GLBTQ (Gay
Justin Soni Fashanu (1961-1998)
Justin Soni Fashanu was Britain’s first black openly gay footballer to earn a £1 million transfer fees contract. Born in...
Sheryl Denise Swoopes (1971- )
Sheryl Denise Swoopes is a retired American professional basketball player. She was the first player to be signed by the...
Ramona [“Sapphire”] Lofton (1950- )
Ramona Lofton, better known as Sapphire, is a self-admitted bisexual, novelist, poet, and performance artist. She gained prominence for her...
Marco McMillian (1979-2013)
Marco McMillian was known primarily as the first openly-gay African American man to seek mayoral office as a Democrat in...
Don Lemon (1966- )
Don Carlton Lemon is a prominent, award-winning black television anchor in the United States. In 2011, he publicly came out...
Billy Thomas Strayhorn (1915-1967)
Billy Thomas Strayhorn was a black gay composer and arranger who influenced the American jazz movement with his pioneering efforts....
Gladys Bentley (1907-1960)
Gladys Bentley (stage name, Bobbie Minton) was a Harlem Renaissance blues singer and cross dresser. She was one of the...
Gay Men of African Descent (GMAD) (1986- )
Gay Men of African Descent (GMAD), founded in 1986 in New York City, is one of the oldest organizations working...
Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (GALZ) (1990- )
Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (GALZ), founded in 1990, is one of the earliest and highly regarded LGBTI (Lesbian-Gay-Bisexual-Transgender-Intersex) advocacy...
