Audre Lorde
(1934-1992)
American writer, political activist,
and self-described black feminist
lesbian mother warrior poet, whose
work confronted racism, sexism
and homophobia — — Map (db m237817) HM
Noted politician and civil rights
leader, widely considered to be
the first openly lesbian
representative elected to the
United States Congress — — Map (db m120172) HM
Divine
(1945-1988)
Singer and actor whose exceptional
magnetism, radical artistry and
flamboyant drag persona
celebrated queer culture in film
and theatrical appearances — — Map (db m237780) HM
Josephine Baker
(1906-1975)
African-American born French
dancer, singer, actress, Resistance
fighter and world-famous entertainer
who refused to perform for
segregated audiences — — Map (db m186406) HM
Japanese-Americas human rights
activist and founder of the Critical
Path Project, one of the earliest
resources for information about
HIV research and treatment — — Map (db m120181) HM
Lou Sullivan
(1951-1991)
Transgender historian and activist who
challenged the denial of medical
treatment to trans people who would
be gay or lesbian after gender transition — — Map (db m186313) HM
American physician and political
radical who fought for peace, an
eight-hour workday, women's suffrage
and their right to birth control — — Map (db m187158) HM
Quentin Crisp
(1908-1999)
Writer, lecturer and raconteur
whose flamboyance and caustic wit
attracted public interest in
his views about social manners, style
and conformity — — Map (db m238009) HM
Physicist and astronaut, the first
American woman in space, where as a
mission specialist she helped to
launch satellites and conduct
scientific experiments
Sally Ride — — Map (db m120150) HM
Anglo-American poet whose brilliant
insights, political engagement and
unsurpassed technical virtuosity in
nearly every verse form influenced a
generation of writers — — Map (db m187043) HM
African-American civil rights
activist credited as the chief
organizer of the watershed 1963
March on Washington and
advocate for gay and lesbian causes — — Map (db m186766) HM
American feminist, civil rights
activist and cofounder of the
Daughters of Bilitis, the first
social and political organization
for lesbians in the United States. — — Map (db m186782) HM
British cryptanalyst, logician, philosopher and mathematician widely recognized as a pioneer of artificial intelligence and the father of computer science
Alan Turing — — Map (db m98105) HM
Renowned poet, leading figure of the Beat Generation of American writers and artists, champion of freedom of expression and sexual self-determination. — — Map (db m99801) HM
American dancer and choreographer
who drew upon his black cultural
heritage to revolutionize
African-American participation in
20th century performance — — Map (db m186789) HM
Pioneer in gay journalism, co-founder
and longtime publisher of the Bay
Area Reporter, president of the
Tavern Guild and Meals on Wheels,
Emperor VII of the Imperial Court — — Map (db m308839) HM
American entertainer whose highly publicized gender change in the 1950s first brought widespread mainstream attention to transgender issues. — — Map (db m99810) HM
Poet, dramatist and political activist whose heroic opposition to totalitarianism resulted in his murder by Fascists during the Spanish Civil War. — — Map (db m99822) HM
Freddie Mercury
(1946-1991)
Singer, songwriter and showman whose
talent, versatility and
commanding stage presence made him.
an innovative and dazzling global
ambassador of rock — — Map (db m237809) HM
Artist who used indigenous
symbols, imagery, colors and
traditions of Mexican culture to
resolutely depict and celebrate
women's form and experience — — Map (db m186740) HM
Passionate activist for queer Asians and Pacific Islanders and AIDS awareness who was instrumental is brining LGBT counseling programs to San Francisco public high schools. — — Map (db m99821) HM
Experimental American writer whose Paris salon brought together many of the artists and authors who would help define modernism in literature and art — — Map (db m98028) HM
Gladys Bentley
(1907-1960)
Pioneering pianist and blues singer
of the Harlem Renaissance
who challenged established gender
roles with her appearance and
choice of material — — Map (db m237784) HM
First openly gay major league baseball player whose raised hand, after a home run, led to the invention of the high five.
Glenn Burke — — Map (db m120400) HM
Sexual revolutionary who defined LGBT as a cultural identity and founded the first enduring gay rights organization in the United States. — — Map (db m99807) HM
Eloquent novelist, essayist, poet, social critic, civil rights leader and passionate advocate for racial equality and human rights for gays. — — Map (db m99818) HM
Pioneer social reformer, activist for women's rights and world peace, public philosopher, author, first American woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. — — Map (db m99816) HM
Army veteran, drag performer, politcal activist, first openly gay candidate for public office in the world, founder of the Imperial Court System
Jose Sarria — — Map (db m120176) HM
Leonard Matlovich
(1943-1988)
Decorated American serviceman
who outed himself to confront the
U.S. military's ban on gays serving
in the armed forces — — Map (db m237992) HM
Maurice Sendak
(1928-2012)
American writer and illustrator of
beloved and groundbreaking
children's books who brought
to life a luminous world of
fantasy and imagination — — Map (db m237788) HM
Irish dramatist, poet, novelist and essayist known for his biting wit, flamboyant dress, glittering conversation and enduring artistic achievements
Oscar Wilde — — Map (db m98068) HM
Influential author and journalist, the first openly gay reporter to cover LGBT issues for American mainstream media
Randy Shilts — — Map (db m98161) HM
Irish patriot, diplomat and
pioneering activist for the human
rights of indigenous peoples,
martyred for his pivotal role
in Ireland's 1916 Easter Rising — — Map (db m308837) HM
Sylvia Rivera
(1951-2002)
Gay liberation and transgender rights
advocate, a founding member of the
Gay Liberation Front, Gay Activist
Alliance and Street Transvestite
Action Revolutionaries — — Map (db m237822) HM
Two-time Pulitzer prize winning dramatist whose powerful, timeless portraits of the human condition revolutionized American theatre and whose works are regularly revived
Tennessee Williams — — Map (db m98042) HM
Physician, decathlete and founder of the Gay Games which created an international community of LGBT athletes and helped to shatter stereotypes of LGBT people worldwide
Thomas F. Waddell — — Map (db m98138) HM
Pioneer of modernist literature and feminist whose work explored the artistic, sexual and religious roles imposed upon women during her lifetime
Virginia Woolf — — Map (db m98040) HM
Vito Russo
(1946-1990)
Activist, film historian, author and
co-founder of the Gay and Lesbian
Alliance Against Defamation who
brought attention to stereotyping of
LGBTs in film — — Map (db m237815) HM
Japanese novelist, playright,
poet, actor and film director
whose work blended modern and
traditional aesthetics to explore
sexuality and political change — — Map (db m186747) HM
