Gay Pioneer

Richard Adams
Activist
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Giorgio Armani
Fashion Designer
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Axel Axgil
Activist
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Frieda Belinfante
Cellist & Conductor
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Melvin Boozer
Gay Pioneer          
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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
Gay Pioneer
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Harry Hay
Activist
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Muhsin Hendricks
Islamic LGBTQ+ Activist
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Magnus Hirschfeld
Social Scientist
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Joyce Hunter
Gay Pioneer          
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Dale Jennings
Gay Pioneer          
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Frank Kameny
Gay Pioneer
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Kiyoshi Kuromiya
Author/AIDS Activist
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Kay Lahusen
Gay Pioneer          
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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
Gay Pioneer          
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Simon Nkoli
South African Activist
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Craig Rodwell
Gay Pioneer          
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Ashok Row Kavi
Indian Gay Pioneer and Journalist
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Lilli Vincenz
Gay Pioneer          
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Rev. Robert Wood
Gay Pioneer          
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