for his scripts for the popular original Star Trek episode "The Trouble With Tribbles”, Star Trek: The Animated Series, Star Trek: The Next Generation and TV series Land of the Lost, Babylon 5, Sliders, and The Twilight Zone
Sir John Gielgud – a giant and icon in the acting profession as well as being a director, and producer. Gielgud was one of the few entertainers to have won an Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Award. He won an Academy Award for his supporting role as a sardonic butler in the original 1981 comedy “Arthur,” starring Dudley Moore and Liza Minnelli, and a BAFTA Award for “Murder on the Orient Express.”
Sara Gilbert – is an actress best known as Darlene Conner, the sarcastic middle child, in the hit TV series "Roseanne," medical student Jane Figler on the hospital drama "E.R." and Leslie Winkle on "The Big Bang Theory." She also starred in the films "Poison Ivy" and "Riding In Cars With Boys." She is currently an afternoon panelist on “The Talk”
John Glover – best known for a range of villainous roles in films and television, including Lionel Luthor on the Superman-inspired TV series “Smallville.”
Judy Gold – stand-up comic. She won two Daytime Emmy Awards for her work as a writer and producer on The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Andrew Goldstein – Lacrosse – read about him in “Famous Gay Athletes Vol III” by clicking the link in the sidebar
Leslie Gore – Music icon best known for her 1963 pop hit "It's My Party", which she recorded at the age of 16. Following the hit, she became one of the most recognized teen pop singers of the 1960s. She also wrote songs for the original version of "Fame."
Gordon Grant – Gay porn icon of the 70s known for his fantasy-inducing “Arnold Schwarzenegger”-sized muscular build and sexy engaging smile
Merv Griffin – rose to fame with his afternoon talk show "The Merv Griffin Show", and later created the game shows “Jeopardy!, Wheel of Fortune, Click, and Merv Griffin's Crosswords” and was one of the most successful men in the entertainment industry. He remained friends with his ex-wife, whom he acknowledged created the premise for Jeopardy! Questions that he was either bisexual or gay persist. He is quoted as saying, "I tell everybody that I’m a quatre-sexual. I will do anything with anybody for a quarter,” to The New York Times, May 26, 2005
Jonathan Groff – is best known for his role on TV series "Glee" as Jesse St. James, the male lead of rival glee club, Vocal Adrenaline

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Rob Halford – is the lead singer for heavy metal band Judas Priest, He has been nicknamed "Metal God" and he is considered to be one of the most consistently powerful vocalists in rock. In 1998, Halford came out as gay publicly on an interview with MTV News.
Tony Hamilton – Actor who began his career as a professional dancer with The Australian Ballet Company. It was inevitable with his square jaw, muscular good looks, and lithe physique that he later became a fashion model working in Europe, America, Asia and Africa, working with famous fashion designers such as Gianni Versace, frequently appearing in magazines such as Vogue and GQ. His desirable good looks landed him acting jobs as well and he is probably best remembered for the dashing role of IMF-agent/hunk Max Harte in the 1988 revival of the TV series "Mission: Impossible"
Kwame Harris – former San Francisco 49ers and Oakland Raiders offensive tackle.
Neil Patrick Harris – Actor and gay icon. Read my article about him in the sidebar.
Randy Harrison – is famous for playing irresistible blond “twink” Justin Taylor, a gay teen, in 2000's American version of Showtime’s hit series "Queer as Folk"
Nigel Hawthorne – A famous British actor, he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1987, and was knighted in 1999. His most famous roles were as Sir Humphrey Appleby, the Permanent Secretary of the fictional Department of Administrative Affairs in the British series "Yes Minister" (and Cabinet Secretary in its sequel, "Yes, Prime Minister"), for which he won four BAFTA awards, and as King George III in "The Madness of George III" (Olivier Award) and the film adaptation, for which he received an Oscar nomination.
Bruce Hayes – Olympic swimmer-read about him in “Famous Gay Athletes Vol I” by clicking the link in the sidebar.
Sean Hayes – is famous for his role as Jack McFarland in the sitcom “Will & Grace,” for which he won an Emmy Award, four SAG Awards, one American Comedy Award and six Golden Globes nominations.
Austin Hendrix – Eastern Michigan track star. Read about him in “Famous Gay Athletes Vol III” by clicking the link in the sidebar
Charles O. Howard – Hate crime victim… Bangor, Maine-1984: As Howard and a male companion, Roy Ogden, were walking down the street, three teenagers harassed Howard for being gay. They then chased the pair, yelling homophobic insults, until they caught Howard and threw him over the State Street Bridge into the Kenduskeag Stream, despite his pleas that he could not swim. He drowned, but his friend escaped and pulled a fire alarm. Charlie Howard's body was found by rescue workers several hours later.
Rock Hudson – was known as a Hollywood Hunk and a romantic leading man during the 1950s and 1960s. Women (and gay men) flocked to every movie he starred in. He was regularly featured in romantic comedies with Doris Day. Hudson was repeatedly voted "Star of the Year", "Favorite Leading Man", and similar titles by numerous movie magazines. The 6 ft 5 inch tall actor was unquestionably one of the most popular and well-known movie stars of the time and was known to boil the hormones of women (and men) worldwide with his chiseled good looks. According to a book about the University of Kentucky football team "The Thin Thirty," Rock Hudson would pay individual team members $200 or more to allow him to have oral sex with them.

He completed nearly 70 motion pictures and starred in several television productions during a career that spanned over four decades. His death from AIDS was a factor in finally getting Pres. Ronald Reagan to acknowledge the disease. He was most famously featured in: “Giant, Pillow Talk, Send Me No Flowers, Ice Station Zebra,” and in TV roles in “McMillan & Wife” and “Dynasty.”
Chris Hughes – an American entrepreneur who co-founded and served as spokesman for the online social directory and networking site Facebook
Tom Hulce – He is best known for playing Mozart in the movie "Amadeus" and as Pinto Kroger in "Animal House"
Tab Hunter – Singer-actor-sex symbol who is the very definition of the phrase "sex sells." His blond boy-next-door good looks made him an instant teen idol and got people to notice that he was as talented as an actor/singer as he was handsome. He starred in over 40 major motion pictures and had a hit record with "Young Love", which stayed at #1 on the charts for six weeks. He also had the hit "Ninety-Nine Ways", which peaked at #11 in the charts. His success prompted Jack Warner to enforce Hunter's contract with the studio by banning Dot Records from releasing a follow-up album he had recorded for them. Warner Bros. Records was founded specifically for Hunter. One of Tab's most famous gay lovers was Anthony Perkins of "Psycho" fame.
Anton Hysen – Swedish soccer/footballer sensation. See the sidebar link to my article “How Many Professional Athletes Are Gay?” Part III


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John Inman – is best known for his role as Mr. Humphries in the British TV series "Are You Being Served?"

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Patrick Jeffrey – a college athlete on the Ohio State University swimming & diving team. He swept the one-meter, three-meter and platform at the Big Ten championship his senior year and was named conference Diver of the Year. He twice competed for the U.S. at the Summer Olympics, in 1988 and 1996. During the 1996, he was already out and performed as an openly gay athlete. In 1999 he became the diving coach at Florida State University
Elton John – the ultimate pop/dance music icon. If ever there was a gay celebrity to be proud of, this popular multiple Grammy winner is it. Often referred to as the Godfather of the fictitious “Gay Mafia”
Corey Johnson – a defensive back in the Arena Football League. He played college football at Georgia and also for the Nashville Kats, Los Angeles Avengers, Buffalo Destroyers, Carolina Cobras, New York Dragons, and Arizona Rattlers.
E. J. Johnson – son of NBA legend Magic Johnson.
Leslie Jordan – is an accomplished stage actor and playwright and is best known for his deliciously played role of Karen Walker's hilariously pretentious (and short) arch-nemesis Beverley Leslie on the hit series “Will & Grace.” For that role he received an Emmy Award in 2006.
Orlando Jordan – is best known for his tenure in World Wrestling Entertainment, where he was a one-time United States Champion.
Chaplain Mychal Judge – a gay 911 Hero. ~ Chaplain Judge was the first one killed in the World Trade Center plaza, and became the occupant of body bag number #0001. Mychal was one of mayor Guiliani's best friends and chaplain for the New York Fire Department. He was also privately gay.
He lost his life when the South Tower collapsed on him as he tried to aid and comfort an injured firefighter. Judge’s helmet was presented to the Pope, and although the Church has not responded to it, there is a movement of Catholics working to have him canonized and made a saint.
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Peter Karlsson – Hockey-European hate crime icon – was a popular Swedish ice hockey player and was murdered by a 19-year-old who used a knife to stab him. The murder is believed to have happened because Karlsson was gay. After the murder, Karlsson's team played a protest match in support of him. The killer's sentence, which was only eight years, which outraged the Swedish gay community.
Chris Kanyon/Klucsaritis – a professional wrestler, best known for his work in World Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation, under the ring names Chris Kanyon (or simply Kanyon) and Mortis. After his first attempt at coming out of the closet, he was so badly treated that he recanted. After later confirming he was gay again, he died of an apparent suicide.
Johan Kenkhuis – \Olympic swimmer – read about him in “Famous Gay Athletes Vol I” by clicking the link in the sidebar.
Billy Jean King – Tennis icon – read about him in “Famous Gay Athletes Vol I” by clicking the link in the sidebar.
Tommy Kirk – a popular child actor who starred with Tim Considine, Kevin Corcoran, Annette Funicello and Fred Mac Murray in such Disney classics as “Old Yeller, The Shaggy Dog, Swiss Family Robinson, The Misadventures of Merlin Jones and its sequel The Monkey's Uncle,” the original “Absent-Minded Professor” and its sequel, “Son of Flubber.”

As he grew into his teens, he realized he was gay and told several of the wrong people. As a consequence Disney fired him. As Kirk tells the story, "Even more than MGM, Disney was the most conservative studio in town. The studio executives were beginning to suspect my homosexuality. Certain people were growing less and less friendly. In 1963, Disney let me go. But Walt asked me to return for the final Merlin Jones movie, 'The Monkey's Uncle,' because the Jones films had been moneymakers for the studio."

After all, the self-righteous will sell their morals for the almighty dollar. After leaving Disney he became a popular "teen-idol" and starred or appeared in many successful "beach" movies.

In a bit of irony, Tommy Kirk was later inducted as a Disney Legend on October 9, 2006
T. R. Knight – best known as Dr. George O'Malley on “Grey's Anatomy.”
David Kopay – American football read about him in “Famous Gay Athletes Vol I” by clicking the sidebar link
Daniel Kowalski – is an Australian middle and long distance swimmer specializing in freestyle events. At the 1996 Summer Olympics, he was the first man in 92 years to earn medals in all of the 200 m, 400 m and 1500 m freestyle events.

2000 Summer Olympics: gold medal in the 4x200 m freestyle relay. 1996 Summer Olympics: silver medal in the 1500 m freestyle, bronze medal in the 400 m freestyle, and bronze medal in the 200 m freestyle. Kowalski was part of the world record setting Australian gold medal 4x200 m relay team at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.

Kowalski was inspired to come out by Welsh rugby player Gareth Thomas
Carson Kressley – the fashion expert on “Queer Eye For The Straight Guy”
Nancy Kulp – An icon for lesbians in the 60s, she is best known as Miss Jane Hathaway on the popular television series “The Beverly Hillbillies.” – Clarification-though I’ve found mention on many websites that Miss Kulp was living as an openly gay woman, I can find not definitive proof.

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Adam Lambert – Singer, songwriter, and actor from San Diego, California. In May 2009, he finished as the runner-up on the eighth season of “American Idol.” He is the first openly gay mainstream pop artist to launch a career on a major label in America.
Nathan Lane – a two-time Tony and Emmy award-winning actor of stage and screen famous for his roles as Albert in “The Birdcage,” Max Bialystock in “The Producers,” Ernie Smuntz in “Mouse Hunt,” Nathan Detroit in “Guys and Dolls,” Pseudolus in “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,” and his voice work in “The Lion King and Stuart Little.” In 2008, he was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame.
k.d. Lang – Canadian pop and country singer-songwriter and occasional actress. Lang has won both Juno Awards and Grammy Awards for her musical performances; hits include "Constant Craving" and "Miss Chatelaine". She has contributed songs to movie soundtracks and has teamed with musicians such as Roy Orbison, Tony Bennett, and Anne Murray. The chorus of her hit "Constant Craving" was unintentionally "borrowed" by the Rolling Stones for their hit single "Anybody Seen My Baby" for which she was given co-writing credit.
Mark Leduc – a boxer from Canada, who won a silver medal at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympics
Bernard Lee – best known for his role as “M”in the first eleven “James Bond” films.
Don Lemon – CNN reporter
Liberace – was a famous American icon entertainer and virtuoso pianist. During the 1950s–1970s he was the highest paid entertainer in the world
Little Richard – a music icon, singer, songwriter, pianist and recording artist, considered key in the transition from rhythm and blues to rock and roll in the 1950s. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame mentions him as “the architect of rock and roll”
Chris Lowe – Musician/Arranger/Composer. One half of the magnificent duo THE PET SHOP BOYS
Greg Louganis – Olympic diving icon read about him in “Famous Gay Athletes Vol I” by clicking the link in the sidebar.
Jane Lynch – is best known as cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester in the TV series “Glee”
Paul Lynde – A well-liked gay icon, comedian and actor who was well known for his roles as Uncle Arthur on “Bewitched” and Harry McAfee, the befuddled father in “Bye Bye Birdie.” He was also the regular "center square" on the game show “Hollywood Squares.”

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George Maharis – best known for his role as Buzz Murdock in first three seasons of the TV series “Route 66.” Maharis also recorded numerous pop music albums
Sean Maher – and his lover/partner Paul have two adopted children Sophia Rose and Liam. Sean stopped acting for two years to be a "stay-at-home" dad. Sean played a closeted gay man in short-lived "The Playboy Club." He has also appeared in "Firefly" "Serenity" "Halleys Comet"
Barry Manilow – is an American singer-songwriter, musician, arranger, producer, conductor, entertainer, and performer, best known for such recordings as "Mandy", "I Write the Songs", "Weekend in New England", "Can't Smile Without You", and "Copa Cabana."
Ricky Martin – is a Puerto Rican pop singer, father, humanitarian and actor who achieved prominence, first as a member of the Latin boy band Menudo, then as a solo artist/sex symbol with such hits as “Livin' la Vida Loca.”
Johnny Mathis – Pop music icon, known for his hit singles “Chances Are” and “To Much, To Little, To Late”
Roddy Mc Dowell – began his career as a child actor in such films as "How Green Was My Valley" "Lassie Come Home" "My Friend Flicka" and "The Keys of the Kingdom." As he grew into his twenties he became popular with an in-crowd of more famous male sex symbols and is rumored to have been lovers with both Marlon Brando and Montgomery Clift.

He became famous for his roles in four of the original “Planet of the Apes” movies and the TV series that followed. Other film appearances included roles in “Cleopatra”, a pivotal role in the original "The Poseidon Adventure" and "Overboard" in which he played a kind-hearted butler opposite Goldie Hawn. He also appeared on stage and TV. One notable role was in the pilot for "Night Gallery" in which he played a scheming nephew out to kill his uncle. He appeared frequently on “Hollywood Squares”
Kelly Mc Gillis – actress whose movies include Witness, for which she received a Golden Globe nomination, “Top Gun,” and “The Accused.”
James Edward McGreevey – served as the Governor of New Jersey from January 15, 2002, until he resigned from office on November 15, 2004. On the afternoon of August 12, 2004, he outed himself by confessing to having an affair on his wife with another man before the story could go public.
Ian Mc Kellen – known to many for roles such as Gandalf in the "Lord of the Rings" film trilogy and as Magneto in the "X-Men" films.
Freddie Mercury – the lead vocalist of the rock band Queen and as a songwriter, Mercury composed many hits, including "Bohemian Rhapsody", "Killer Queen", "Somebody to Love", "Don't Stop Me Now", "Crazy Little Thing Called Love", "We Are the Champions", and "Barcelona"
Ken Mehlman – Closeted/outed Former Republican National Committee chairman when it was extremely anti-gay
George Michael – a two-time Grammy Award winning English singer-songwriter who rose to fame in the 1980s when he formed the pop duo Wham!. His first solo single, "Careless Whisper" sold about six million copies worldwide.
Michelangelo – an Italian Renaissance painter, sculptor, architect, poet, and engineer. Two of his best known sculptures, the Pietà and world-renowned David, were sculpted before he turned thirty. Despite his low opinion of painting, Michelangelo also created two of the most influential works in fresco in the history of Western art: the scenes from Genesis on the ceiling and The Last Judgment on the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel in Rome.

As a poet his greatest written expressions of love were given to Tommaso dei Cavalieri who was 23 years old when Michelangelo met him. Cavalieri was open to the older man's affection: I swear to return your love. Never have I loved a man more than I love you, never have I wished for a friendship more than I wish for yours. Cavalieri remained devoted to Michelangelo until his death.

Michelangelo dedicated to him over three hundred sonnets and madrigals, constituting the largest sequence of poems that he composed.
Eric Millegan – an actor primarily known for his work on the TV series “Bones” in which he played Dr. Zack Addy.
Harvey Milk – was the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California, when he won a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Both movies about his life have won Academy Awards
Sal Mineo – became famous for his role in “Rebel Without A Cause”, in which he played John "Plato" Crawford, a teenager hopelessly in love with Jim Stark (played by James Dean). His performance resulted in an Academy Award nomination for best supporting actor,
Matthew Mitcham – an honored Australian Olympic Diver – read about him in “Famous Gay Athletes Vol II” by clicking the link in the sidebar.
Dave Moffatt – a member of the Canadian Pop/Rock band The Moffatts. He played keyboard and sang lead and background vocals. At a very young age, the Moffatt boys became international stars, with great numbers of pre-teen, teen and adult fans.
Marine Sgt. Brandon Morgan – The gay Marine kiss seen and celebrated around the world-See my article and photo gallery/video in the sidebar.
Chris Morgan – is a famous British power-lifter and gay athletic ambassador

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Kathy Najimy – is an actress and comedian, She played Olive Massery “Veronica's Closet,” Sister Mary Patrick in “Sister Act” and the voice of Peggy Hill on “King of the Hill.” She did two Off Broadway shows with Mo Gaffney working as the duo Kathy and Mo. One of the shows became an HBO comedy special.
Martina Navratilova – Tennis icon ~ read about her in “Famous Gay Athletes Vol II” by clicking the link in the sidebar
Cynthia Nixon – The former "Sex and the City" star is holding firm to her statement that she has chosen to be a lesbian, sparking controversy. "For me, it is a choice, I understand that for many people it’s not, but for me it’s a choice, and you don’t get to define my gayness for me."
Rudolf Nureyev – was one of the world's most famous male ballet dancers
Diana Nyad – a world record-holding American swimmer and public radio contributor. She recently attempted to swim from Cuba to Florida

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Rosie O’Donnell – a famous stand-up comedian, talk show host, actress, singer, author, media personality and magazine editor.
Denis Patrick Seamus O'Hare – Played the murderous campier Russell Edgington on HBO’s “True Blood.”
Brian Orser – is a 1984 and 1988 Olympic silver medalist, 1987 World champion and the 1981-1988 Canadian national champion. He is one of the most accomplished skaters in Canada's history, with eight national titles, two Olympic medals, and a world title to his credit. He is the skating director at the Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club.

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Peter Paige – is an American actor, director, screenwriter, best known for his role as Emmett Honeycutt on Showtime's hit series "Queer as Folk"
Annise Parker – is Houston's second female mayor, and the first openly gay mayor of a U.S. city with over a million residents
Jim Parsons – is best known for playing Sheldon Cooper on the CBS sitcom 'The Big Bang Theory' garnering many awards for the show. Jim has proposed marriage to his lover partner Todd Spiewak of over 10 years."
Anthony Perkins – best known for his role as Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock's “Psycho”
Bob Paris – Mr. Universe ~ read about him in “Famous Gay Athletes Vol I” by clicking the link to it in the sidebar.
David Pichler – U.S. Olympic diver in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where he was elected team captain. Pichler and Mark Ruiz won the synchronized platform final at the FINA-USA Diving Grand Prix in May 2000
David Hyde Pierce – actor/comedian best known for playing psychiatrist Dr. Niles Crane on the sitcom “Frasier.”
Rep. Jared Polis – the first openly gay man elected to the U.S. House as a freshman
Paula Poundstone – is known for her sardonic style of stand-up comedy and masculine fashion sense.

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Christine Quinn – a Speaker of the New York City Council, which is among the most powerful positions in city government after the Mayor.

Zachary John Quinto – Plays Mr. Spock in the newest series of Star Trek movies, and appeared as Sylar in the science fiction drama Heroes

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Dack Rambo – actor most notable for appearing as Walter Brennan's grandson Jeff in the “The Guns of Will Sonnett,” as Steve Jacobi in “All My Children,” as cousin Jack Ewing on “Dallas,” and as Grant Harrison on “Another World.”
Robert Reed – is best known for playing two completely different roles on TV, both at the same time - Mike Brady; beloved father of "The Brady Bunch," and Lieutenant Adam Tobias on the detective series "Mannix"
Brigadier General Virgil A. Richard – a gay military hero. ~ He is a retired Army officer who served 32 years of active military service of which 30 were devoted to Financial Management. Richard gained national media attention as a part of a small group of high-ranking military officers who have come out of the closet after retirement..
Charles Nelson Riley – actor, comedian, director and drama teacher known for his comedic roles in movies, children's television, animated cartoons, and as a panelist on the game show “Match Game.”
Ian Roberts – Australian rugby icon read about him in “Famous Gay Athletes Vol I” by clicking the link in the sidebar.
Thomas Roberts – Anchor man for MSNBC
Robbie Rogers – A member of the U.S. Men's Soccer Team, he played professionally in England.
Cesar Romero – played The Joker in the 1960s television series “Batman.” In 1966, the show was transferred to movie theaters, and Romero became the first actor to portray the Joker in a motion picture.
Gabriel Romero – is best known for his ground-breaking role as Fernandito, the first openly gay character on Spanish-language television sitcom Los Beltrán and for his role as Marco on “Dante's Cove.”

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Dick Sargent – best known as the second actor to portray Darrin Stephens on the original hit television series “Bewitched.” In actuality, Sargent was originally cast as Darren but shortly after had to turn it down due to a contractual obligation, then was offered it when Dick York left the role, technically making him the first and third Darren… sort of.
John Schlesinger – an English film and stage director. Directed “Midnight Cowboy” 1969, which became the first X-rated film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture.
Fred Schneider – the front man of the rock band The B-52's, of which he is a founding member
1st Lt. Joshua David Seefried – "J.D." is now able to proudly display a photo of his Air Force boyfriend on his office desk. The 25-year-old Air Force officer serves his country at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey attached to the 87th Air Base Wing. Since 2010 he co-founded and runs OutServe, a former underground network for gay military personnel that boasts more than 65,000 member in 40 chapters world wide. Since September 20, 2011 his organization's magazine has published issues featuring photographs and biographies of gay service members. It is available online and at Army and Air Force commissaries... with the Pentagon's blessing..
Matthew Shepard – a gay hate crime icon ~ He was a college student who was kidnapped and beaten to death for being gay – See my article on him in the sidebar.
Johanna Sigurdardottir – Prime Minister of Iceland. The only out-and-proud openly gay politician to be elected head of state regardless of her sexual-orientation... so far. In June of 2010 under her leadership Iceland legalized Gay Marriage.
Jaason Simmons – an Australian actor best known for the role of Logan Fowler on the TV series “Baywatch”
Richard Simmons – is a fitness guru/comedian, most famously through his “Sweatin' to the Oldies” line of aerobics videos and DVDs known for his eccentric, outgoing personality.
Roy Simmons – NFL football read about him in “Famous Gay Athletes Vol I” by clicking the link in the sidebar
Oliver Sipple~ a decorated US Marine and Vietnam War veteran widely known for saving the life of Pres. Gerald Ford during an assassination attempt in San Francisco. The subsequent public revelation that Sipple was gay turned the news story into a cause célèbre for gay activists..
Jerry Smith – American football read about him in “Famous Gay Athletes Vol I” by clicking the link to it in the sidebar.
Stephen Sondheim – may not have been the founder of Broadway, but the street should've been renamed after him. He is the winner of an Academy Award, multiple Tony Awards including the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre, multiple Grammy Awards, and a Pulitzer Prize. He has been described as "the greatest and perhaps best-known artist in the American musical theatre." His most works include “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, Sweeney Todd, Sunday in the Park with George, Into the Woods, Assassins,” and lyrics for “West Side Story and Gypsy.”
Dusty Springfield – an English early pop music icon because of her distinctive sensual sound. She was one of the most notable white soul artists. Known for such hits as "I Only Want To Be With You", "I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself", "Wishin' and Hopin'" and "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" and her later standout recordings with The Pet Shop Boys’ “What have I done to deserve this?”
Gertrude Stein – published her memoirs in 1933 under the teasing title The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas (her lover). It became Stein's bestselling book. The two were a couple until Stein's death in 1946. Together they hosted a salon in France that attracted expatriate American writers, such as Ernest Hemingway, Paul Bowles, Thornton Wilder and Sherwood Anderson, and avant-garde painters, including Picasso, Matisse and Braque.
David Ogden Stiers – actor/conductor who played “Charles Winchester III on “M*A*S*H”
Michael Stipe – the lead vocalist for the alternative rock band R.E.M. When asked if he ever declares himself as gay, Stipe stated, "I don’t. I think there’s a line drawn between gay and queer, and for me, queer describes something that’s more inclusive of the grey areas."
Wanda Sykes – talk show host, comedian and actress. She earned the 1999 Emmy Award for her writing on “The Chris Rock Show.” In 2004 Entertainment Weekly named her as one of the 25 funniest people in America.

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George Takei – best known for his role in the TV and then movie series “Star Trek,” in which he played Hikaru Sulu, helmsman of the USS Enterprise.
John Tartaglia – joined “Sesame Street”'s puppetry team at 16 performing as a right hand, Phoebe, Elmo, Ernie and Oscar the Grouch He also created and puppeteered the roles of Princeton (the recent college grad) and Rod (the closeted Republican-investment banker) in the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical “Avenue Q,” for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical
Rip Taylor – a well known American television game show comedian and actor.
Neil Tennant – front man/composer for the incredible techno pop duo “The Pet Shop Boys”
Mark Tewksbury – Olympic swimmer ~ read about him in “Famous Gay Athletes Vol I” by clicking the link in the sidebar.
Gareth Thomas – rugby icon read about him in “Famous Gay Athletes Vol III” by clicking the link in the sidebar.
Scott Thompson – is best known as a member of the comedy troupe “Kids in the Hall”
“Big” Bill Tilden – Tennis icon ~ considered one of the greatest tennis players of all time – read about him in “Famous Gay Athletes Vol I” by clicking the sidebar link
Alice B Toklas – Gertrude Stein's confidante, lover, cook, secretary, muse, editor, critic, and general organizer, Toklas remained a background figure, chiefly living in the shadow of Stein, until she published her memoirs in 1933 under the teasing title The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas. It became Stein's bestselling book. The two were a couple until Gertrude Stein's death in 1946. Together they hosted a salon in France that attracted expatriate American writers, such as Ernest Hemingway, Paul Bowles, Thornton Wilder and Sherwood Anderson, and avant-garde painters, including Picasso, Matisse and Braque
Lily Tomlin – Entertainment icon-actress, comedian, writer and producer. She has been honored at the Kennedy Center, won Tony Awards, Emmy Awards, and a Grammy Award and has also been nominated for an Academy Award. She is known as the wisecracking and snorting telephone operator Ernestine who loves to proclaim to her customers, "We don't care, we don't have to...we're the phone company," and asking “Is this the party to whom I am speaking?” She has also starred in such movies as "Nashville" "Nine-to-Five" and "All of Me" Most recently as Mc Gee’s grandmother Penelope on “NCIS”
Esera Tuaolo – American football ~ read about him in “Famous Gay Athletes Vol I” by clicking the sidebar link.
Tommy Tune – actor, dancer, singer, theatre director, producer, and choreographer. Over the course of his career, he has won nine Tony Awards.

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Gus Van Sant – American film director, screenwriter, photographer, musician, and author, nominated for an Academy Award for "Good Will Hunting" and "Milk"
Dan Veatch – Olympic swimmer who swam for the United States team at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, finishing seventh in the 200-meter backstroke, his specialist event. He won the 200 m backstroke at the Pan Pacific Games in Brisbane in 1987 and again in Tokyo in 1989
Gianni Versace – a famous Italian fashion designer of much sought-after accessories, fragrances, makeup and home furnishings as well as clothes. He also designed costumes for friends Elton John, Sting, and Princess Diana among many others. Openly gay, Versace and his partner Antonio D'Amico were regulars on the international party scene.
Gore Vidal – A famous and infamous American author, playwright, essayist, screenwriter and political activist. Early in his career he wrote The City and the Pillar (1948), which outraged mainstream critics as one of the first major American novels to feature unambiguous homosexuality. He subsequently emerged as one of America's more important literary figures due to the enormous quantity of work produced over the course of his career, including novels, essays, plays, and short stories covering a wide variety of topics
Bruce Vilanch – an American comedy writer to whom many owe their careers. He caught the public eye when he became a wisecracking regular on seasons 1-4 of the revamped “Hollywood Squares,” alongside Whoopi Goldberg where he provided not only his own hilarious comebacks, but also to Goldberg and many others on the show. He has wrote topical joke material for a number of awards show hosts, notably for Billy Crystal at the Academy Awards.

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Dr. Tom Waddell – Olympic athlete/founder read about him in “Famous Gay Athletes Vol I” by clicking the sidebar link.
Rufus Wainwright – Canadian-American singer and songwriter/composer for film soundtracks such as “Brokeback Mountain, I am Sam, Moulin Rouge!, Shrek, Meet the Robinsons, Big Daddy, Zoolander, and Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man”
Vaughn Walker – Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Walker is one of only two known gay federal judges
Andy Warhol – became famous worldwide for his work as a painter, avant-garde filmmaker, record producer, author, and public figure that surrounded himself with bohemian street people, distinguished intellectuals, Hollywood celebrities and wealthy patrons. In his hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, The Andy Warhol Museum exists in memory of his life and artwork. The highest price ever paid for a Warhol painting is $100 million for a 1963 canvas titled Eight Elvises
Clifton Webb – Broadway and Hollywood acting legend best known for his “Mr.
Belvedere” series of movies
Rick Welts – CEO and President of the Phoenix Suns-See the sidebar link to read about him in “How Many Professional Athletes are gay Part III.”
Walt Whitman – was among the most influential poets in the American canon, often called the father of free verse. His work was very controversial in its time, particularly his poetry collection “Leaves of Grass,” which was described as obscene for its overt sexuality.
Will Wikle – a registered nurse and is best known for his appearance in the fifth American season of “Big Brother.”
Oscar Wilde – was an iconic Irish writer, poet, and prominent aesthete, famous for his world renown "Picture of Dorian Gray"
Tennessee Williams – won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for “A Streetcar Named Desire” and for “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.” In addition, “The Glass Menagerie and The Night of the Iguana” received New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards. His play “The Rose Tattoo” received the Tony Award for best play. In 1980 President Jimmy Carter presented him with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Paul Winfield – Actor known for his portrayal of a Louisiana sharecropper the landmark film "Sounder" which earned him an Academy Award nomination, and as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in the television miniseries "King", for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award. Star Trek fans know him as Captain Clark Terrell of the U.S.S. Reliant in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. He also played Lt. Traxler, a friendly but crusty cop partnered with Lance Henriksen in “The Terminator” starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.
B.D. Wong – best-known for his roles as Dr. George Huang on “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” as Father Ray Mukada on HBO's “Oz,” and for his starring role as Song Liling in the Broadway production of “M. Butterfly.”
Klaus Wowereit – elected the Mayor of Berlin, he is one of the most famous gay German politicians. In coming out, prior to the 2001 mayoral elections, he coined the now famous German phrase "Ich bin schwul, und das ist auch gut so." ("I am gay, and that's all right, too.").
Chely Wright – an American country music artist, famous for her #1 single "Single White Female" and has charted more than fifteen singles on the country charts. She has also written songs for Brad Paisley, Richard Marx, Mindy Smith and a top 10 hit for Clay Walker, "I Can't Sleep"

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