Gay Role Models
Whoa! They’re… GAY?!?
Yes, it’s true. The following list of people are gay, lesbian, or bisexual. You’ve probably heard of some of them already, but read on for plenty of surprises!
|
Famous Person |
Occupation |
|
Virginia Woolf |
Writer |
|
Oscar Wilde |
Writer |
|
Andy Warhol |
Artist |
|
Gore Vidal |
Writer |
|
Yves Saint-Laurent |
Designer |
|
Joseph Steffan |
Navy Officer |
|
Bessie Smith |
Singer |
|
Dick Sargent |
Actor |
|
Bayard Rustin |
Civil Rights Activist |
|
Georgia O’Keefe |
Artist |
|
Paul Monette |
Artist |
|
W. Somerset Maugham |
Writer |
|
David Kopay |
Pro-Football Player |
|
Indigo Girls |
Musicians |
|
Bruce Hayes |
Olympic Swimmer |
|
David Geffen |
Head of Geffen Records |
|
Barney Frank |
Congressman |
|
James Dean |
Actor |
|
David Bowie |
Musician/Actor |
|
Ruth Benedict |
Anthropologist |
|
Tammy Baldwin |
Wisconsin Legislator |
|
Joan Baez |
Musician |
|
Sasha Alyson |
Publisher |
|
Leonard Bernstein |
Composer |
|
Allan Ginsberg |
Poet |
|
Merv Griffin |
Entertainer |
|
Keith Haring |
Artist |
|
Freddie Mercury |
Lead Singer of Queen |
|
Calvin Klein |
Designer |
|
Richard II |
British King |
|
Peter Tchaikovsky |
Composer |
|
Bill Tilden |
Tennis Player |
|
The Village People |
Musicians |
|
Wu |
Chinese Emperor |
|
Tennessee Williams |
Playwright |
|
Walt Whitman |
Writer |
|
Tom Waddell |
Olympic Decath |
|
Alice B. Toklas |
Writer |
|
Gertrude Stein |
Writer |
|
Gerry Studds |
Congressman |
|
Socrates |
Philosopher |
|
Frank Schubert |
Composer |
|
Sappho |
Poet |
|
RuPaul |
Musician/Model |
|
Plato |
Philosopher |
|
Martina Navratilova |
Tennis Champion |
|
Rod McKuen |
Poet |
|
Ketih Meinhold |
Navy Officer |
|
Greg Louganis |
Olympic Diver |
|
k.d. lang |
Musician |
|
Sir Elton John |
Musician |
|
Janis Ian |
Musician |
|
Sir John Gielgud |
Actor |
|
Frederick the Great |
Emperor |
|
Errol Flynn |
Actor |
|
Melissa Etheridge |
Musician |
|
Chief Crazy Horse |
Native American Chief |
|
Richard Chamberlain |
Actor |
|
Lord Byron |
Poet |
|
Glenn Burke |
Pro-Baseball Player |
|
Marlon Brando |
Actor |
|
Chastity Bono |
Activist/Cher’s Daughter |
|
Sandra Bernhardt |
Comic |
|
Deborah Batts |
Federal Judge |
|
Josephine Baker |
Singer |
|
W.H. Auden |
Writer |
|
Pedro Almodovar |
Film Director |
|
Edward Albee |
Playwright |
|
Ani DiFranco |
Musician |
|
Pet Shop Boys |
Musicians |
|
Meshell Ndegeocello |
Musician |
|
Michael Stipe |
Lead Singer of R.E.M. |
| Nancy Vogl | Youth Czar |
