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  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
  31. Lanford Wilson

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Nikolay Alexeyev
Russian Activist
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Tom Ammiano
Workplace Pioneer
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Ron Ansin
Philanthropist & Activist
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Gilbert Baker
Rainbow Flag Designer
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Jack Baker & Michael McConnell
Marriage Equality Pioneers
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Francisco Cartagena
Puerto Rican Activist
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Chi Chia-wei
Taiwanese Gay Pioneer
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Lou Chibbaro Jr.
Journalist & Radio Host
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Madeline Davis
LGBT Activist & Historian
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John Fryer
Psychiatrist and Dr. H. Anonymous
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Robert Garcia
Congressman
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Ron Gold
Gay Pioneer
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Dale Jennings
Gay Pioneer          
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Marsha P. Johnson
Stonewall Veteran
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Moisés Kaufman
Award-Winning Theater Director
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Stephen Lachs
World’s First Out Judge
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Fabian Nelson
Mississippi State Representative
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Anaraa Nyamdorj
Mongolian LGBT Activist
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Craig Rodwell
Gay Pioneer          
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Charles Silverstein
Psychologist & LGBT Activist
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Keshav Suri
Indian Activist
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Peter Tatchell
Human Rights Activist
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Leo Varadkar
Prime Minister of Ireland
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Perry Watkins
Pioneering Military Activist
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