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Rob's A-Z of famous gay, lesbian and bisexual people The gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender queer encyclopedia – contains entries on thousands of LGBT people. FemBio – Notable Women International includes biographies of lesbians and a search function, German Version complete, English Version growing
This is a partial list of notable people who were or are gay men, lesbian or bisexual. The historical concept and definition of sexual orientation varies and has changed greatly over time; for example the general term "gay" wasn't used to describe sexual orientation until the mid-20th century. A number of different classification schemes have ...
The 3rd century Christian martyr Saint Sebastian is one of the earliest known gay icons, [3] due to his depiction in artwork as a beautiful, agonised young man. [4] Historian Richard A. Kaye states that "Contemporary gay men have seen in Sebastian at once a stunning advertisement for homosexual desire (indeed, a homoerotic ideal), and a prototypical portrait of a tortured closet case."
In the House, 33 LGBTQ people held office; in the Senate, 4 held office. Two people, Tammy Baldwin and Kyrsten Sinema, served in the House and were later elected into the Senate. The earliest known LGBTQ congressperson was Ed Koch, who began his term in the House in 1969.
This is a partial list of notable people who were or are gay men, lesbian or bisexual. The historical concept and definition of sexual orientation varies and has changed greatly over time; for example the general term "gay" wasn't used to describe sexual orientation until the mid-20th century. A number of different classification schemes have ...
First openly transgender state legislator in the U.S. [125] Elected in 2023 to Virginia Senate, set to become second transgender state senator in the U.S. Lamont Robinson (born 1982) Democratic Illinois: Illinois House of Representatives (2019–Present) First out LGBT Black person elected to Illinois legislature [126] James Roesener: Democratic
Eventually, it shifted into its most recognizable form as a language used by LGBT people during the early 20th century. Polari was used in secret.
List of LGBTQ people from Chicago; List of LGBT people from London; List of LGBTQ people from New York City; List of LGBT people from New Zealand; List of LGBTQ people from Portland, Oregon; List of LGBTQ people from San Francisco; List of LGBTQ people from Seattle