Icons from All Years

Zackie Achmat
South African Activist
2013 Icon
Roberta Achtenberg
Government Official       
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David Adamany
University President
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Richard Adams
Activist
2014 Icon
Jane Addams
Activist
2015 Icon
Alvin Ailey Jr.
Choreographer
2009 Icon
Faisal Alam
LGBT Muslim Activist
2014 Icon
Edward Albee
Playwright/Director
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Alexander the Great
Military Commander
2007 Icon
Nikolay Alexeyev
Russian Activist
2020 Icon
Ethel Allen
Trailblazing Politician
2019 Icon
Kye Allums
Athlete
2011 Icon
Pedro Almodóvar
Writer/Director
2007 Icon
Marin Alsop
Trailblazing Conductor
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Eric Alva
Hero/Activist   
2010 Icon
John Amaechi
Pro Basketball Player
2009 Icon
Tom Ammiano
Workplace Pioneer
2017 Icon
Hans Christian Andersen
Fairy Tale Author
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Susan B. Anthony
American Suffragist
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Gloria Anzaldua
Author
2012 Icon
Kwame Anthony Appiah
Philosopher & Author
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Virginia Apuzzo
Pioneering Activist
2016 Icon
Gwen Araujo
Transgender Hero 
2013 Icon
Reinaldo Arenas
Cuban Author
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John Ashbery
Poet
2011 Icon
Robina Asti
Transgender Rights Plaintiff
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W.H. Auden
Poet & Activist
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Richard Avedon
Preeminent Photographer
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Axel Axgil
Activist
2013 Icon
Ninia Baehr & Genora Dancel
Marriage Equality Pioneers
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Gilbert Baker
Rainbow Flag Designer
2018 Icon
Josephine Baker
Singer and Actor
2016 Icon
Jack Baker & Michael McConnell
Marriage Equality Pioneers
2017 Icon
James Baldwin
Author
2006 Icon
Tammy Baldwin
Congresswoman
2009 Icon
Tallulah Bankhead
Actor
2014 Icon
Ann Bannon
Author
2012 Icon
Djuna Barnes
Author
2013 Icon
Natalie Barney
Author
2014 Icon
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Artist
2006 Icon
Lance Bass
Pop Singer
2018 Icon
Katharine Lee Bates
Songwriter
2012 Icon
Deborah Batts
First Out Federal Judge
2020 Icon
Joseph Beam
Activist
2013 Icon
Billy Bean
Major League Baseball Player
2017 Icon
James Beard
Internationally Renowned Chef
2018 Icon
Alison Bechdel
Cartoonist
2011 Icon
Gad Beck
Holocaust Survivor
2013 Icon
Volker Beck
German Activist
2006 Icon
Miriam Ben-Shalom
Soldier/Activist
2015 Icon
Gladys Bentley
Blues Performer
2019 Icon
Ruth Berman & Connie Kurtz
Employee Benefits Plaintiffs
2017 Icon
Leonard Bernstein
Composer
2007 Icon
John Berry
Government Official       
2011 Icon
Selisse Berry
Workplace Pioneer
2017 Icon
Carolyn Bertozzi
Scientist
2007 Icon
Xavier Bettel
Prime Minister of Luxembourg
2016 Icon
Georgina Beyer
First transgender member of a national legislature 
2008 Icon
Bernice Bing
Artist
2014 Icon
Mark Bingham
9/11 hero 
2008 Icon
Elizabeth Birch
HRC Executive Director
2018 Icon
Sue Bird
WNBA Superstar
2022 Icon
Joan Biren
Documentarian
2013 Icon
Jackie Biskupski
Mayor of Salt Lake City
2019 Icon
Dustin Lance Black
Screenwriter
2011 Icon
Victor Blackwell
CNN News Anchor
2022 Icon
Richard Blanco
Inaugural Poet
2015 Icon
Charles Blow
Journalist and Commentator
2016 Icon
Matt Bomer
Actor
2022 Icon
Mary Bonauto
Lawyer
2012 Icon
Brian Bond
Activist and Government Official
2016 Icon
Chaz Bono
Transgender Activist     
2016 Icon
Melvin Boozer
Gay Pioneer          
2018 Icon
Kate Bornstein
Transgender Activist & Author
2019 Icon
Raphael Bostic
Federal Reserve Bank CEO
2022 Icon
John Boswell
Historian
2006 Icon
Sandro Botticelli
Renaissance Painter, sculptor and architect
2018 Icon
Ivy Bottini
Women’s and LGBT Activist
2014 Icon
David Bowie
Rock Star
2016 Icon
Keith Boykin
Commentator
2011 Icon
Jennifer Finney Boylan
Author & Transgender Activist
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Ana Brnabić
Prime Minister of Serbia
2019 Icon
Kate Brown
Governor of Oregon
2022 Icon
Rita Mae Brown
Author/Illustrator
2011 Icon
Frank Bruni
New York Times Columnist
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James Buchanan
U.S. President
2016 Icon
Charlotte Bunch
Scholar and Activist
2017 Icon
Glenn Burke
Athlete
2012 Icon
Richard Burns
Movement Leader
2018 Icon
Pete Buttigieg
U.S. Presidential Candidate
2019 Icon
Chasten Buttigieg
LGBT Activist
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Eliza Byard
LGBTQ Youth Advocate
2019 Icon
Lord Byron
Poet
2014 Icon
Allan Bérubé
Historian
2014 Icon
Paul Cadmus
Artist
2012 Icon
John Cage
Composer
2009 Icon
Patrick Califia
Author
2013 Icon
Michael Callen
AIDS Activist
2014 Icon
Margarethe Cammermeyer
Military Officer
2008 Icon
Jonathan Capehart
Pulitzer-Winning Journalist
2018 Icon
Truman Capote
Author
2012 Icon
Brandi Carlile
Award-Winning Singer-Songwriter
2019 Icon
Rachel Carson
Environmental Pioneer
2008 Icon
Francisco Cartagena
Puerto Rican Activist
2018 Icon
Mandy Carter
Activist
2013 Icon
George Washington Carver
Scientist
2010 Icon
Willa Cather
Author
2013 Icon
Tracy Chapman
Singer/Songwriter
2013 Icon
Debra Chasnoff
Documentary Filmmaker
2018 Icon
George Chauncey
Distinguished Historian
2019 Icon
Tseng Kwong Chi
Photographer
2014 Icon
Chi Chia-wei
Taiwanese Gay Pioneer
2018 Icon
Lou Chibbaro Jr.
Journalist & Radio Host
2019 Icon
Staceyann Chin
Poet/Performer
2015 Icon
Margaret Cho
Entertainer
2014 Icon
Dan Choi
Activist/Educator
2011 Icon
Frédéric Chopin
Composer & Suffragette
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Meg Christian
Feminist Singer-Songwriter
2018 Icon
David Cicilline
U.S. Congressman
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Kate Clinton
Comedian, Actor
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Jean Cocteau
Writer
2014 Icon
Chris Colfer
Actor
2012 Icon
Jason Collins
Basketball Player
2015 Icon
Kitty Cone
Disability Rights Activist
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Lynn Conway
Computer Pioneer
2017 Icon
Tim Cook
Entrepreneur
2013 Icon
Anderson Cooper
Journalist
2013 Icon
Aaron Copland
Composer
2011 Icon
Ramon Cortines
Educator
2012 Icon
Midge Costanza
Presidential Adviser
2016 Icon
Laverne Cox
Transgender Actor
2015 Icon
Angie Craig
Groundbreaking Congresswoman
2020 Icon
Mart Crowley
Playwright and Activist
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Orlando Cruz
Boxer
2014 Icon
George Cukor
Movie Director
2017 Icon
Alan Cumming
Actor
2011 Icon
Robert Cutler
National Security Advisor
2022 Icon
Nancy Cárdenas
Mexican Writer & Activist
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Jeanne Córdova
Activist and Author
2016 Icon
Leonardo da Vinci
Artist/Inventor/Scientist
2007 Icon
Zhou Dan
Chinese Gay Pioneer
2007 Icon
Lee Daniels
Movie Director
2014 Icon
Sharice Davids
Native American Congresswoman
2019 Icon
Angela Davis
Civil Rights Activist
2007 Icon
Clive Davis
Record Producer
2015 Icon
Madeline Davis
LGBT Activist & Historian
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Wade Davis II
NFL Player
2017 Icon
André De Shields
Actor & Singer
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Elsie de Wolfe
Interior Designer
2015 Icon
Ellen DeGeneres
Comedian
2006 Icon
Bertrand Delanoë
First openly gay mayor of Paris
2008 Icon
Samuel Delany
Author
2015 Icon
Lea Delaria
Comedian & Actor
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Stormé DeLarverie
Stonewall Activist
2014 Icon
Elio Di Rupo
Belgium Prime Minister 
2013 Icon
Ashley Diamond
Transgender Prison Activist
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Emily Dickinson
Poet
2020 Icon
Anna Elizabeth Dickinson
19th Century Orator
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Babe Didrickson
Golf Legend
2019 Icon
Marlene Dietrich
Actor
2012 Icon
Ani DiFranco
Grammy-Winning Singer
2018 Icon
Arthur Dong
Filmmaker
2015 Icon
Martin Duberman
Historian
2013 Icon
Alice Dunbar-Nelson
Author & Activist
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Cheryl Dunye
Filmmaker
2019 Icon
Elana Dykewomon
Author & Activist
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George Eastman
Entrepreneur
2010 Icon
Denise Eger
Rabbi
2011 Icon
Lili Elbe
Transgender Pioneer and Painter
2016 Icon
Felicia Elizondo
Transgender Activist & Author
2020 Icon
Carlos Elizondo
White House Social Secretary
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Ruth Ellis
Activist
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Brian Epstein
The Beatles’ Manager 
2017 Icon
Rob Epstein
Oscar-Winning Director
2020 Icon
Melissa Etheridge
Singer and songwriter
2008 Icon
Uzi Even
Israeli Gay Pioneer and Scientist
2016 Icon
Edythe Eyde
Gay Publishing Pioneer
2017 Icon
Lillian Faderman
LGBT Historian
2019 Icon
Eric Fanning
Secretary of the Army
2017 Icon
Sharon Farmer
White House Photographer
2010 Icon
Ronan Farrow
Pulitzer-Winning Journalist
2019 Icon
Rainer Fassbinder
Film Director
2009 Icon
Leslie Feinberg
Author/Activist
2010 Icon
Harvey Fierstein
Actor, playwright and screenwriter
2008 Icon
Tom of Finland
Artist
2013 Icon
Malcolm Forbes
Entrepreneur
2016 Icon
Tom Ford
Fashion Designer/Filmmaker
2010 Icon
E. M. Forster
Author/Commentator
2008 Icon
Jodie Foster
Actor
2012 Icon
Michel Foucault
Philosopher
2009 Icon
Barney Frank
Congressman
2006 Icon
Frederick II (Frederick the Great)
Monarch
2007 Icon
John Fryer
Psychiatrist and Dr. H. Anonymous
2016 Icon
Lady Gaga
Singer/Songwriter  
2011 Icon
Rudy Galindo
Olympic Figure Skater
2014 Icon
Tessa Ganserer
Transgender German Politician
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Darlene Garner
LGBT Activist
2014 Icon
Althea Garrison
Transgender State Representative
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Alicia Garza
Black Lives Matter Cofounder
2017 Icon
Jean Paul Gaultier
Designer
2012 Icon
Roxane Gay
Best-Selling Author
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David Geffen
Media Mogul
2006 Icon
Henry Gerber
Activist/Educator
2012 Icon
Masha Gessen
Russian-American journalist
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Tim Gill
Philanthropist
2006 Icon
Allen Ginsberg
Poet and activist
2008 Icon
Barbara Gittings
Gay Pioneer
2006 Icon
Mary Douglas Glasspool
Episcopal Bishop
2017 Icon
Ron Gold
Gay Pioneer
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Peter Gomes
Theologian
2007 Icon
Jewelle Gomez
Novelist
2019 Icon
Emma González
Parkland Gun Control Activist
2019 Icon
Karl Gorath
Auschwitz Survivor
2017 Icon
Lesley Gore
Singer & Composer
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R.C. Gorman
Native American Artist
2021 Icon
LZ Granderson
Journalist & Commentator
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Cary Grant
Actor
2007 Icon
Glenn Greenwald
Journalist
2014 Icon
Miss Major Griffin-Gracy
Transgender Activist
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Emile Griffith
World Champion Boxer
2020 Icon
Angelina Weld Grimké
Poet and Playwright
2014 Icon
Gavin Grimm
Teen Transgender Activist 
2018 Icon
Brittney Griner
WNBA Superstar
2023 Icon
Michael Guest
Diplomat/Philanthropist
2011 Icon
Menaka Guruswamy & Arundhati Katju
Indian LGBTQ Rights Lawyers
2020 Icon
Billy Haines
Actor
2012 Icon
Radclyffe Hall
English Author
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Lorraine Hansberry
Playwright and Activist
2017 Icon
Keith Haring
Artist
2006 Icon
E. Lynn Harris
Author/Activist
2010 Icon
Neil Patrick Harris
Actor
2011 Icon
Sherry Harris
Politician
2007 Icon
Sherenté Harris
Native American Youth Leader
2019 Icon
Bob Hattoy
Gay Rights Pioneer
2021 Icon
Harry Hay
Activist
2009 Icon
Sean Hayes
Award-Winning Actor
2018 Icon
Maura Healey
Governor of Massachusetts
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Essex Hemphill
Poet and Activist
2016 Icon
Mary Kay Henry
Labor Activist
2012 Icon
Jerry Herman
Award-Winning Composer 
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Daniel Hernandez Jr.
National Hero
2011 Icon
Emery Hetrick & Damien Martin
Educators
2015 Icon
Magnus Hirschfeld
Social Scientist
2009 Icon
David Hockney
Artist
2007 Icon
Billie Holiday
Singer
2014 Icon
Bell Hooks
Author & Feminist
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Jim Hormel
Diplomat/Philanthropist
2006 Icon
Brenda Howard
Activist
2013 Icon
Rock Hudson
Award-Winning Actor
2019 Icon
David Huebner
Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa
2010 Icon
Chris Hughes
Entrepreneur
2012 Icon
Langston Hughes
Poet
2011 Icon
Jazmine Hughes
Writer & Editor
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Alexander von Humboldt
Father of Ecology
2020 Icon
Joyce Hunter
Gay Pioneer          
2018 Icon
Tab Hunter
Actor & Singer
2018 Icon
Zora Neale Hurston
Author & Folklorist
2009 Icon
Janis Ian
Singer-Songwriter
2021 Icon
Robert Indiana
"LOVE" Sculptor
2019 Icon
Christopher Isherwood
Trailblazing Writer
2020 Icon
Taiga Ishikawa
Japanese Politician
2017 Icon
James Ivory
Oscar-Winning Filmmaker
2019 Icon
Eddie Izzard
British Comedian & Actor
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Michael R. Jackson
Pulitzer-Winning Playwright
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Marc Jacobs
Fashion Designer/Filmmaker
2014 Icon
Mick Jagger
Rock Star
2015 Icon
Karine Jean-Pierre
White House Press Secretary
2021 Icon
Caitlyn Jenner
Olympian and Activist
2017 Icon
Kevin Jennings
Activist/Educator
2010 Icon
Dale Jennings
Gay Pioneer          
2018 Icon
Jazz Jennings
Transgender Youth Activist
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Elton John
Musician
2006 Icon
Jasper Johns
Painter
2009 Icon
Philip Johnson
Architect
2008 Icon
Marsha P. Johnson
Stonewall Veteran
2017 Icon
Angelina Jolie
Actor and Director
2015 Icon
Cleve Jones
Founder of NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt
2008 Icon
Cherry Jones
Actor and filmmaker
2009 Icon
Bill T. Jones
Dancer and choreographer
2008 Icon
Mondaire Jones
First Out Black Congressman
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Janis Joplin
Rock Star
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June Jordan
Poet
2014 Icon
Leslie Jordan
Actor & Comedian
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Barbara Jordan
Congresswoman
2006 Icon
Christine Jorgensen
Transgender Pioneer
2012 Icon
Father Mychal Judge
Hero
2006 Icon
Frida Kahlo
Artist
2011 Icon
Frank Kameny
Gay Pioneer
2007 Icon
Roberta Kaplan
Marriage Equality Lawyer
2018 Icon
David Kato
Activist/Educator
2011 Icon
Moisés Kaufman
Award-Winning Theater Director
2020 Icon
Mara Keisling
Transgender Activist     
2010 Icon
Frances Kellor
Social Activist
2016 Icon
Kate Kendell
Attorney
2009 Icon
Jim Kepner
Journalist and LGBT Historian
2016 Icon
John Maynard Keynes
Economist
2007 Icon
Billie Jean King
Athlete
2007 Icon
William Rufus King
U.S. Vice President
2015 Icon
Alfred Kinsey
Sexual Researcher   
2009 Icon
Michael Kirby
Supreme Court Justice       
2011 Icon
Victoria Kolakowski
Judge
2011 Icon
Jim Kolbe
Congressman
2006 Icon
Dave Kopay
Athlete
2011 Icon
Tina Kotek
Governor of Oregon
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Kathy Kozachenko
First “Out” Elected Official
2014 Icon
Larry Kramer
Playwright/AIDS Activist
2006 Icon
Sheila Kuehl
First openly gay member of the California Legislature
2008 Icon
Kiyoshi Kuromiya
Author/AIDS Activist
2010 Icon
Tony Kushner
Playwright
2008 Icon
Stephen Lachs
World’s First Out Judge
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Kay Lahusen
Gay Pioneer          
2016 Icon
Nathan Lane
Actor
2013 Icon
k.d. lang
Singer/Songwriter  
2009 Icon
Queen Latifah
Entertainer
2013 Icon
Arthur Laurents
Playwright/Director
2012 Icon
Lawrence of Arabia
British Military Officer
2022 Icon
John Lawrence & Tyron Garner
Legal Activists 
2013 Icon
Annie Leibovitz
Photographer
2007 Icon
Don Lemon
News Anchor
2012 Icon
Steve Letsike
South African Activist
2018 Icon
Saul Levin
CEO of the APA
2018 Icon
Rachel Levine
Transgender Secretary of Health
2018 Icon
Liberace
Pianist & Entertainer
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Lori Lightfoot
Mayor of Chicago
2020 Icon
Anne Lister
Pioneering Feminist
2019 Icon
Alain Locke
Father of the Harlem Renaissance
2017 Icon
Federico Garcia Lorca
Poet
2012 Icon
Audre Lorde
Author
2007 Icon
Lance Loud
First Out Reality Star
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Greg Louganis
Olympic gold medalist
2008 Icon
Sharon Lubinski
U.S. Marshal
2010 Icon
Patsy Lynch
Photographer
2010 Icon
Jane Lynch
Actor and filmmaker
2010 Icon
Bernárd Lynch
Catholic Priest
2020 Icon
Claudia López
Mayor of Bogotá, Colombia
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Jackie “Moms” Mabley
Comedianshow host, actor and activist
2015 Icon
Rachel Maddow
Commentator
2009 Icon
Nancy Mahon
Philanthropy Advocate
2007 Icon
Barry Manilow
Singer and Songwriter
2017 Icon
Irshad Manji
Muslim Reformist
2012 Icon
Robert Mapplethorpe
Photographer
2008 Icon
Del Martin & Phyllis Lyon
Founders of the first lesbian organization and the first same-sex couple married in California
2008 Icon
Ricky Martin
Singer/Songwriter  
2011 Icon
Johnny Mathis
Singer and Songwriter
2017 Icon
Leonard Matlovich
Soldier/Activist
2006 Icon
Armistead Maupin
Author
2014 Icon
Amélie Mauresmo
Athlete
2011 Icon
Anne McClain
NASA Astronaut
2020 Icon
Deirdre McCloskey
Economist and Economic Historian
2009 Icon
Tarell Alvin McCraney
Oscar-Winning Screenwriter
2018 Icon
CeCe McDonald
Transgender Activist     
2014 Icon
Claude McKay
Author & Poet
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Ian McKellen
Actor
2006 Icon
Kate McKinnon
SNL Comedian
2020 Icon
Constance McMillen
Youth Activist
2011 Icon
Terrence McNally
Playwright
2016 Icon
John McNeill
Theologian
2007 Icon
Margaret Mead
Anthropologist and author 
2008 Icon
Marijane Meaker
Pulp Fiction Pioneer
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Freddie Mercury
Rock Star
2014 Icon
James Merrill
Pulitzer-Winning Poet
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Michelangelo
Renaissance painter, sculptor and architect
2008 Icon
Stacey Milbern
Disability Rights Activist
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Harvey Milk
Politician
2006 Icon
Katherine Miller
Activist/Educator
2012 Icon
Harris Glenn Milstead “Divine”
Actor
2020 Icon
Scott Minerd
Wall Street Innovator
2023 Icon
Shannon Minter
Transgender Supreme Court Attorney
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Yukio Mishima
Japanese Author
2017 Icon
Matthew Mitcham
Olympic Diver 
2010 Icon
Arthur Mitchell
Pioneering Ballet Dancer
2019 Icon
John Cameron Mitchell
Actor and Director
2014 Icon
David Mixner
Political Activist
2020 Icon
Janet Mock
Transgender Activist and Author
2016 Icon
Paul Monette
Author and HIV/AIDS Activist
2009 Icon
Janelle Monáe
Singer, Songwriter & Actor
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Lauren Morelli
Writer & Producer
2020 Icon
Javier Morgado
CNN Executive Producer
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Julia Morgan
Architect
2019 Icon
Frank Mugisha
Ugandan Activist
2015 Icon
Ryan Murphy
Writer, Director & Producer
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Pauli Murray
Attorney and Civil Rights Activist
2009 Icon
Sherri Murrell
Basketball Coach
2016 Icon
Henry Muñoz III
Designer, Entrepreneur & Leader
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Jamie Nabozny
Youth Activist
2010 Icon
Ifti Nasim
Poet & Activist
2020 Icon
Carl Nassib
First Out Active NFL Player
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Martina Navratilova
Tennis Champion
2006 Icon
Holly Near
Singer/Songwriter  
2012 Icon
Joan Nestle
Historian
2009 Icon
Jack Nichols
Gay Pioneer          
2015 Icon
Florence Nightingale
Health Care Advocate
2007 Icon
Cynthia Nixon
Actor
2010 Icon
Simon Nkoli
South African Activist
2013 Icon
Elaine Noble
Politician
2015 Icon
Ann Northrop
Pioneering AIDS Activist & Journalist
2018 Icon
Bruce Nugent
Author
2013 Icon
Rudolf Nureyev
International Ballet Star
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Diana Nyad
Long-distance Swimmer
2016 Icon
Anaraa Nyamdorj
Mongolian LGBT Activist
2019 Icon
Rosie O'Donnell
Comedian, talk show host, actor and activist
2008 Icon
James Obergefell
Marriage Equality Hero
2016 Icon
Frank Ocean
Singer and Songwriter
2014 Icon
J. Paul Oetken
First Out Male Federal Judge
2022 Icon
Todd Oldham
Designer
2009 Icon
Mary Oliver
Pulitzer-Winning Poet
2020 Icon
Catherine Opie
Photographer
2010 Icon
Suze Orman
Financial Expert
2009 Icon
Jess O’Connell
National Democratic Strategist
2020 Icon
Jean O’Leary
Pioneering Activist
2016 Icon
Elliot Page
Actor and Director
2016 Icon
Sunil Babu Pant
Nepalese Politician
2010 Icon
Antonia Pantoja
Educator and Activist
2015 Icon
Annise Parker
Mayor of Houston
2010 Icon
Frances Perkins
U.S. Cabinet Member
2015 Icon
Troy Perry
Founder of Metropolitan Community Churches 
2008 Icon
Johnnie Phelps
Decorated WWII Veteran
2021 Icon
Jared Polis
Governor of Colorado
2019 Icon
Angela Ponce
Transgender Miss Spain
2019 Icon
Billy Porter
Award-Winning Broadway Actor
2020 Icon
Cole Porter
Songwriter
2007 Icon
John A. Pérez
Speaker of the California Assembly
2010 Icon
Christine Quinn
New York City Council Speaker    
2009 Icon
Ma Rainey
Singer/Songwriter
2013 Icon
Megan Rapinoe
Olympic Soccer Player
2014 Icon
Stu Rasmussen
First Out Transgender Mayor
2023 Icon
Robert Rauschenberg
Artist, filmmaker and publisher
2009 Icon
Adrienne Rich
Poet
2006 Icon
Little Richard
Rock & Roll Pioneer
2021 Icon
Renée Richards
Transgender Pioneer
2007 Icon
Laura Ricketts
Co-Owner of the Chicago Cubs
2020 Icon
Sally Ride
National Hero
2013 Icon
Marlon Riggs
Filmmaker
2013 Icon
Adam Rippon
Olympic Figure Skater 
2018 Icon
Sylvia Rivera
Transgender Activist
2006 Icon
Jerome Robbins
Choreographer
2009 Icon
Robin Roberts
TV Broadcaster
2015 Icon
Gene Robinson
First openly gay Episcopal bishop  
2008 Icon
Craig Rodwell
Gay Pioneer          
2017 Icon
Danica Roem
Transgender State Legislator
2018 Icon
Anthony Romero
Activist
2008 Icon
Eleanor Roosevelt
First Lady
2010 Icon
Hilary Rosen
Commentator
2009 Icon
Angelica Ross
Transgender Rights Advocate
2020 Icon
Ashok Row Kavi
Indian Gay Pioneer and Journalist
2016 Icon
Jalal al-Din Rumi
Sufi Mystic/Poet
2010 Icon
RuPaul
Entertainer
2012 Icon
Vito Russo
Film Historian 
2013 Icon
Bayard Rustin
Civil Rights Activist
2006 Icon
Oliver Sacks
Neurologist and Author
2016 Icon
Sahaykwisa
Transgender Native American
2015 Icon
Michael Sam
Football Player
2015 Icon
Sappho
Seventh Century B.C. Poet
2020 Icon
José Sarria
Activist
2013 Icon
Dan Savage
Journalist
2011 Icon
Allen Schindler Jr.
Slain US Navy Sailor
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Amy Schneider
“Jeopardy!” Champion
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David Sedaris
Writer/Humorist
2010 Icon
Pierre Seel
Hero/Activist   
2012 Icon
Jeffrey Seller
Broadway Producer of Hamilton
2017 Icon
Lowell Selvin
Entrepreneur
2006 Icon
Maurice Sendak
Author/Illustrator
2010 Icon
Matthew Shepard
Hero/Activist   
2010 Icon
Randy Shilts
Author and AIDS journalist
2008 Icon
Michelangelo Signorile
Journalist & Radio Host
2018 Icon
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
Prime Minister of Iceland
2010 Icon
Charles Silverstein
Psychologist & LGBT Activist
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Amanda Simpson
Government Official       
2011 Icon
Kyrsten Sinema
Congresswoman
2017 Icon
Barbra Siperstein
Transgender Advocate
2015 Icon
Billy Sipple
Hero
2007 Icon
Megan Smith
U.S. Chief Technology Officer
2020 Icon
Tammy Smith
U.S. General
2016 Icon
Bessie Smith
Singer
2007 Icon
Ethel Smyth
Composer & Suffragette
2018 Icon
Andrew Solomon
Award-Winning Writer
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Stephen Sondheim
Theatrical lyricist and composer
2008 Icon
Susan Sontag
Author/Commentator
2007 Icon
Dusty Springfield
Singer and Songwriter
2015 Icon
Yves St. Laurent
Fashion Designer and entrepreneur
2009 Icon
Edna St. Vincent Millay
Poet/Performer
2015 Icon
Peter Staley
AIDS Activist
2017 Icon
Gertrude Stein
Author/Commentator
2007 Icon
Baron von Steuben
Revolutionary War General
2020 Icon
Michael Stipe
Rock Star
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Tom Stoddard
Equality Attorney
2015 Icon
Billy Strayhorn
Composer
2012 Icon
Jon Stryker
Philanthropist
2012 Icon
Lou Sullivan
Transgender Activist     
2014 Icon
Andrew Sullivan
Author/Journalist
2006 Icon
Keshav Suri
Indian Activist
2019 Icon
Kara Swisher
Journalist & Podcaster
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Sheryl Swoopes
Athlete
2006 Icon
Wanda Sykes
Comedian, Actor
2011 Icon
Sylvester
Singer and Songwriter
2014 Icon
Mark Takano
U.S. Congressman
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George Takei
Actor
2013 Icon
André Leon Talley
Fashion Journalist
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Doris Taylor
Cutting-Edge Medical Scientist
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Composer
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Evelyn Thomas
Evelyn Thomas - U.S. Military Activist
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William “Big Bill” Tilden II
Tennis Champion
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Andrew Tobias
DNC Treasurer
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Lily Tomlin
Actor
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Ritchie Torres
U.S. Congressman
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Laxmi Narayan Tripathi
Indian Transgender Rights Activist
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Mary Trump
Author & Former President's Niece
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Esera Tuaolo
Pro Football Player
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Alan Turing
Mathematician
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Mpho Tutu van Furth
South African Anglican Priest
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Virginia Uribe
Educator
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Urvashi Vaid
Activist
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Lupe Valdez
Sheriff
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Gus Van Sant
Film Director
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Leo Varadkar
Prime Minister of Ireland
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Jose Antonio Vargas
Immigration Activist 
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Gianni Versace
Fashion designer and entrepreneur
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Gore Vidal
Author/Commentator
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Lilli Vincenz
Gay Pioneer          
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Bruce Voeller
Biologist and AIDS Activist
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Tom Waddell
Athlete
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Rufus Wainwright
Singer/Songwriter  
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Lillian Wald
Community Nursing Founder
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Alice Walker
Author and Feminist
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Vaughn Walker
Federal Judge
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Darren Walker
Ford Foundation President
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Mary Edwards Walker
Surgeon
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Amy Walter
Political Analyst
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Andy Warhol
Artist, filmmaker and publisher
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John Waters
Actor and filmmaker
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Perry Watkins
Pioneering Military Activist
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Deborah Waxman
National Rabbinical Leader
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Jeffrey Weinstein
Workplace Pioneer
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Jann Wenner
Publisher
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Tim’m T. West
Performer
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Edith Wharton
Pulitzer-Winning Novelist
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Mel White
Minister/Activist
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Walt Whitman
Writer/ Philosopher
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Oscar Wilde
Playwright
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Samira Wiley
Emmy-Winning Actor
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Tennessee Williams
Playwright
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Rodney Wilson
Gay History Month Founder
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Phill Wilson
AIDS Activist
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Edie Windsor
Marriage Equality Hero
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Evan Wolfson
Marriage Equality Advocate
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B.D. Wong
Actor and filmmaker
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Penny Wong
Australian Foreign Minister
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Rev. Robert Wood
Gay Pioneer          
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Virginia Woolf
Author/Illustrator
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Klaus Wowereit
Politician
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Chely Wright
Award-Winning Country Music Star
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Alice Wu
Film Director
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Jason Wu
Designer
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Lil Nas X
Rapper
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Emanuel Xavier
Poet and activist
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Pedro Zamora
AIDS Activist
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Swe Zin Htet
Miss Universe Contestant
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