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  1. Peter Anastos
  2. Walter Arlen
  3. Becca Balint
  4. Samuel Barber
  5. Andy Cohen
  6. John D’Emilio
  7. Colman Domingo
  8. Billie Eilish
  9. Cecilia Gentili
  10. Jeffrey Gibson
  11. Nikki Giovanni
  12. Lily Gladstone
  13. Mel Heifetz
  14. Sir Lady Java
  15. Ella Jenkins
  16. ABilly Jones-Hennin
  17. Ellsworth Kelly
  18. Karl Lagerfeld
  19. Troy Masters
  20. Sarah McBride
  21. T. J. Osborne
  22. Ted Osius
  23. Ann Philbin
  24. Chappell Roan
  25. Harper Steele
  26. Breanna Stewart
  27. Arthur Tress
  28. Cy Twombly
  29. Ocean Vuong
  30. Abby Wambach
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Gay Pioneer

Richard Adams
Activist
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Axel Axgil
Activist
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Melvin Boozer
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Chi Chia-wei
Taiwanese Gay Pioneer
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Zhou Dan
Chinese Gay Pioneer
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Uzi Even
Israeli Gay Pioneer and Scientist
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John Fryer
Psychiatrist and Dr. H. Anonymous
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Darlene Garner
LGBT Activist
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Henry Gerber
Activist/Educator
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Barbara Gittings
Gay Pioneer
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Ron Gold
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Harry Hay
Activist
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Magnus Hirschfeld
Social Scientist
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Joyce Hunter
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Dale Jennings
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Frank Kameny
Gay Pioneer
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Kiyoshi Kuromiya
Author/AIDS Activist
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Kay Lahusen
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Del Martin & Phyllis Lyon
Founders of the first lesbian organization and the first same-sex couple married in California
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Jack Nichols
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Simon Nkoli
South African Activist
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Craig Rodwell
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Ashok Row Kavi
Indian Gay Pioneer and Journalist
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Lilli Vincenz
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Rev. Robert Wood
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