| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for | 
| Evan Adams | 
Actor | 
15-Nov-1966 | 
  | 
Smoke Signals | 
| Sam Adams | 
Politician | 
3-Sep-1963 | 
  | 
Mayor of Portland | 
| Clay Aiken | 
Singer | 
30-Nov-1978 | 
  | 
American Idol | 
| Alvin Ailey | 
Dancer | 
5-Jan-1931 | 
1-Dec-1989 | 
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater | 
| Edward Albee | 
Playwright | 
12-Mar-1928 | 
  | 
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? | 
| Cris Alexander | 
Photographer | 
14-Jan-1920 | 
7-Mar-2012 | 
Portrait photographer, Broadway actor | 
| J. Alexander | 
Model | 
? | 
  | 
America's Next Top Model | 
| Ross Alexander | 
Actor | 
27-Jul-1907 | 
2-Jan-1937 | 
Captain Blood | 
| Horatio Alger | 
Author | 
13-Jan-1832 | 
18-Jul-1899 | 
Ragged Dick | 
| Marc Allégret | 
Film Director | 
22-Dec-1900 | 
4-Nov-1973 | 
Entrée des Artistes | 
| Chad Allen | 
Actor | 
5-Jun-1974 | 
  | 
Matthew Cooper on Dr. Quinn | 
| Peter Allen | 
Singer/Songwriter | 
10-Feb-1944 | 
18-Jun-1992 | 
I Go To Rio | 
| Ted Allen | 
TV Personality | 
20-May-1965 | 
  | 
Food & Wine Queer Eye guy | 
| Kevin Allison | 
Actor | 
16-Feb-1970 | 
  | 
The State | 
| Néstor Almendros | 
Cinematographer | 
30-Oct-1930 | 
4-Mar-1992 | 
Mauvaise Conduite | 
| Pedro Almodóvar | 
Film Director | 
25-Sep-1951 | 
  | 
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! | 
| Marc Almond | 
Singer/Songwriter | 
9-Jul-1956 | 
  | 
Contemporary cabaret vocalist, Soft Cell | 
| John Amaechi | 
Basketball | 
26-Nov-1970 | 
  | 
Only openly gay ex-NBA player | 
| Hardy Amies | 
Fashion Designer | 
17-Jul-1909 | 
5-Mar-2003 | 
Dressmaker to Queen Elizabeth II | 
| Kenneth Anger | 
Film Director | 
3-Feb-1930 | 
  | 
Pioneer avant-garde filmmaker | 
| Steve Antin | 
Actor | 
19-Apr-1958 | 
  | 
Without You I'm Nothing | 
| Kwame Anthony Appiah | 
Philosopher | 
8-May-1954 | 
  | 
The Ethics of Identity | 
| Marshall Applewhite | 
Religion | 
17-May-1931 | 
26-Mar-1997 | 
Led the Heaven's Gate cult to suicide | 
| Emile Ardolino | 
Film Director | 
9-May-1943 | 
20-Nov-1993 | 
Dirty Dancing | 
| Reinaldo Arenas | 
Novelist | 
16-Jul-1943 | 
7-Dec-1990 | 
El Mundo Alucinante | 
| Alexis Arquette | 
Actor | 
28-Jul-1969 | 
  | 
Last Exit to Brooklyn | 
| Robert Arthur | 
Actor | 
18-Jun-1925 | 
1-Oct-2008 | 
Ace in the Hole | 
| John Ashbery | 
Poet | 
28-Jul-1927 | 
  | 
Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror | 
| Howard Ashman | 
Songwriter | 
17-May-1950 | 
14-Mar-1991 | 
Beauty and the Beast | 
| Anthony Asquith | 
Film Director | 
9-Nov-1902 | 
20-Feb-1968 | 
Pygmalion | 
| W. H. Auden | 
Poet | 
21-Feb-1907 | 
29-Sep-1973 | 
The Age of Anxiety | 
| Francis Bacon | 
Painter | 
28-Oct-1909 | 
28-Apr-1992 | 
The Screaming Popes | 
| Francis Bacon | 
Philosopher | 
22-Jan-1561 | 
9-Apr-1626 | 
Novum Organum | 
| Paul Bailey | 
Novelist | 
16-Feb-1937 | 
  | 
At The Jerusalem | 
| John Balance | 
Electronic Musician | 
16-Feb-1962 | 
13-Nov-2004 | 
Coil | 
| Long John Baldry | 
Singer | 
12-Jan-1941 | 
21-Jul-2005 | 
British blues singer, Blues Incorporated | 
| James Baldwin | 
Novelist | 
2-Aug-1924 | 
30-Nov-1987 | 
Go Tell It on the Mountain | 
| Alan Ball | 
Screenwriter | 
13-May-1957 | 
  | 
American Beauty | 
| Samuel Barber | 
Composer | 
9-Mar-1910 | 
23-Jan-1981 | 
Adagio for Strings | 
| Clive Barker | 
Novelist | 
5-Oct-1952 | 
  | 
Hellraiser | 
| R. H. Barlow | 
Author | 
18-May-1918 | 
2-Jan-1951 | 
Literary executor of H. P. Lovecraft | 
| John Barrowman | 
Actor | 
11-Mar-1967 | 
  | 
Capt. Jack Harkness | 
| Roland Barthes | 
Critic | 
12-Nov-1915 | 
23-Mar-1980 | 
Structuralist literary critic, S/Z | 
| Jürgen Bartsch | 
Criminal | 
6-Nov-1946 | 
28-Apr-1976 | 
Teenaged homosexual serial killer | 
| Lance Bass | 
Singer | 
4-May-1979 | 
  | 
*NSYNC, the Quiet One | 
| Gary Beach | 
Actor | 
10-Oct-1947 | 
  | 
Broadway actor | 
| Billy Bean | 
Baseball | 
11-May-1964 | 
  | 
Going The Other Way | 
| James Beard | 
Chef | 
5-May-1903 | 
23-Jan-1985 | 
First prominent TV chef | 
| Maurice Béjart | 
Choreographer | 
1-Jan-1927 | 
22-Nov-2007 | 
Innovative ballet choreographer | 
| Andy Bell | 
Singer | 
25-Apr-1964 | 
  | 
Lead singer of Erasure | 
| Jacinto Benavente | 
Playwright | 
12-Aug-1866 | 
14-Jul-1954 | 
The Bonds of Interest | 
| Richard Rodney Bennett | 
Composer | 
29-Mar-1936 | 
  | 
The Mines of Sulphur | 
| Nate Berkus | 
Designer | 
17-Sep-1971 | 
  | 
Interior decorator, often on Oprah | 
| Wayne Besen | 
Activist | 
c. 1971 | 
  | 
Truth Wins OUT | 
| Hakim Bey | 
Author | 
1945 | 
  | 
Temporary Autonomous Zone | 
| Arthur Gary Bishop | 
Criminal | 
1951 | 
10-Jun-1988 | 
Utah serial killer of boys | 
| Mr. Blackwell | 
Critic | 
29-Aug-1922 | 
19-Oct-2008 | 
Issued an annual "Worst-Dressed List" | 
| Allan Bloom | 
Philosopher | 
14-Sep-1930 | 
7-Oct-1992 | 
The Closing of the American Mind | 
| Anthony Blunt | 
Historian | 
26-Sep-1907 | 
26-Mar-1983 | 
Art historian, Soviet spy | 
| Dirk Bogarde | 
Actor | 
28-Mar-1921 | 
8-May-1999 | 
A Bridge Too Far | 
| David Bohnett | 
Business | 
2-Apr-1956 | 
  | 
GeoCities cofounder | 
| Matthew Bomer | 
Actor | 
11-Oct-1977 | 
  | 
Neal Caffrey on White Collar | 
| Gary Bond | 
Actor | 
7-Feb-1940 | 
12-Oct-1995 | 
English theatre actor | 
| Edgar Bowers | 
Poet | 
2-Mar-1924 | 
4-Feb-2000 | 
For Louis Pasteur | 
| Paul Bowles | 
Author | 
30-Dec-1910 | 
18-Nov-1999 | 
The Sheltering Sky | 
| Malcolm Boyd | 
Religion | 
8-Jun-1923 | 
  | 
Are You Running with Me, Jesus? | 
| James Bridges | 
Film Director | 
3-Feb-1936 | 
6-Jun-1993 | 
Urban Cowboy and The Paper Chase | 
| Patrick Bristow | 
Actor | 
26-Sep-1962 | 
  | 
Peter Barnes on Ellen | 
| Benjamin Britten | 
Composer | 
22-Nov-1913 | 
4-Dec-1976 | 
Billy Budd | 
| Bill Brochtrup | 
Actor | 
7-Mar-1963 | 
  | 
NYPD Blue | 
| David Brock | 
Journalist | 
1962 | 
  | 
Blinded by the Right | 
| John Browne | 
Business | 
20-Feb-1948 | 
  | 
CEO of British Petroleum, 1995-2007 | 
| David Brudnoy | 
Radio Personality | 
5-Jun-1940 | 
8-Dec-2004 | 
Boston talk radio host | 
| Frank Bruni | 
Journalist | 
31-Oct-1964 | 
  | 
New York Times food critic | 
| Jim J. Bullock | 
Actor | 
9-Feb-1955 | 
  | 
Monroe on Too Close for Comfort | 
| Victor Buono | 
Actor | 
3-Feb-1938 | 
1-Jan-1982 | 
King Tut on Batman | 
| Raymond Burr | 
Actor | 
21-May-1917 | 
12-Sep-1993 | 
Perry Mason | 
| Augusten Burroughs | 
Author | 
23-Oct-1965 | 
  | 
Running With Scissors | 
| David Burtka | 
Actor | 
29-May-1975 | 
  | 
American theater actor | 
| Dan Butler | 
Actor | 
2-Dec-1954 | 
  | 
Bob "Bulldog" Brisco on Frasier | 
| Samuel Butler | 
Author | 
4-Dec-1835 | 
18-Jun-1902 | 
Erewheon | 
| John Cage | 
Composer | 
5-Sep-1912 | 
12-Aug-1992 | 
Experimental composer | 
| Simon Callow | 
Actor | 
13-Jun-1949 | 
  | 
British theatre actor | 
| Mario Cantone | 
Comic | 
9-Dec-1959 | 
  | 
Laugh Whore | 
| Truman Capote | 
Novelist | 
30-Sep-1924 | 
25-Aug-1984 | 
In Cold Blood | 
| Carleton Carpenter | 
Actor | 
10-Jul-1926 | 
  | 
Two Weeks: With Love | 
| George Washington Carver | 
Botanist | 
c. 1860 | 
5-Jan-1943 | 
Crop rotation and peanut butter | 
| Roger Casement | 
Activist | 
1-Sep-1864 | 
3-Aug-1916 | 
Irish revolutionary, gay diarist | 
| Constantine P. Cavafy | 
Poet | 
29-Apr-1863 | 
29-Apr-1933 | 
Greek poet in Alexandria | 
| Benvenuto Cellini | 
Sculptor | 
1-Nov-1500 | 
13-Feb-1571 | 
Florentine Mannerist goldsmith and sculptor | 
| Luis Cernuda | 
Poet | 
21-Sep-1902 | 
5-Nov-1963 | 
Generation of '27 | 
| George Chakiris | 
Actor | 
16-Sep-1934 | 
  | 
West Side Story | 
| Richard Chamberlain | 
Actor | 
31-Mar-1935 | 
  | 
Dr. Kildare and Shogun | 
| Sam Champion | 
TV Personality | 
13-Aug-1961 | 
  | 
WABC-TV Weatherman | 
| Graham Chapman | 
Comic | 
8-Jan-1941 | 
4-Oct-1989 | 
Monty Python's King Arthur | 
| Ian Charleson | 
Actor | 
11-Aug-1949 | 
6-Jan-1990 | 
Chariots of Fire | 
| Alfred Chester | 
Novelist | 
7-Sep-1928 | 
1-Aug-1971 | 
The Exquisite Corpse | 
| Craig Chester | 
Actor | 
8-Nov-1965 | 
  | 
Adam & Steve | 
| Peter Christopherson | 
Electronic Musician | 
27-Feb-1955 | 
24-Nov-2010 | 
Sleazy of Throbbing Gristle, Coil | 
| David N. Cicilline | 
Politician | 
15-Jul-1961 | 
  | 
Congressman, Rhode Island 1st | 
| Anthony Clark | 
Actor | 
4-Apr-1964 | 
  | 
Greg Warner on Yes, Dear | 
| Van Cliburn | 
Pianist | 
12-Jul-1934 | 
  | 
Piano prodigy | 
| Montgomery Clift | 
Actor | 
17-Oct-1920 | 
23-Jul-1966 | 
From Here to Eternity | 
| James Coco | 
Actor | 
21-Mar-1928 | 
25-Feb-1987 | 
Only When I Laugh | 
| Andy Cohen | 
Film/TV Producer | 
2-Jun-1968 | 
  | 
EVP at Bravo, Watch What Happens: Live | 
| Roy Cohn | 
Government | 
20-Feb-1927 | 
2-Aug-1986 | 
Joseph McCarthy's henchman | 
| Steven Cojocaru | 
Critic | 
5-Jan-1965 | 
  | 
Entertainment Tonight fashion critic | 
| Chris Colfer | 
Actor | 
27-May-1990 | 
  | 
Kurt Hummel on Glee | 
| Marcus Collins | 
Singer | 
15-May-1988 | 
  | 
Seven Nation Army | 
| Bill Condon | 
Film Director | 
22-Oct-1955 | 
  | 
Gods and Monsters | 
| Timothy D. Cook | 
Business | 
1-Nov-1960 | 
  | 
CEO of Apple | 
| Anderson Cooper | 
Journalist | 
3-Jun-1967 | 
  | 
Anderson Cooper 360 | 
| Aaron Copland | 
Composer | 
14-Nov-1900 | 
2-Dec-1990 | 
Fanfare for the Common Man | 
| Antony Cotton | 
Actor | 
5-Aug-1975 | 
  | 
Sean Tully on Coronation Street | 
| Douglas Coupland | 
Novelist | 
30-Dec-1961 | 
  | 
Generation X | 
| Noel Coward | 
Playwright | 
16-Dec-1899 | 
26-Mar-1973 | 
Design for Living | 
| David Crane | 
Film/TV Producer | 
10-Aug-1957 | 
  | 
Co-Creator of Friends | 
| Hart Crane | 
Poet | 
21-Jul-1899 | 
27-Apr-1932 | 
Industrial and urban poet | 
| Darby Crash | 
Singer | 
26-Sep-1958 | 
7-Dec-1980 | 
The Germs | 
| Quentin Crisp | 
Actor | 
25-Dec-1908 | 
21-Nov-1999 | 
The Naked Civil Servant | 
| Chris Crocker | 
Performance Artist | 
1987 | 
  | 
Wants Britney left alone | 
| Wilson Cruz | 
Actor | 
27-Dec-1973 | 
  | 
Rickie Vasquez on My So-Called Life | 
| George Cukor | 
Film Director | 
7-Jul-1899 | 
23-Jan-1983 | 
My Fair Lady | 
| Andrew Cunanan | 
Criminal | 
31-Aug-1969 | 
23-Jul-1997 | 
Murdered Gianni Versace | 
| Merce Cunningham | 
Dancer | 
16-Apr-1919 | 
26-Jul-2009 | 
Merce Cunningham Dance Company | 
| Michael Cunningham | 
Novelist | 
6-Nov-1952 | 
  | 
The Hours | 
| John Curry | 
Figure Skating | 
9-Sep-1949 | 
15-Apr-1994 | 
Figure Skater, 1976 Olympic Gold Medalist | 
| Leonardo Da Vinci | 
Artist | 
15-Apr-1452 | 
2-May-1519 | 
Mona Lisa, The Last Supper | 
| Jeffrey Dahmer | 
Criminal | 
21-May-1960 | 
28-Nov-1994 | 
Homosexual serial killer cannibal | 
| Drew Daniel | 
Electronic Musician | 
1971 | 
  | 
Half of Matmos | 
| Charlie David | 
Actor | 
9-Aug-1980 | 
  | 
Dante's Cove | 
| Jaye Davidson | 
Actor | 
21-Mar-1968 | 
  | 
The Crying Game | 
| Terence Davies | 
Film Director | 
10-Nov-1945 | 
  | 
The House of Mirth | 
| Billy De Wolfe | 
Actor | 
18-Feb-1907 | 
5-Mar-1974 | 
The Doris Day Show | 
| Richard Deacon | 
Actor | 
14-May-1921 | 
8-Aug-1984 | 
The Dick Van Dyke Show | 
| Charles Demuth | 
Painter | 
8-Nov-1883 | 
23-Oct-1935 | 
I Saw the Figure Five in Gold | 
| Nick Denton | 
Publisher | 
24-Aug-1966 | 
  | 
Gawker Media | 
| Christian Dior | 
Fashion Designer | 
21-Jan-1905 | 
23-Oct-1957 | 
The 1947 New Look | 
| Divine | 
Actor | 
19-Oct-1945 | 
7-Mar-1988 | 
Poodle poop-eating drag queen | 
| Terry Dolan | 
Activist | 
1950 | 
28-Dec-1986 | 
Conservative activist | 
| Tom Dooley | 
Activist | 
17-Jan-1927 | 
18-Jan-1961 | 
Deliver Us from Evil | 
| Joel Dorius | 
Educator | 
4-Jan-1919 | 
14-Feb-2006 | 
Professor fired for gay porn arrest | 
| Kyan Douglas | 
TV Personality | 
5-May-1970 | 
  | 
Grooming Queer Eye guy | 
| Robert Drivas | 
Actor | 
21-Nov-1938 | 
29-Jun-1986 | 
Bad Habits | 
| John E. du Pont | 
Criminal | 
22-Nov-1938 | 
9-Dec-2010 | 
Lunatic, murdered wrestler David Schultz | 
| Robert Duncan | 
Poet | 
7-Jan-1919 | 
3-Feb-1988 | 
Bending the Bow | 
| Fred Ebb | 
Musician | 
8-Apr-1935 | 
11-Sep-2004 | 
Top Broadway lyricist, Cabaret | 
| Bret Easton Ellis | 
Novelist | 
7-Mar-1964 | 
  | 
American Psycho | 
| Perry Ellis | 
Fashion Designer | 
3-Mar-1940 | 
30-May-1986 | 
Founder, Perry Ellis International | 
| Roland Emmerich | 
Film Director | 
10-Nov-1955 | 
  | 
Independence Day | 
| Brian Epstein | 
Business | 
19-Sep-1934 | 
27-Aug-1967 | 
Manager of The Beatles | 
| Rob Epstein | 
Film Director | 
6-Apr-1955 | 
  | 
The Times of Harvey Milk | 
| Wesley Eure | 
Actor | 
17-Aug-1951 | 
  | 
Land of the Lost | 
| Rupert Everett | 
Actor | 
29-May-1959 | 
  | 
My Best Friend's Wedding | 
| Rainer Werner Fassbinder | 
Film Director | 
31-May-1945 | 
10-Jun-1982 | 
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant | 
| Michael Feinstein | 
Singer | 
7-Sep-1956 | 
  | 
Revives the Great American Songbook | 
| Jesse Tyler Ferguson | 
Actor | 
22-Oct-1975 | 
  | 
Mitchell Pritchett on Modern Family | 
| Harvey Fierstein | 
Actor | 
6-Jun-1952 | 
  | 
Torch Song Trilogy | 
| Thom Filicia | 
TV Personality | 
17-May-1968 | 
  | 
Interior Design Queer Eye guy | 
| Siegfried Fischbacher | 
Magician | 
13-Jun-1939 | 
  | 
Siegfried and Roy | 
| Wayland Flowers | 
Performance Artist | 
26-Nov-1939 | 
11-Oct-1988 | 
Madame's puppeteer | 
| Mark Foley | 
Politician | 
8-Sep-1954 | 
  | 
Congressman from Florida, 1995-2006 | 
| Tom Ford | 
Fashion Designer | 
27-Aug-1961 | 
  | 
Influential Gucci designer | 
| Chet Forrest | 
Songwriter | 
31-Jul-1915 | 
10-Oct-1999 | 
Kismet | 
| E. M. Forster | 
Author | 
1-Jan-1879 | 
7-Jun-1970 | 
Howards End | 
| Pim Fortuyn | 
Government | 
19-Feb-1948 | 
6-May-2002 | 
Assassinated Dutch parliamentary candidate | 
| Michel Foucault | 
Philosopher | 
15-Oct-1926 | 
26-Jun-1984 | 
History of Sexuality | 
| Virgil Fox | 
Organist | 
3-May-1912 | 
25-Oct-1980 | 
Organist at the Riverside Church | 
| Barney Frank | 
Politician | 
31-Mar-1940 | 
  | 
Congressman, Massachusetts 4th | 
| Andy Fraser | 
Bassist | 
7-Aug-1952 | 
  | 
Free | 
| Leonard Frey | 
Actor | 
4-Sep-1938 | 
24-Aug-1988 | 
Stage actor, The Boys in the Band | 
| Stephen Fry | 
Actor | 
24-Aug-1957 | 
  | 
Jeeves and Wooster | 
| D. Carleton Gajdusek | 
Scientist | 
9-Sep-1923 | 
12-Dec-2008 | 
Kuru (slow virus infections) | 
| Jeff Gannon | 
Journalist | 
22-May-1957 | 
  | 
White House shill, $200/hour male escort | 
| Robert Gant | 
Actor | 
13-Jul-1968 | 
  | 
Ben on Queer as Folk | 
| Luis Alfredo Garavito | 
Criminal | 
25-Jan-1957 | 
  | 
Colombian serial killer, murdered 140+ boys | 
| Federico García Lorca | 
Poet | 
5-Jun-1898 | 
18-Aug-1936 | 
Lament for a Bullfighter | 
| Randy Gardner | 
Figure Skating | 
2-Dec-1957 | 
  | 
Five-time US pairs figure skating champion | 
| Stephen Gately | 
Singer | 
17-Mar-1976 | 
10-Oct-2009 | 
Boyzone | 
| Mark Gatiss | 
Actor | 
17-Oct-1966 | 
  | 
The League of Gentlemen | 
| Jean-Paul Gaultier | 
Fashion Designer | 
24-Apr-1952 | 
  | 
Made Madonna's black studded bra | 
| David Geffen | 
Business | 
21-Feb-1943 | 
  | 
Music and movie industry mogul | 
| Jean Genet | 
Novelist | 
19-Dec-1910 | 
15-Apr-1986 | 
Theatre of the Absurd | 
| Boy George | 
Singer/Songwriter | 
14-Jun-1961 | 
  | 
Karma Chameleon | 
| Stefan George | 
Poet | 
12-Jul-1868 | 
4-Dec-1933 | 
Algabal | 
| David Gerrold | 
Novelist | 
24-Jan-1944 | 
  | 
The Martian Child | 
| Malcolm Gets | 
Actor | 
28-Dec-1964 | 
  | 
Caroline in the City | 
| John Gielgud | 
Actor | 
14-Apr-1904 | 
21-May-2000 | 
Prospero's Books | 
| Allan D. Gilmour | 
Business | 
1934 | 
  | 
Twice Vice Chairman of Ford | 
| Allen Ginsberg | 
Poet | 
3-Jun-1926 | 
5-Apr-1997 | 
Howl! | 
| Todd Glass | 
Comic | 
1964 | 
  | 
Vintage Todd Glass and Other Crap | 
| Peter Glenville | 
Film Director | 
28-Oct-1913 | 
3-Jun-1996 | 
Becket | 
| John Glover | 
Actor | 
7-Aug-1944 | 
  | 
Lionel Luthor on Smallville | 
| Nikolai Gogol | 
Author | 
19-Mar-1809 | 
21-Feb-1852 | 
Dead Souls, The Overcoat | 
| John Golding | 
Critic | 
10-Sep-1929 | 
9-Apr-2012 | 
Cubism: A History and an Analysis | 
| Robert Gottschalk | 
Inventor | 
12-Mar-1918 | 
3-Jun-1982 | 
Wide-screen motion picture technology | 
| Jason Gould | 
Actor | 
29-Dec-1966 | 
  | 
Son of Streisand and Elliott Gould | 
| David Marshall Grant | 
Actor | 
21-Jun-1955 | 
  | 
Air America | 
| Thomas Gray | 
Poet | 
26-Dec-1716 | 
30-Jul-1771 | 
An Elegy Written in a Country Church Yard | 
| Larry Grayson | 
Comic | 
31-Aug-1923 | 
7-Jan-1995 | 
Ooh, shut that door! | 
| Glenn Greenwald | 
Blogger | 
6-Mar-1967 | 
  | 
Political blogger for The Guardian | 
| George Grizzard | 
Actor | 
1-Apr-1928 | 
2-Oct-2007 | 
Advise and Consent | 
| Jonathan Groff | 
Actor | 
26-Mar-1985 | 
  | 
Jesse St. James on Glee | 
| Michael E. Guest | 
Diplomat | 
1957 | 
  | 
US Ambassador to Romania, 2001-04 | 
| Steven Gunderson | 
Politician | 
10-May-1951 | 
  | 
Congressman from Wisconsin, 1981-97 | 
| Thom Gunn | 
Poet | 
29-Aug-1929 | 
25-Apr-2004 | 
The Man with Night Sweats | 
| Tim Gunn | 
TV Personality | 
29-Jul-1953 | 
  | 
Project Runway | 
| Allan Gurganus | 
Novelist | 
11-Jun-1947 | 
  | 
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All | 
| Brion Gysin | 
Artist | 
19-Jan-1916 | 
13-Jul-1986 | 
Inventor of the Dreamachine | 
| William Haines | 
Actor | 
2-Jan-1900 | 
26-Dec-1973 | 
Hollywood's first openly gay leading man | 
| Rob Halford | 
Musician | 
25-Aug-1951 | 
  | 
Lead singer of Judas Priest | 
| David M. Halperin | 
Scholar | 
2-Apr-1952 | 
  | 
One Hundred Years of Homosexuality | 
| Dag Hammarskjold | 
Diplomat | 
29-Jul-1905 | 
18-Sep-1961 | 
UN Secretary General, 1953-61 | 
| Keith Haring | 
Painter | 
4-May-1958 | 
16-Feb-1990 | 
Abstract graffiti and mural artist | 
| E. Lynn Harris | 
Novelist | 
20-Jun-1955 | 
23-Jul-2009 | 
Invisible Life | 
| Neil Patrick Harris | 
Actor | 
15-Jun-1973 | 
  | 
Doogie Howser | 
| Lou Harrison | 
Composer | 
14-May-1917 | 
2-Feb-2003 | 
Musical wayfarer | 
| Randy Harrison | 
Actor | 
2-Nov-1977 | 
  | 
Justin on Queer as Folk | 
| Lorenz Hart | 
Songwriter | 
2-May-1895 | 
22-Nov-1943 | 
Lyricist, Rodgers and Hart | 
| L. P. Hartley | 
Novelist | 
30-Dec-1895 | 
13-Dec-1972 | 
The Boat | 
| Dan Hartman | 
Singer/Songwriter | 
8-Dec-1950 | 
22-Mar-1994 | 
I Can Dream About You | 
| Richard Hatch | 
TV Personality | 
8-Apr-1961 | 
  | 
Survivor | 
| Nigel Hawthorne | 
Actor | 
5-Apr-1929 | 
26-Dec-2001 | 
The Madness of King George | 
| Charles Hawtrey | 
Actor | 
30-Nov-1914 | 
27-Oct-1988 | 
Carry On... | 
| Harry Hay | 
Activist | 
7-Apr-1912 | 
24-Oct-2002 | 
Gay activist, founder The Mattachine Society | 
| Darren Hayes | 
Singer/Songwriter | 
8-May-1972 | 
  | 
Savage Garden vocalist | 
| Sean Hayes | 
Actor | 
26-Jun-1970 | 
  | 
Jack McFarland on Will & Grace | 
| Todd Haynes | 
Film Director | 
2-Jan-1961 | 
  | 
Far From Heaven | 
| Antony Hegarty | 
Singer | 
1971 | 
  | 
Antony and the Johnsons | 
| Henri III | 
Royalty | 
19-Sep-1551 | 
2-Aug-1589 | 
King of France, Poland | 
| Jerry Herman | 
Composer | 
10-Jul-1931 | 
  | 
Hello Dolly! | 
| Edward Hibbert | 
Actor | 
9-Sep-1955 | 
  | 
Gil Chesterton on Frasier | 
| Perez Hilton | 
Columnist | 
23-Mar-1978 | 
  | 
Gossip columnist | 
| David Hockney | 
Painter | 
9-Jul-1937 | 
  | 
Paintings of LA swimming pools | 
| Phillips Holmes | 
Actor | 
22-Jul-1907 | 
12-Aug-1942 | 
The Criminal Code | 
| J. Edgar Hoover | 
Government | 
1-Jan-1895 | 
2-May-1972 | 
Director of the FBI, 1924-72 | 
| Avery Hopwood | 
Playwright | 
28-May-1882 | 
1-Jul-1928 | 
The Bat | 
| Roy Horn | 
Magician | 
3-Oct-1944 | 
  | 
Siegfried and Roy | 
| Edward Everett Horton | 
Actor | 
18-Mar-1886 | 
29-Sep-1970 | 
Prolific 1930s comedic actor | 
| John Hospers | 
Politician | 
9-Jun-1918 | 
12-Jun-2011 | 
First Libertarian presidential candidate | 
| A. E. Housman | 
Poet | 
26-Mar-1859 | 
30-Apr-1936 | 
A Shropshire Lad | 
| Richard Howard | 
Poet | 
13-Oct-1929 | 
  | 
Untitled Subjects | 
| Frankie Howerd | 
Actor | 
6-Mar-1917 | 
19-Apr-1992 | 
Up Pompeii | 
| Rock Hudson | 
Actor | 
17-Nov-1925 | 
2-Oct-1985 | 
Ice Station Zebra | 
| Ross Hunter | 
Film/TV Producer | 
6-May-1920 | 
10-Mar-1996 | 
Imitation of Life | 
| Tab Hunter | 
Actor | 
11-Jul-1931 | 
  | 
Damn Yankees | 
| Robert Indiana | 
Artist | 
12-Sep-1928 | 
  | 
Creator of the "LO/VE" sculpture | 
| William Inge | 
Playwright | 
3-May-1913 | 
10-Jun-1973 | 
Come Back, Little Sheba | 
| John Inman | 
Actor | 
28-Jun-1935 | 
8-Mar-2007 | 
Are You Being Served? | 
| Christopher Isherwood | 
Author | 
26-Aug-1904 | 
4-Jan-1986 | 
The Berlin Stories | 
| James Ivory | 
Film/TV Producer | 
7-Jun-1928 | 
  | 
The Remains of the Day | 
| Cheyenne Jackson | 
Actor | 
12-Jul-1975 | 
  | 
30 Rock | 
| Max Jacob | 
Poet | 
12-Jul-1876 | 
5-Mar-1944 | 
Le Cornet à dés | 
| Derek Jacobi | 
Actor | 
22-Oct-1938 | 
  | 
Claudius on I, Claudius | 
| Marc Jacobs | 
Fashion Designer | 
9-Apr-1963 | 
  | 
Fired in 1993 after releasing a "Grunge" line | 
| Henry James | 
Author | 
15-Apr-1843 | 
28-Feb-1916 | 
Portrait of a Lady | 
| Derek Jarman | 
Film Director | 
31-Jan-1942 | 
19-Feb-1994 | 
The Last of England | 
| Alfred Jarry | 
Playwright | 
8-Sep-1873 | 
1-Nov-1907 | 
Ubu roi | 
| Tom Jennings | 
Computer Programmer | 
1955 | 
  | 
Author of FidoNet BBS protocols | 
| Michael Jeter | 
Actor | 
26-Aug-1952 | 
30-Mar-2003 | 
Evening Shade | 
| Elton John | 
Singer/Songwriter | 
25-Mar-1947 | 
  | 
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road | 
| Jasper Johns | 
Painter | 
15-May-1930 | 
  | 
Neo-Dadaist painter of US Flag | 
| Holly Johnson | 
Musician | 
9-Feb-1960 | 
  | 
Frankie Goes to Hollywood | 
| Philip Johnson | 
Architect | 
8-Jul-1906 | 
25-Jan-2005 | 
The Glass House | 
| Jay Johnston | 
Comic | 
22-Oct-1968 | 
  | 
Mr. Show with Bob and David | 
| Leslie Jordan | 
Actor | 
29-Apr-1955 | 
  | 
Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel | 
| Chester Kallman | 
Poet | 
7-Jan-1921 | 
18-Jan-1975 | 
Librettist, translator | 
| Clinton Kelly | 
TV Personality | 
22-Feb-1969 | 
  | 
What Not to Wear | 
| George Kelly | 
Playwright | 
16-Jan-1887 | 
18-Jun-1974 | 
Craig's Wife | 
| Lindsay Kemp | 
Dancer | 
9-May-1938 | 
  | 
Dance teacher for Bowie, Kate Bush | 
| Chip Kidd | 
Designer | 
1964 | 
  | 
Cheese Monkeys | 
| Udo Kier | 
Actor | 
14-Oct-1944 | 
  | 
Hans in My Own Private Idaho | 
| Tommy Kirk | 
Actor | 
10-Dec-1941 | 
  | 
The Mickey Mouse Club | 
| James Kirkwood | 
Novelist | 
22-Aug-1924 | 
21-Apr-1989 | 
A Chorus Line | 
| Lincoln Kirstein | 
Author | 
4-May-1907 | 
5-Jan-1996 | 
Co-Founder, New York City Ballet | 
| Rives Kistler | 
Judge | 
c. 1949 | 
  | 
Justice, Oregon Supreme Court | 
| Randal Kleiser | 
Film Director | 
20-Jul-1946 | 
  | 
Grease | 
| Steve Kmetko | 
TV Personality | 
16-Feb-1953 | 
  | 
Boyfriend of Greg Louganis | 
| Jonathan Knight | 
Singer | 
29-Nov-1968 | 
  | 
New Kids on the Block | 
| T. R. Knight | 
Actor | 
26-Mar-1973 | 
  | 
George O'Malley on Grey's Anatomy | 
| Jim Kolbe | 
Politician | 
28-Jun-1942 | 
  | 
Congressman from Arizona, 1985-2007 | 
| Larry Kramer | 
Playwright | 
25-Jun-1935 | 
  | 
The Normal Heart | 
| Ronnie Kray | 
Criminal | 
24-Oct-1933 | 
17-Mar-1995 | 
Kray brothers | 
| Carson Kressley | 
TV Personality | 
11-Nov-1969 | 
  | 
Fashion Queer Eye guy | 
| Tony Kushner | 
Playwright | 
16-Jul-1956 | 
  | 
Angels in America | 
| Adam Lambert | 
Singer | 
29-Jan-1982 | 
  | 
American Idol | 
| Nathan Lane | 
Actor | 
3-Feb-1956 | 
  | 
The Producers | 
| Jack Larson | 
Actor | 
8-Feb-1928 | 
  | 
The Adventures of Superman | 
| Chi Chi La Rue | 
Film Director | 
8-Nov-1959 | 
  | 
Transvestite hardcore director | 
| Charles Laughton | 
Actor | 
1-Jul-1899 | 
15-Dec-1962 | 
Island of Lost Souls | 
| Arthur Laurents | 
Playwright | 
14-Jul-1918 | 
5-May-2011 | 
West Side Story | 
| Edward Lear | 
Poet | 
12-May-1812 | 
29-Jan-1888 | 
The Owl and the Pussycat | 
| David Leavitt | 
Novelist | 
23-Jun-1961 | 
  | 
The Lost Language of Cranes | 
| Rex Lee | 
Actor | 
7-Jan-1969 | 
  | 
Lloyd on Entourage | 
| John Lehmann | 
Poet | 
2-Jun-1907 | 
7-Apr-1987 | 
Thrown to the Woolfs | 
| Reichen Lehmkuhl | 
TV Personality | 
26-Dec-1973 | 
  | 
The Amazing Race | 
| Don Lemon | 
Journalist | 
1-Mar-1966 | 
  | 
Anchor, CNN Newsroom | 
| Terry Lester | 
Actor | 
13-Apr-1950 | 
28-Nov-2003 | 
The Young and the Restless | 
| Harvey Levin | 
TV Personality | 
2-Sep-1951 | 
  | 
Prince of the paparazzi | 
| Liberace | 
Pianist | 
16-May-1919 | 
4-Feb-1987 | 
Rhinestoned pianist | 
| Limahl | 
Musician | 
19-Dec-1958 | 
  | 
Lead singer for Kajagoogoo | 
| Alain Locke | 
Author | 
13-Sep-1886 | 
9-Jun-1954 | 
Leader in the Harlem Renaissance | 
| Danny Lockin | 
Actor | 
13-Jul-1943 | 
21-Aug-1977 | 
Stage actor, murdered in 1977 | 
| Bjørn Lomborg | 
Scholar | 
6-Jan-1965 | 
  | 
The Skeptical Environmentalist | 
| James Lord | 
Author | 
27-Nov-1922 | 
23-Aug-2009 | 
Giacometti: A Biography | 
| Greg Louganis | 
Diver | 
29-Jan-1960 | 
  | 
Olympic diver, four gold medals | 
| Arthur Lubin | 
Film Director | 
25-Jul-1898 | 
12-May-1995 | 
Phantom of the Opera | 
| Matt Lucas | 
Actor | 
5-Mar-1974 | 
  | 
Little Britain | 
| Ludwig II | 
Royalty | 
25-Aug-1845 | 
13-Jun-1886 | 
Mad King Ludwig of Bavaria, 1864-86 | 
| Paul Lynde | 
Comic | 
13-Jun-1926 | 
10-Jan-1982 | 
Hollywood Square | 
| Luke MacFarlane | 
Actor | 
19-Jan-1980 | 
  | 
Over There | 
| Luka Magnotta | 
Criminal Defendant | 
24-Jul-1982 | 
  | 
Allegedly dismembered a Chinese student | 
| George Maharis | 
Actor | 
1-Sep-1928 | 
  | 
Buzz Murdock on Route 66 | 
| Sean Maher | 
Actor | 
16-Apr-1975 | 
  | 
Dr. Simon Tam on Firefly | 
| Peter Mandelson | 
Politician | 
21-Oct-1953 | 
  | 
EU Commissioner for Trade | 
| Bradley Manning | 
Military | 
17-Dec-1987 | 
  | 
Accused of releasing classified documents | 
| Jay Manuel | 
TV Personality | 
14-Aug-1972 | 
  | 
Judge, America's Next Top Model | 
| Jean Marais | 
Actor | 
11-Dec-1913 | 
8-Nov-1998 | 
Beauty and the Beast | 
| Christopher Marlowe | 
Playwright | 
6-Feb-1564 | 
30-May-1593 | 
Doctor Faustus | 
| Ricky Martin | 
Singer | 
24-Dec-1971 | 
  | 
Livin' La Vida Loca | 
| Kerwin Mathews | 
Actor | 
8-Jan-1926 | 
5-Jul-2007 | 
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad | 
| Ross Mathews | 
Actor | 
24-Sep-1979 | 
  | 
Ross the Intern | 
| Johnny Mathis | 
Singer | 
30-Sep-1935 | 
  | 
He's as helpless as a kitten up a tree | 
| F. O. Matthiessen | 
Critic | 
19-Feb-1902 | 
1-Apr-1950 | 
American Renaissance | 
| Armistead Maupin | 
Author | 
13-May-1944 | 
  | 
Tales of the City series | 
| David Edward Maust | 
Criminal | 
5-Apr-1954 | 
20-Jan-2006 | 
Serial killer of boys | 
| Robert McAlmon | 
Author | 
9-Mar-1896 | 
2-Feb-1956 | 
Village: As It Happened | 
| Alec McCowen | 
Actor | 
26-May-1925 | 
  | 
English Shakespearean actor | 
| Roddy McDowall | 
Actor | 
17-Sep-1928 | 
3-Oct-1998 | 
Planet of the Apes | 
| James McGreevey | 
Politician | 
6-Aug-1957 | 
  | 
Governor of New Jersey, 2002-04 | 
| Ian McKellen | 
Actor | 
25-May-1939 | 
  | 
Gandalf the Grey | 
| Terrence McNally | 
Playwright | 
3-Nov-1939 | 
  | 
Frankie and Johnny | 
| Joe Meek | 
Music Producer | 
5-Apr-1929 | 
3-Feb-1967 | 
Innovative record producer | 
| John Megna | 
Actor | 
9-Nov-1952 | 
5-Sep-1995 | 
To Kill a Mockingbird | 
| Ken Mehlman | 
Government | 
21-Aug-1966 | 
  | 
RNC chairman 2005-07 | 
| Gian-Carlo Menotti | 
Composer | 
7-Jul-1911 | 
1-Feb-2007 | 
The Saint of Bleecker Street | 
| Rick Mercer | 
Comic | 
17-Oct-1969 | 
  | 
This Hour Has 22 Minutes | 
| Ismail Merchant | 
Film/TV Producer | 
25-Dec-1936 | 
25-May-2005 | 
Co-Founder, Merchant Ivory Productions | 
| William Meredith | 
Poet | 
9-Jan-1919 | 
30-May-2007 | 
Partial Accounts | 
| James Merrill | 
Poet | 
3-Mar-1926 | 
6-Feb-1995 | 
Nights and Days | 
| Stephin Merritt | 
Singer/Songwriter | 
1966 | 
  | 
The Magnetic Fields, The 6ths | 
| George Michael | 
Singer/Songwriter | 
25-Jun-1963 | 
  | 
Faith | 
| Michelangelo | 
Sculptor | 
6-Mar-1475 | 
18-Feb-1564 | 
Renaissance sculptor and painter | 
| Harvey Milk | 
Politician | 
22-May-1930 | 
27-Nov-1978 | 
Openly gay SF city supervisor | 
| Eric Millegan | 
Actor | 
25-Aug-1974 | 
  | 
Zack Addy on Bones | 
| James Mitchell | 
Actor | 
29-Feb-1920 | 
22-Jan-2010 | 
All My Children | 
| John Cameron Mitchell | 
Actor | 
21-Apr-1963 | 
  | 
Hedwig and the Angry Inch | 
| Dimitri Mitropoulos | 
Conductor | 
1-Mar-1896 | 
2-Nov-1960 | 
Conductor, NY Philharmonic, 1949-58 | 
| Isaac Mizrahi | 
Fashion Designer | 
14-Oct-1961 | 
  | 
Unzipped | 
| Karl Philipp Moritz | 
Novelist | 
15-Sep-1757 | 
26-Jul-1793 | 
Anton Reiser | 
| Bob Mould | 
Musician | 
16-Oct-1960 | 
  | 
Hüsker Dü frontman | 
| Deroy Murdock | 
Columnist | 
1963 | 
  | 
Conservative pundit | 
| F. W. Murnau | 
Film Director | 
28-Dec-1888 | 
11-Mar-1931 | 
Nosferatu, Sunrise | 
| Ryan Murphy | 
Screenwriter | 
9-Nov-1965 | 
  | 
Creator, Glee | 
| Michael Musto | 
Columnist | 
3-Dec-1955 | 
  | 
Village Voice gossip columnist | 
| George Nader | 
Actor | 
19-Oct-1921 | 
4-Feb-2002 | 
Robot Monster | 
| Simon Napier-Bell | 
Music Producer | 
22-Apr-1939 | 
  | 
British music manager | 
| Klaus Nomi | 
Singer | 
24-Jan-1944 | 
6-Aug-1983 | 
New Wave counter-tenor from Mars | 
| Graham Norton | 
Talk Show Host | 
4-Apr-1963 | 
  | 
The Graham Norton Effect | 
| Ramon Novarro | 
Actor | 
6-Feb-1899 | 
30-Oct-1968 | 
Ben-Hur | 
| Ivor Novello | 
Composer | 
15-Jan-1893 | 
6-Mar-1951 | 
Keep the Home Fires Burning | 
| Richard Nugent | 
Author | 
2-Jul-1906 | 
27-May-1987 | 
Harlem Renaissance writer | 
| Rudolf Nureyev | 
Dancer | 
17-Mar-1938 | 
6-Jan-1993 | 
Defected to France from Kirov Ballet | 
| Frank O'Hara | 
Poet | 
27-Jun-1926 | 
25-Jul-1966 | 
Meditations in an Emergency | 
| Denis O'Hare | 
Actor | 
17-Jan-1962 | 
  | 
Larry Harvey on American Horror Story | 
| Peter Orlovsky | 
Poet | 
8-Jul-1933 | 
30-May-2010 | 
Beat poet, lover of Allen Ginsberg | 
| Joe Orton | 
Playwright | 
1-Jan-1933 | 
9-Aug-1967 | 
Prick Up Your Ears | 
| Wilfred Owen | 
Poet | 
18-Mar-1893 | 
4-Nov-1918 | 
Dulce Et Decorum Est | 
| François Ozon | 
Film Director | 
15-Nov-1967 | 
  | 
Swimming Pool | 
| Peter Paige | 
Actor | 
10-Apr-1968 | 
  | 
Emmett on Queer as Folk | 
| Chuck Palahniuk | 
Author | 
21-Feb-1962 | 
  | 
Fight Club | 
| Ron Palillo | 
Actor | 
2-Apr-1949 | 
14-Aug-2012 | 
Horshack on Welcome Back, Kotter | 
| Carl Panzram | 
Criminal | 
28-Jun-1891 | 
5-Sep-1930 | 
Relentless sociopath, serial killer | 
| Kenneth Parnell | 
Criminal | 
26-Sep-1932 | 
21-Jan-2008 | 
Kidnapped Steven Stayner | 
| Jim Parsons | 
Actor | 
24-Mar-1973 | 
  | 
Sheldon on The Big Bang Theory | 
| Pier Paolo Pasolini | 
Film Director | 
5-Mar-1922 | 
2-Nov-1975 | 
Salo: The 120 Days of Sodom | 
| Walter Pater | 
Critic | 
4-Aug-1839 | 
30-Jul-1894 | 
Marius the Epicurean | 
| Dennis Peron | 
Activist | 
8-Apr-1945 | 
  | 
Medical marijuana | 
| Phanocles | 
Poet | 
fl. 4th c. BC | 
fl. 4th c. BC | 
Greek elegiac poet | 
| David Hyde Pierce | 
Actor | 
3-Apr-1959 | 
  | 
Niles on Frasier | 
| Danny Pintauro | 
Actor | 
6-Jan-1976 | 
  | 
Jonathan Bower on Who's the Boss? | 
| Jack Plotnick | 
Actor | 
30-Oct-1968 | 
  | 
Xandir on Drawn Together | 
| Jared Polis | 
Politician | 
12-May-1975 | 
  | 
Congressman, Colorado 2nd | 
| Cole Porter | 
Composer | 
9-Jun-1891 | 
15-Oct-1964 | 
I've Got You Under My Skin | 
| Eric Portman | 
Actor | 
13-Jul-1901 | 
7-Dec-1969 | 
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing | 
| Francis Poulenc | 
Composer | 
7-Jan-1899 | 
30-Jan-1963 | 
Les dialogues des Carmélites | 
| Reynolds Price | 
Author | 
1-Feb-1933 | 
20-Jan-2011 | 
A Long and Happy Life | 
| Marcel Proust | 
Author | 
10-Jul-1871 | 
18-Nov-1922 | 
In Search of Lost Time | 
| Manuel Puig | 
Novelist | 
28-Dec-1932 | 
22-Jul-1990 | 
Kiss of the Spider Woman | 
| James Purdy | 
Author | 
17-Jul-1914 | 
13-Mar-2009 | 
Eustance Chisholm and the Works | 
| Zachary Quinto | 
Actor | 
2-Jun-1977 | 
  | 
Sylar on Heroes | 
| Raymond Radiguet | 
Novelist | 
18-Jun-1903 | 
12-Dec-1923 | 
Le Diable au Corps | 
| Gilles de Rais | 
Criminal | 
10-Nov-1404 | 
26-Oct-1440 | 
Fifteenth-century child killer | 
| David Rakoff | 
Author | 
27-Nov-1964 | 
9-Aug-2012 | 
Don't Get Too Comfortable | 
| James Randi | 
Magician | 
7-Aug-1928 | 
  | 
The Amazing Randi | 
| Al Rantel | 
Radio Personality | 
14-Oct-1955 | 
  | 
Conservative radio host | 
| Irving Rapper | 
Film Director | 
16-Jan-1898 | 
20-Dec-1999 | 
Now, Voyager | 
| Terence Rattigan | 
Playwright | 
10-Jun-1911 | 
30-Nov-1977 | 
Separate Tables | 
| John Rechy | 
Author | 
10-Mar-1934 | 
  | 
City of Night | 
| Robert Reed | 
Actor | 
19-Oct-1932 | 
12-May-1992 | 
Mike (dad) on The Brady Bunch | 
| Charles Nelson Reilly | 
Actor | 
13-Jan-1931 | 
25-May-2007 | 
Flamboyant Match Game panelist | 
| Nicola Rescigno | 
Conductor | 
28-May-1916 | 
4-Aug-2008 | 
Conductor, Dallas Opera, 1957-90 | 
| Harry Revel | 
Composer | 
21-Dec-1905 | 
3-Nov-1958 | 
Poor Little Rich Girl | 
| Cecil Rhodes | 
Business | 
5-Jul-1853 | 
26-Mar-1902 | 
De Beers | 
| Arthur Rimbaud | 
Poet | 
20-Oct-1854 | 
10-Nov-1891 | 
Une Saison en Enfer | 
| Jerome Robbins | 
Choreographer | 
11-Oct-1918 | 
29-Jul-1998 | 
West Side Story | 
| Mark A. Robbins | 
Government | 
c. 1964 | 
  | 
Office of Personnel Management | 
| Thomas Roberts | 
Journalist | 
5-Oct-1972 | 
  | 
Former CNN Headline News anchor | 
| Gene Robinson | 
Religion | 
29-May-1947 | 
  | 
Openly gay Episcopalian bishop | 
| Mo Rocca | 
Comic | 
28-Jan-1969 | 
  | 
Senior correspondent, The Daily Show | 
| Jai Rodriguez | 
TV Personality | 
22-Jun-1979 | 
  | 
Culture Queer Eye guy | 
| Richard Rodriguez | 
Essayist | 
31-Jul-1944 | 
  | 
Hunger of Memory | 
| Ernst Roehm | 
Government | 
28-Nov-1887 | 
1-Jul-1934 | 
Organizer of Hitler's Brownshirts, the SA | 
| Frederick Rolfe | 
Author | 
22-Jul-1860 | 
25-Oct-1913 | 
Baron Corvo | 
| Anthony Romero | 
Activist | 
9-Jul-1965 | 
  | 
ACLU Executive Director | 
| Cesar Romero | 
Actor | 
15-Feb-1907 | 
1-Jan-1994 | 
The Joker on Batman | 
| Don Roos | 
Screenwriter | 
14-Apr-1955 | 
  | 
The Opposite of Sex | 
| Ned Rorem | 
Composer | 
23-Oct-1923 | 
  | 
Paris Diary | 
| Sinclair Ross | 
Novelist | 
22-Jan-1908 | 
29-Feb-1996 | 
As For Me and My House | 
| Adamo Ruggiero | 
Actor | 
9-Jun-1986 | 
  | 
Degrassi: The Next Generation | 
| Michael Rumaker | 
Author | 
5-Mar-1932 | 
  | 
Beat author, The Butterfly | 
| RuPaul | 
TV Personality | 
17-Nov-1960 | 
  | 
Drag queen supermodel | 
| Bayard Rustin | 
Activist | 
17-Mar-1910 | 
24-Aug-1987 | 
Organized the 1963 March on Washington | 
| Sai Baba | 
Religion | 
23-Nov-1926 | 
24-Apr-2011 | 
Sex-crazed avatar | 
| Yves Saint Laurent | 
Fashion Designer | 
1-Aug-1936 | 
1-Jun-2008 | 
Christian Dior protege | 
| Victor Salva | 
Film Director | 
29-Mar-1958 | 
  | 
Jeepers Creepers | 
| Patrick Sammon | 
Activist | 
1974 | 
  | 
President, Log Cabin Republicans | 
| George Santayana | 
Philosopher | 
16-Dec-1863 | 
26-Sep-1952 | 
The Realms of Being | 
| Severo Sarduy | 
Author | 
25-Feb-1937 | 
8-Jun-1993 | 
De donde son los Cantantes | 
| Dick Sargent | 
Actor | 
19-Apr-1930 | 
8-Jul-1994 | 
Darrin #2 on Bewitched | 
| Dan Savage | 
Columnist | 
7-Oct-1964 | 
  | 
Weekly sex columnist | 
| Paul Schäfer | 
Criminal | 
4-Dec-1921 | 
24-Apr-2010 | 
Colonia Dignidad cult leader | 
| John Schlesinger | 
Film Director | 
16-Feb-1926 | 
25-Jul-2003 | 
Marathon Man | 
| Peter Schlesinger | 
Photographer | 
2-Apr-1948 | 
  | 
Photographer and painter | 
| M. C. Schmidt | 
Electronic Musician | 
1964 | 
  | 
Half of Matmos | 
| Fred Schneider | 
Singer | 
1-Jul-1951 | 
  | 
Lead singer, The B-52's | 
| Joel Schumacher | 
Film Director | 
29-Aug-1939 | 
  | 
The Lost Boys | 
| James Schuyler | 
Poet | 
9-Nov-1923 | 
12-Apr-1991 | 
Freely Espousing | 
| David Sedaris | 
Author | 
26-Dec-1956 | 
  | 
Contributor to This American Life | 
| Maurice Sendak | 
Author | 
10-Jun-1928 | 
8-May-2012 | 
Where The Wild Things Are | 
| Glenn Shadix | 
Actor | 
15-Apr-1952 | 
7-Sep-2010 | 
Beetlejuice | 
| Adam Shankman | 
Film Director | 
27-Nov-1964 | 
  | 
Hairspray 2007 | 
| Paul Shanley | 
Religion | 
25-Jan-1931 | 
  | 
Molesting priest | 
| Jake Shears | 
Singer | 
3-Oct-1978 | 
  | 
Lead singer, Scissor Sisters | 
| Jeremy Sheffield | 
Actor | 
17-Mar-1966 | 
  | 
Alex Adams on Holby City | 
| Matthew Shepard | 
Victim | 
1-Dec-1976 | 
12-Oct-1998 | 
Gay hate crime victim | 
| Randy Shilts | 
Journalist | 
8-Aug-1951 | 
17-Feb-1994 | 
Chronicler of AIDS, biographer of Harvey Milk | 
| Brian Sibley | 
Author | 
14-Jul-1949 | 
  | 
Penned dramatizations for LOTR | 
| Bryan Singer | 
Film Director | 
17-Sep-1965 | 
  | 
X-Men | 
| Stephen Sondheim | 
Composer | 
22-Mar-1930 | 
  | 
West Side Story | 
| Stephen Spinella | 
Actor | 
11-Oct-1956 | 
  | 
Love! Valour! Compassion! | 
| Victor Spinetti | 
Actor | 
2-Sep-1933 | 
19-Jun-2012 | 
Oh! What A Lovely War | 
| Dan Stamper | 
Activist | 
27-Feb-1969 | 
  | 
Editor of Viscera! vampire webzine | 
| Darren Star | 
Film/TV Producer | 
c. 1961 | 
  | 
Creator of Beverly Hills 90210 franchise | 
| Jeffree Star | 
Model | 
15-Nov-1985 | 
  | 
MySpace "Queen of the Internet" | 
| David Ogden Stiers | 
Actor | 
31-Oct-1942 | 
  | 
Maj. Winchester on M*A*S*H | 
| Lytton Strachey | 
Author | 
1-Mar-1880 | 
21-Jan-1932 | 
Eminent Victorians | 
| Billy Strayhorn | 
Composer | 
29-Nov-1915 | 
31-May-1967 | 
Take the A Train | 
| Keith Strickland | 
Musician | 
26-Oct-1953 | 
  | 
Drummer and guitarist for the B-52s | 
| Gerry Studds | 
Politician | 
12-May-1937 | 
14-Oct-2006 | 
Congressman from Massachusetts, 1973-97 | 
| Alan Sues | 
Actor | 
7-Mar-1926 | 
1-Dec-2011 | 
Laugh-In | 
| Andrew Sullivan | 
Journalist | 
10-Aug-1963 | 
  | 
The Daily Dish | 
| Grady Sutton | 
Actor | 
5-Apr-1906 | 
17-Sep-1995 | 
The Bank Dick | 
| George Takei | 
Actor | 
20-Apr-1937 | 
  | 
Sulu on Star Trek | 
| John Tartaglia | 
Actor | 
16-Feb-1978 | 
  | 
Johnny and the Sprites | 
| Rip Taylor | 
Comic | 
13-Jan-1934 | 
  | 
Walking confetti fountain | 
| Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky | 
Composer | 
7-May-1840 | 
6-Nov-1893 | 
Russia's best known composer | 
| Neil Tennant | 
Musician | 
10-Jul-1954 | 
  | 
Vocalist for Pet Shop Boys | 
| Peter Thiel | 
Business | 
11-Oct-1967 | 
  | 
Co-Founder of PayPal | 
| Scott Thompson | 
Actor | 
12-Jun-1959 | 
  | 
The Kids in the Hall | 
| Virgil Thomson | 
Composer | 
25-Nov-1896 | 
30-Sep-1989 | 
Four Saints in Three Acts | 
| Bill Tilden | 
Tennis | 
10-Feb-1893 | 
5-Jun-1953 | 
Winner of 21 Grand Slam titles | 
| Wolfgang Tillmans | 
Photographer | 
16-Aug-1968 | 
  | 
If One Thing Matters, Everything Matters | 
| Michael Tilson Thomas | 
Conductor | 
21-Dec-1944 | 
  | 
Music Director, SF Symphony | 
| Tom of Finland | 
Artist | 
8-May-1920 | 
7-Nov-1991 | 
Beefcake fetish artist | 
| Bruno Tonioli | 
Choreographer | 
25-Nov-1955 | 
  | 
Judge, Dancing with the Stars | 
| Russell Tovey | 
Actor | 
14-Nov-1981 | 
  | 
George on Being Human | 
| Bobby Trendy | 
TV Personality | 
c. 1979 | 
  | 
Anna Nicole's tacky designer | 
| Alan Turing | 
Mathematician | 
23-Jun-1912 | 
7-Jun-1954 | 
Computing pioneer | 
| James Van Praagh | 
Paranormal | 
23-Aug-1958 | 
  | 
Spiritualist faker | 
| Gus Van Sant | 
Film Director | 
24-Jul-1952 | 
  | 
My Own Private Idaho | 
| Carl Van Vechten | 
Novelist | 
17-Jun-1880 | 
21-Dec-1964 | 
Patron of the Harlem Renaissance | 
| Gianni Versace | 
Fashion Designer | 
2-Dec-1946 | 
16-Jul-1997 | 
Fashion designer murdered by Andrew Cunanan | 
| Bruce Vilanch | 
Author | 
23-Nov-1948 | 
  | 
The fat guy who writes everyone's jokes | 
| Tom Villard | 
Actor | 
19-Nov-1953 | 
14-Nov-1994 | 
Popcorn | 
| Luchino Visconti | 
Film Director | 
2-Nov-1906 | 
17-Mar-1976 | 
La Terra Trema | 
| Rufus Wainwright | 
Singer/Songwriter | 
22-Jul-1973 | 
  | 
Gay Messiah | 
| David I. Walsh | 
Politician | 
11-Nov-1872 | 
11-Jun-1947 | 
Governor and Senator from Massachusetts | 
| Gok Wan | 
TV Personality | 
9-Oct-1974 | 
  | 
How to Look Good Naked | 
| Andy Warhol | 
Artist | 
6-Aug-1928 | 
22-Feb-1987 | 
Pop Art movement | 
| Michael Warner | 
Scholar | 
c. 1958 | 
  | 
Fear of a Queer Planet | 
| Matthew Waterhouse | 
Actor | 
19-Dec-1961 | 
  | 
Adric from Doctor Who | 
| John Waters | 
Film Director | 
22-Apr-1946 | 
  | 
Hairspray | 
| Ian Watkins | 
Singer | 
8-May-1976 | 
  | 
H from STEPS | 
| Richard Wattis | 
Actor | 
25-Feb-1912 | 
1-Feb-1975 | 
English comic actor | 
| Rembert Weakland | 
Religion | 
2-Apr-1927 | 
  | 
Archbishop of Milwaukee, 1977-2002 | 
| Johnny Weir | 
Figure Skating | 
2-Jul-1984 | 
  | 
Olympic figure skater | 
| Glenway Wescott | 
Novelist | 
11-Apr-1901 | 
22-Feb-1987 | 
The Pilgrim Hawk | 
| James E. West | 
Politician | 
28-Mar-1951 | 
22-Jul-2006 | 
Former Mayor of Spokane | 
| Edvard Westermarck | 
Anthropologist | 
20-Nov-1862 | 
3-Sep-1939 | 
The Origin & Development of Moral Ideas | 
| James Whale | 
Film Director | 
22-Jul-1889 | 
29-May-1957 | 
Frankenstein | 
| Edmund White | 
Author | 
13-Jan-1940 | 
  | 
The Joy of Gay Sex | 
| Patrick White | 
Novelist | 
28-May-1912 | 
30-Sep-1990 | 
Riders in the Chariot | 
| T. H. White | 
Author | 
29-May-1906 | 
17-Jan-1964 | 
The Once and Future King | 
| Walt Whitman | 
Poet | 
31-May-1819 | 
26-Mar-1892 | 
Leaves of Grass | 
| Thornton Wilder | 
Novelist | 
17-Apr-1897 | 
7-Dec-1975 | 
The Bridge of San Luis Rey | 
| Kenneth Williams | 
Actor | 
22-Feb-1926 | 
15-Apr-1988 | 
Carry on... | 
| Tennessee Williams | 
Playwright | 
26-Mar-1911 | 
25-Feb-1983 | 
The Glass Menagerie | 
| Kevin Williamson | 
Screenwriter | 
14-Mar-1965 | 
  | 
Scream | 
| Henry Willson | 
Business | 
31-Jul-1911 | 
2-Nov-1978 | 
Talent agent, cultivated gay clientele | 
| Angus Wilson | 
Novelist | 
11-Aug-1913 | 
31-May-1991 | 
Hemlock and After | 
| Lanford Wilson | 
Playwright | 
13-Apr-1937 | 
24-Mar-2011 | 
The Hot L Baltimore | 
| Johann Winckelmann | 
Archaeologist | 
9-Dec-1717 | 
8-Jun-1768 | 
Geschichte der Kunst des Alterthums | 
| Sherwin T. Wine | 
Religion | 
25-Jan-1928 | 
21-Jul-2007 | 
Humanistic Judaism | 
| Paul Winfield | 
Actor | 
22-May-1941 | 
7-Mar-2004 | 
Jim in the 1974 Huckleberry Finn | 
| Ludwig Wittgenstein | 
Philosopher | 
26-Apr-1889 | 
29-Apr-1951 | 
Destroyed metaphysics | 
| David Wojnarowicz | 
Artist | 
14-Sep-1955 | 
22-Jul-1992 | 
One Day This Kid | 
| B. D. Wong | 
Actor | 
24-Oct-1960 | 
  | 
Oz, Law & Order: SVU | 
| Monty Woolley | 
Actor | 
17-Aug-1888 | 
6-May-1963 | 
The Man Who Came to Dinner | 
| Cornell Woolrich | 
Novelist | 
4-Dec-1903 | 
25-Sep-1968 | 
The Bride Wore Black | 
| Robert Wright | 
Songwriter | 
25-Sep-1914 | 
27-Jul-2005 | 
Kismet | 
| Peter Wyngarde | 
Actor | 
23-Aug-1933 | 
  | 
Jason King | 
| Vern Yip | 
TV Personality | 
27-Jun-1968 | 
  | 
Interior decorator on Trading Spaces | 
| Huang Yong | 
Criminal | 
c. 1974 | 
26-Dec-2003 | 
Prolific Chinese serial killer | 
| Will Young | 
Singer | 
20-Jan-1979 | 
  | 
UK Pop Idol winner | 
| Franco Zeffirelli | 
Film Director | 
12-Feb-1923 | 
  | 
Romeo and Juliet |