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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...
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....
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...
Everette “E” Lynn Harris (1955-2009)
New York Times bestselling author Everette “E” Lynn Harris was born June 20, 1955, in Flint, Michigan. Openly homosexual, Harris...
Audre Lorde (1934-1992)
Audre Lorde, born February 18, 1934 in New York City, New York, was an American feminist poet. The youngest of...
Augustus Granville Dill (1881-1956)
Augustus Granville Dill, sociologist, business manager, musician, and colleague of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) co-founder...
Deborah Batts (1947-2020)
Deborah Batts was a U.S. District Court Judge for the Southern District New York for twenty-five years. She received degrees...
