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A six-band rainbow flag representing the LGBTQ community LGBTQ LGBT LGBT+ LGBTQ+ LGBTQIA LGBTQIA+ initialism for lesbian , gay , bisexual , transgender and queer or questioning . It is an umbrella term , originating in the United States , broadly referring to all sexualities , romantic orientations , and gender identities which are not heterosexual , heteroromantic , cisgender , or endosex .
In the 1990s, gay, lesbian, and bisexual activists adopted the initialism LGB . Terminology eventually shifted to LGBT , as transgender people gained recognition. Around that time, some activists began to reclaim the term queer pejorative . In recognition of this, the 2010s saw the adoption of LGBTQ , and other more inclusive variants. (Full article...
Dykes on Bikes leading the 2005 San Francisco Pride Parade Dykes on Bikes DOB ) is a chartered lesbian motorcycle club with 22 chapters, numerous affiliations, and 501(c)(3) nonprofit status. They are known for their participation in gay pride events such as Pride parades , and significant LGBTQ+ events like the international Gay Games .
The loud bikes and presence remain at the front of the parade for security and logistical reasons, and a celebrated place of honor today as a symbol of LGBT pride, defiance, liberation and empowerment. The contingents are fiercely independent and self-reliant in the DIY and feminist traditions and have been studied as a social phenomenon as a "complex, multilayered form of consumption-related cultural resistance that raises awareness of social injustice and discursively informs social meanings in everyday life outside the festivals." (Full article...
RuPaul at the 2019 California Hall of Fame Ceremony in Sacramento, California
RuPaul Andre Charles drag queen , television host, singer, producer, writer, and actor. He produces, hosts, and judges the reality competition series RuPaul's Drag Race several accolades , including 14 Primetime Emmy Awards , three GLAAD Media Awards , a Critics' Choice Television Award , two Billboard Music AwardsTony Award . He has been dubbed the "Queen of Drag" and is considered the most commercially successful drag queen in the United States, with Fortune Time 100
Born and raised in San Diego, California , RuPaul studied performing arts in Atlanta, Georgia , before relocating to New York City, where he became a popular fixture on the LGBT nightclub scene . He achieved international fame as a drag queen with the release of his debut single, "Supermodel (You Better Work) ", which was included on his debut studio album Supermodel of the World fifteen studio albums . RuPaul was a spokesperson for MAC Cosmetics in 1994, raising money for the Mac AIDS Fund and becoming the first drag queen to land a major cosmetics campaign. (Full article...
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Three members of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, working on a memorial quilt
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1 – James Hormel (1933–2021), American philanthropist, LGBT activist & former U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg
1 – Joe Orton (1933–1967), English playwright
1 – Martine Rothblatt (1954–), American lawyer, author, entrepreneur, business executive, & CEO of United Therapeutics
2 – William Haines (1900–1973), American film actor and interior designer
2 – M. Carey Thomas (1857–1935), American educator, linguist and women's suffragist
4 – Dot-Marie Jones (1964–), American actress and arm wrestler
4 – Michael Stipe
4 – Gianni Vattimo (1936–2023), Italian philosopher, politician, and Member of European Parliament
6 – Simone de Beauvoir (1908–1986), French writer, philosopher and activist
6 – Kate McKinnon (1984–), American actress and comedian
6 – Nancy Ruth (1942–), Canadian Senator
6 – Gábor Szetey (1968–), Hungarian politician and former Secretary of State
7 – Christian Louboutin (1963–), French footwear designer
7 – Chester Kallman (1921–1975), American poet, librettist, and translator
7 – Michael Sam (1990–), American football player, first publicly gay player drafted by the NFL
8 – Jack Andraka (1997–), American inventor, scientist, and cancer researcher
8 – Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (1864–1892), English royalty
8 – Winnaretta Singer (1865–1943), American heiress
10 – Sal Mineo (1939–1976), American actor
11 – Eva Le Gallienne (1899–1991), English actress, producer and director
12 – Edith Cooper (1862–1913), English poet
12 – Patsy Kelly (1910–1981), American actress
12 – Kieron Richardson (1986–), English actor
13 – Charles Nelson Reilly (1931–2007), American actor, comedian, and director
13 – Charlotte Charke (1713–1760), English actress, playwright, novelist and transvestite
13 – Edmund White (1940–), American author
13 – Nate Silver (1978–), American statistician, journalist, and writer
14 – Cecil Beaton (1904–1980), English fashion and portrait photographer
14 – Holland Taylor (1943–), American actress
14 – Alice Nkom (1945–), Cameroonian lawyer and LGBT advocate
18 – Cary Grant (1904–1986), English actor
18 – Mike Michaud (1955–), American Democratic congressman (Maine)
18 – Seamus O'Regan (1971–), Canadian broadcast journalist and politician
18 – Maulik Pancholy (1974–), American actor
19 – Patricia Highsmith (1921–1995), American novelist and short-story writer
19 – Janis Joplin (1943–1970), American rock singer-songwriter
19 – Jakub Jankto (1996–), Czech professional footballer
21 – Cristóbal Balenciaga (1895–1972), Spanish fashion designer
21 – Christian Dior (1905–1957), French fashion designer
21 – Janis Sidovský (1968–), Czech producer
22 – Sir Francis Bacon (1561–1626), English philosopher, statesman, scientist, jurist, orator, essayist, and author
22 – Lord Byron (1788–1824), British poet and a leading figure in Romanticism
22 – Elaine Noble (1944–), American politician and LGBT activist
22 – Ondrej Nepela (1951–1989), Slovak figure skater, 1972 Olympic champion
23 – Luisa, Marquise Casati Stampa di Soncino (1881–1957), Italian aristocrat, muse and patron of the arts
24 – Hadrian (76–138), Roman emperor
24 – Frederick the Great (1712–1786), Prussian king, military leader, and composer
25 – Aya Kamikawa (1968–), Japanese politician and writer, first openly transgender politician in Japan
25 – W. Somerset Maugham (1874–1965), English playwright, novelist, and short story writer
25 – Virginia Woolf (1882–1941), English writer
26 – Ellen DeGeneres (1958–), American actress and stand-up comedian
27 – Eric Radford (1985–), Canadian pairs figure skater, 2015 World Champion
28 – Colette (1873–1954), French novelist
28 – Marnie McBean (1968–), Canadian rower, three-time Olympic Gold Medalist
29 – Gia Carangi (1960–1986), American model
29 – Sara Gilbert (1975–), American actress and talk show co-host
29 – Greg Louganis (1960–), American Olympic diver and author
30 – Howard Sturgis (1855–1920), English writer
30 – Stewart McKinney (1931–1987), American politician, Republican congressman (Connecticut) (1971–1987)
30 – Claudia Brind-Woody (1955–), American business executive, IBM
31 – Lewis Vernon Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt (1863–1922), British politician
31 – Tallulah Bankhead (1902–1968), American actress
31 – Patricia Velásquez (1971–), Venezuelan actress and model
31 – Portia de Rossi (1973–), Australian actress
31 – Czeslaw Walek (1975–), Czech lawyer and LGBT activist
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