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-Basketball
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 |
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