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A list of notable LGBT rights activists who have worked to advance gay rights by political change, legal action or publication. Ordered by country, alphabetically.
Australia [edit]
- Rodney Croome[1]
- Gary Burns (Sydney based)[2]
- Bob Brown[3]
Brazil [edit]
Bulgaria [edit]
Cameroon [edit]
Canada [edit]
- Arsham Parsi[5]
- Irshad Manji[6][7][8][9]
- Svend Robinson[10]
- Steven Hazlett[10]
- Bill Siksay[11][dead link]
China, People's Republic of [edit]
China, Republic of (Taiwan) [edit]
Colombia [edit]
- Virgilio Barco Isakson, son of former President of Colombia Virgilio Barco Vargas, he is the founder of Colombia Diversa, an NGO that advocates for LGBT rights in Colombia.
France [edit]
- Rama Yade, former Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Human Rights of France
Germany [edit]
India [edit]
Iran [edit]
Ireland [edit]
Italy [edit]
Lithuania [edit]
- The organization "Naujoji kairė 95"
Mexico [edit]
Philippines [edit]
Poland [edit]
Romania [edit]
Russia [edit]
Sierra Leone [edit]
Uganda [edit]
United Kingdom [edit]
- Jeremy Bentham 19th century jurist, philosopher, and legal and social reformer.[25]
- Christine Burns Trans rights campaigner, formerly a vice president of PfC, awarded MBE for work with PfC and on the GRB.[26][27]
- Ian Dunn, founder of the Scottish Minorities Group.[28]
- A.E. Dyson, literary critic and founder of the Homosexual Law Reform Society.[29]
- Jackie Forster actress, TV Personality and Lesbian campaigner.[30][31]
- Ray Gosling, writer, broadcaster and gay rights activist in the Campaign for Homosexual Equality.[32]
- Antony Grey, Secretary of the Homosexual Law Reform Society, Grey was also the public face of the Albany Trust [33][34]
- Derek Jarman Outspoken Film Director [35]
- Denis Lemon, Editor of Gay News, involved in blasphemy prosecution brought by Mary Whitehouse.[36]
- Ian McKellen, actor and spokesperson for Stonewall (UK)[31]
- Robert Mellors 20th century writer and Gay Liberation Front campaigner.[37]
- Michael Steed, Liberal politician, academic and gay rights activist in the Campaign for Homosexual Equality.[38]
- Ben Summerskill, chief executive of Stonewall[39]
- Peter Tatchell politician, human rights and LGBT rights campaigner.[14][31][37]
- Stephen Whittle Trans rights campaigner and former vice president of PfC and president of HBIGDA, Law Professor at MMU, awarded OBE for work with PfC and on the GRB [40]
United States of America [edit]
- Jacob Appel, New York City-based lawyer, advocate for reparations for gays and lesbians[41][dead link]
- Christopher R. Barron, co-founder of GOProud, a political organization representing gay conservatives.
- Vic Basile, first executive director of the Human Rights Campaign, 1983-1989
- Wayne Besen Founder of Truth Wins Out. Former spokesman for the Human Rights Campaign.
- Joseph F. Beam (1954–1989), Philadelphia-based journalist, author, and editor[42]
- Andy Bell, lead singer of the English synthpop duo Erasure.
- Elizabeth Birch, executive director of the Human Rights Campaign, 1995-2004
- Dustin Lance Black (born 1974), screenwriter, director, film, television producer, and founding board member of the American Foundation for Equal Rights.[43]
- Chaz Bono (born 1969), transgender son of Sonny Bono and Cher.[44]
- David P. Brill (1955–1979), Boston-based journalist.[citation needed]
- Margarethe Cammermeyer (born 1942), former colonel in the Washington state National Guard whose coming out story was made into the 1995 movie Serving in Silence, starring Glenn Close.[45][46]
- Ryan Cassata, American transgender activist, public speaker and singer-songwriter,[47]
- Madonna Louise Ciccone known as Madonna (born 1959), entertainer and long-term human and civil rights activist. Has offered outspoken support for the gay rights movement.[citation needed]
- Joanne Conte, transwoman, former Arvada, Colorado City Councilor, currently hosts a radio show on KGNU.[48]
- Stephen Donaldson (1946–1996), early bisexual-identified LGBT rights activist founder of the first American gay students' organization,[49] first person to fight a discharge from the U.S. military for homosexuality,[44][50][51] Also an important figure in the modern bisexual rights movement.
- Fran Drescher, (born 1957, Flushing, New York) is an outspoken healthcare advocate and LGBT rights activist.[52]
- Danielle Egnew (born 1969), lesbian musician, actress, producer, and psychic who endorsed and provided campaign materials to Virginia's VoteNO campaign, protecting the legalities of same-sex civil unions in Virginia—also Spiritual leader and founder of The Church of the Open Christ, an inclusive and progressive LGBT ministry.[citation needed]
- Steve Endean, (1948–1993), founder of the Human Rights Campaign Fund[53][54]
- Matt Foreman (born 1953), Executive Director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF).[44]
- Barney Frank (born 1940), member of the Democratic Party who has served as a member of Congress from Massachusetts since 1981.[55][56]
- Aaron Fricke (born 1962), who successfully sued the Cumberland, Rhode Island school system in 1980 for the right to bring his boyfriend to the senior prom.[44]
- Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta known as Lady Gaga (born 1986), bisexual singer/songwriter who rose to fame in 2009, she soon became involved in the repeal of DADT, speaking out & marching at rallies, using her star power to urge people to call there senators to vote for the repeal of DADT. She further protested for LGBT rights by releasing "Born This Way" (2011) as not only an anthem for the LGBT community, but anyone of discrimination. The songsters continues to protest for equal rights in artistic and flamboyant ways that only she can.[57]
- Barbara Gittings (1932–2007), founder of the New York City chapter of the Daughters of Bilitis who also pushed for the American Psychological Association to remove homosexuality from its list of mental disorders in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM).[44]
- Neil Giuliano (born 1956), openly gay mayor of Tempe, Arizona (1994–2004) and current President of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation.
- Chad Griffin (born 1973), president of the Human Rights Campaign as of June 11, 2012, and founder of American Foundation for Equal Rights, a nonprofit organization that supports the plaintiffs in the California Proposition 8 trial.[58][59][60][61]
- James Gruber (1928—2011), original member of the Mattachine Society.[62]
- David M. Hall, author of Allies at Work: Creating a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Inclusive Work Environment, who speaks to corporate audiences across the country and is the co-founder of Out & Equal Philadelphia.[63]
- Harry Hay (1912–2002), co-founder of the Mattachine Society.[44]
- Essex Hemphill (1957–1995), African American poet[64][65]
- Daniel Hernandez Jr. (born 1990), member of Tucson’s city commission on gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender issues, who was credited with saving the life of U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords after the 2011 Tucson shooting.[66]
- Brenda Howard (1946–2005), bisexual-identified LGBT rights activist an instrumental figure in the immediate post-Stonewall era in New York City.[37][44] Also an important figure in the modern bisexual rights movement.
- Richard Isay (1934-2012) psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, author and gay activist. Responsible for ending discrimination against gay people by the American Psychoanalytic Association. Wrote "Being Homosexual: Gay Men and their Development", widely considered a groundbreaking work.
- Janet Jackson (born 1966), American singer, songwriter, and actress.
- Cheryl Jacques (born 1962), former member of the Massachusetts State Legislature and the president of the Human Rights Campaign from January through November 2004. She resigned from this post less than a month after the passage of 11 state constitutional amendments banning gay marriage.[67][dead link][68]
- Dale Jennings (1917–2000), co-founder of the Mattachine Society.[69][70]
- Cleve Jones (born 1954), conceived the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt and worked with Harvey Milk; co-founded the San Francisco AIDS Foundation[71][72][dead link]
- Frank Kameny (1925–2011), participant in many gay rights rallies of the 1960s and 1970s, most notably the push in 1972–1973 for the American Psychological Association to remove homosexuality from its list of mental disorders in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM).[44]
- Morris Kight (1919–2003), founder of Los Angeles' Gay and Lesbian Front and Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center.[44]
- Larry Kramer (born 1935), author and playwright who helped form the prominent gay rights organizations Gay Men's Health Crisis and AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT-UP).[44]
- Janice Langbehn (born 1968), campaigner for marriage equality and same-sex hospital visitation after being denied access to her dying partner, Lisa Marie Pond, in 2007.[73]
- Cyndi Lauper (born 1953), founder of the True Colors Fund charity which promotes equality for members of the LGBT community.[74]
- Scott Long (born 1963), Executive Director of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights Program at Human Rights Watch.[44]
- Phyllis Lyon (born 1924), lesbian activist who co-founded the Daughters of Bilitis with longtime partner Del Martin.[citation needed]
- Del Martin (1921–2008), lesbian activist who co-founded the Daughters of Bilitis with longtime partner Phyllis Lyon.[citation needed]
- Meghan McCain (born 1984) columnist, blogger and daughter of senator John McCain. She has on several occasions expressed support for gay marriage, gay adoption and for repealing Don't Ask Don't Tell. She posed for the NOH8 campaign with her mother Cindy McCain.
- Tim McFeeley, former executive director of the Human Rights Campaign, 1989-1995
- Harvey Milk (1930–1978), openly gay city supervisor of San Francisco, California who was assassinated (along with mayor George Moscone) in 1978 by Dan White.[37][44]
- David Nelson (born 1962), founder of Gay and Lesbian Utah Democrats,[75] and Stonewall Shooting Sports of Utah.[76]
- Gavin Newsom (born 1967), heterosexual mayor of San Francisco, California who directed his office to issue wedding licenses to same-sex couples in February 2004. This process was halted the next month by the California Supreme Court.[citation needed]
- Troy Perry (1940–), founder of UFMCC, an international Protestant Christian denomination. The Fellowship has a specific outreach to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender families and communities.
- Hernan Ponce (born 1982), current President of LACCD Gay Rights Movement, President for all Gay Rights groups in Los Angeles Community College District.
- Craig Rodwell (1940–1993), gay rights activist; founder of first gay & lesbian oriented bookshop in the United States; proposed and organized Annual Reminder; proposed and organized New York's Gay Pride march, then called Christopher Street Liberation day; was a founding member and organizer of Gay People In Christian Science.
- Bayard Rustin (1912–1987), openly gay civil rights activist, principal organizer of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom and advisor to Martin Luther King, Jr.; gay rights activist in later life[citation needed]
- Ryan Sallans (born 1979), out transman and public speaker - travels around the country educating high school and college students on LGBT issues.[77]
- José Sarria (born 1922 or 1923), first openly gay candidate for political office in the United States,[78] founder of the Imperial Court System.[79]
- Tully Satre (born 1989), blogger who gained fame in March 2006 for challenging then-Senator
- Dan Savage (born 1964), columnist of Savage Love and author. Founder of the It Gets Better project.
- Josh Seefried, United States Air Force first lieutenant and co-director of OutServe, the association of actively serving LGBT military.
- Michelangelo Signorile (born 1960), gay American writer and a US and Canadian national talk radio host.
- Ruth Simpson (1926–2008), founder of the first lesbian community center. Former President of Daughters of Bilitis New York. Author of From the Closet to the Courts.[44]
- Joe Solmonese (born 1965), former political fundraiser and past president of the Human Rights Campaign.[citation needed]
- A. Latham Staples (born 1977), founder and current president of the Empowering Spirits Foundation.[80][81]
- Urvashi Vaid, (born 1958, New Delhi, India) is an American activist who has worked for over 25 years promoting civil rights for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons.[44][82]
- Phill Wilson, (born 1956, Chicago, IL), co-founder of the National Black Lesbian & Gay Leadership Forum and founder of The Black AIDS Institute[83][84]
See also [edit]
References [edit]
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- ^ Activist urges Footy Show to air gay segment
- ^ "Advocates hail Brown as ‘gay hero’". Star Observer. Retrieved 2013-03-16.
- ^ Lydia Polgreen (9 January 2009). "9 in Senegal To Be Jailed For 8 Years". The New York Times. p. 5. "The men were arrested on Dec. 19 at the home of Diadji Diouf, a prominent gay activist who works with AIDS organizations to prevent the spread of the disease in the largely clandestine gay community in Senegal, according to Joel Nana, a program associate for the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission.Fact"
- ^ Sarra, Samantha (2006-08-03). "Iranian queer risk arrest, execution". Xtra. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
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- ^ "The lipstick lesbian daring to confront radical imams". The Times (London). 17 July 2005. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
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- ^ a b Rayside, Morton David (1998). On the Fringe: Gays and Lesbians in Politics. Cornell Univ. Press. p. 179.
- ^ Bill Siksay's biography at his personal Web site
- ^ 《同性恋亚文化》 (Subculture of Homosexuality),China Today Press,1998.
- ^ Ho, Josephine, ed. (2001). 《同志研究》(Tonzhi (Queer) Studies). Chuliu Book Company. ISBN 957-732-129-1.
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- ^ "Gay archive handed over to National Library". The Irish Times. 17 June 2008. "At an event marking the formal transfer of the collection known as the Irish Queer Archive curator Tonie Walsh said it was highly significant that the State was finally taking ownership of lesbian, gay and transgender heritage"
- ^ http://www.towleroad.com/2009/07/irelands-harvey-milk-david-norris-the-sky-didnt-fall-on-chicken-lickin-when-gays-married-in-californ.html
- ^ Fludra, Michal. "Robert Biedron first openly Gay Polish Parliamentarian opens office". Demotix. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- ^ "WarriorsForLove". warriorsforlove. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- ^ "Sierra Leone gay activist killed". BBC. 5 October 2004. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
- ^ "Uganda Gay Rights Activist David Kato Killed", BBC News (BBC), 27 January 2011, retrieved 15 October 2011
- ^ "Uganda Gay Activist Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera Hailed", BBC News (BBC), 4 May 2011, retrieved 15 October 2011
- ^ Lea Campos Boralevi (1984). Bentham and the Oppressed. Walter De Gruyter. ISBN 3-11-009974-8.
- ^ Burns, Christine (2003). "The Second Transition". In O' Keefe, Tracie. Finding the Real Me: True Tales of Sex and Gender Diversity. Wiley. ISBN 0-7879-6547-2
- ^ Burns, Christine (2004). Transsexual People and the Press: Collected Opinions from Transsexual People Themselves. Press for Change
- ^ Tatchell, Peter (21 March 1998). "Obituary: Ian Dunn". Independent (London)
- ^ C.B. Cox, "A.E. Dyson: Literary critic, Black Paper editor and campaigner for homosexual law reform" (obituary), The Independent, London, 1 August 2002.
- ^ PFI Profile – Jackie Forster
- ^ a b c Who's Who. London: A and C Black. 2006. ISBN 0-7136-7164-5.
- ^ Manchester UK: Manchester Broadcasters, Film & TV Celebrities
- ^ Grey, Antony (1992). Quest for Justice: Towards Homosexual Emancipation. Sinclair-Stevenson Ltd
- ^ Grey, Antony (1969). The citizen in the street. Albany Trust
- ^ "Outspoken Gay Film Director Derek Jarman Battled Aids". The Seattle Times. February 21, 1994.
- ^ Burton, Peter (23 July 1994). "Obituary: Denis Lemon". Independent (London)
- ^ a b c d Power, Lisa (1995). No Bath But Plenty Of Bubbles: An Oral History Of The Gay Liberation Front 1970-7. Cassell. p. 340 pages. ISBN 0-304-33205-4.
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- ^ Shilts, Randy (May 1993). Conduct Unbecoming: Gays and Lesbians in the U.S. Military. New York: St. Martin's Press. pp. 173, 294. ISBN 0-312-09261-X.
- ^ Donaldson, Stephen (1995). "The Bisexual Movement's Beginnings in the 70s: A Personal Retrospective". In Tucker, Naomi. Bisexual Politics: Theories, Queries, & Visions. New York: Harrington Park Press. pp. 31–45. ISBN 1-56023-869-0.
- ^ Huffington Post: Fran Drescher: The Time for Equal Rights for LGBT Americans Is Now!
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- ^ Nagourney, Adam; Brooks Barnes; Ian Lovett Contributed Reporting From Los Angeles, Kitty Bennett From St. Petersburg, Fla. (24 March 2012). "Evolving Donor Network in Gay Marriage Drive". The New York Times. p. 1. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
- ^ Peacock, Leslie Newell (10 December 2009). "From Wal-Mart to the White House". Arkansas Times. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- ^ "APNewsBreak: Top gay rights group taps new leader". CBS News. 2 March 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- ^ James Gruber, last original Mattachine member, dies
- ^ http://www.outandequal.org/Allies-At-Work
- ^ Academy of American Poets
- ^ Samuels, Wilfred D. "Sample Essays: Essex C. Hemphill". A Gift of Story/Encyclopedia of African-American Literature. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
- ^ Morrison, Patt (January 10, 2011). "Two gay heroes thwart assassinations – what a difference 35 years make". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 15, 2011.
- ^ Brune, Adrian (23 April 2004). "HRC head becomes highest paid gay rights activist". Washington Blade. Retrieved 2009-06-12.
- ^ Proulx, Marie-Jo (30 March 2005). "Moving Up & Out: Cheryl Jacques and Jennifer Chrisler". Windy City Times. Retrieved 2009-06-12.
- ^ no byline (19 May 2000). "William Dale Jennings; Pioneering Gay Activist (obituary)". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2009-06-12.
- ^ Rapp, Linda (2006). "Jennings, William Dale". glbtq: An Encyclopedia of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Culture. Retrieved 2009-06-12.
- ^ Gianoulis, Tina (2006). "Jones, Cleve". glbtq: An Encyclopedia of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Culture. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
- ^ Dobner, Jennifer (7 June 2009). "Gay rights activist calls for march on Washington". Associated Press. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
- ^ Susan Donaldson James (April 16, 2010). "Obama Orders Hospitals to Allow Gay Visitation, Medical Rights". ABC News. Retrieved August 24, 2011.
- ^ Cyndi Lauper's gay rights charity non-profit arm is at www.truecolorsfund.org/ (see special message from Cyndi Lauper)
- ^ "Gay Utah Democrats group to disband at end of year". The Deseret News (Salt Lake City). 1996-11-05.
- ^ "Salt Lake City group merges gun rights, gay rights". KCPW Radio News (Salt Lake City: Wasatch Public Media). 2009-08-04. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
- ^ Angelina, Ruth. "Transgender activist seeks acceptance for his community". NewsNetNebraska. April 4, 2011.
- ^ Miller, p. 347
- ^ "Founder of the International Court System Empress I Jose". International Court System. Retrieved September 23, 2008.
- ^ Rubio-Sheffrey, Esther (29 January 2010). "The Empowering Spirits Foundation: Bridging the gap between the LGBT community and non-LGBT neighbors". San Diego Gay & Lesbian News. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
- ^ ESF's History
- ^ Gill Foundation: Board and Staff: Urvashi Vaid
- ^ "Phill Wilson at GLHF". Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
- ^ "Phill Wilson:Founder and Executive Director". The Black AIDS Institute. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
Further reading [edit]
- Miller, Neil (1995). Out of the Past: Gay and Lesbian History from 1869 to the Present. New York: Vintage Books. ISBN 0-09-957691-0.
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