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Tom Ammiano
Workplace Pioneer
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Ron Ansin
Philanthropist & Activist
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Susan B. Anthony
American Suffragist
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Jack Baker & Michael McConnell
Marriage Equality Pioneers
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Billy Bean
Major League Baseball Player
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Selisse Berry
Workplace Pioneer
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Victor Blackwell
CNN News Anchor
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Matt Bomer
Actor
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Melvin Boozer
Gay Pioneer          
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Richard Burns
Movement Leader
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Laphonza Butler
First Out Black U.S. Senator
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Francisco Cartagena
Puerto Rican Activist
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Christian Cooper
Writer & NYC Birder
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David Cicilline
U.S. Congressman
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Lynn Conway
Computer Pioneer
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Angie Craig
Groundbreaking Congresswoman
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Wade Davis II
NFL Player
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André De Shields
Actor & Singer
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Lea Delaria
Comedian & Actor
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Anna Elizabeth Dickinson
19th Century Orator
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Eric Fanning
Secretary of the Army
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Tessa Ganserer
Transgender German Politician
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Emma González
Parkland Gun Control Activist
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LZ Granderson
Journalist & Commentator
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Gavin Grimm
Teen Transgender Activist 
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Brittney Griner
WNBA Superstar
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Sherenté Harris
Native American Youth Leader
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Jeanne Hoff
Transgender Trailblazer
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Joyce Hunter
Gay Pioneer          
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Taiga Ishikawa
Japanese Politician
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Jazz Jennings
Transgender Youth Activist
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Marsha P. Johnson
Stonewall Veteran
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Mondaire Jones
First Out Black Congressman
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Leslie Jordan
Actor & Comedian
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Tina Kotek
Governor of Oregon
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Stephen Lachs
World’s First Out Judge
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Steve Letsike
South African Activist
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Rachel Levine
Transgender Secretary of Health
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Lori Lightfoot
Mayor of Chicago
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Susan Love
Breast-Health Pioneer
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Marijane Meaker
Pulp Fiction Pioneer
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Scott Minerd
Wall Street Innovator
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Kevin Naff
Washington Blade Editor
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Carl Nassib
First Out Active NFL Player
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Anaraa Nyamdorj
Mongolian LGBT Activist
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J. Paul Oetken
First Out Male Federal Judge
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Mark Pocan
Congressman
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Angela Ponce
Transgender Miss Spain
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Adam Rippon
Olympic Figure Skater 
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Rob Halford
Heavy Metal Musician
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Beth Robinson
U.S. Court Of Appeals Judge
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Angelica Ross
Transgender Rights Advocate
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Amy Schneider
“Jeopardy!” Champion
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Robt Martin Seda-Schreiber
Social Justice Activist
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Andrew Solomon
Award-Winning Writer
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Keshav Suri
Indian Activist
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William Dorsey Swann
Pioneering Drag Queen
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André Leon Talley
Fashion Journalist
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Peter Tatchell
Human Rights Activist
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Doris Taylor
Cutting-Edge Medical Scientist
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Evelyn Thomas
Evelyn Thomas - U.S. Military Activist
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Ritchie Torres
U.S. Congressman
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Mpho Tutu van Furth
South African Anglican Priest
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Joel Wachs
Warhol Foundation President
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Lillian Wald
Community Nursing Founder
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Darren Walker
Ford Foundation President
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Samira Wiley
Emmy-Winning Actor
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Rodney Wilson
Gay History Month Founder
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Chely Wright
Award-Winning Country Music Star
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