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Screenwriter

Dustin Lance Black
Screenwriter
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Truman Capote
Author
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Rob Epstein
Oscar-Winning Director
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Rainer Fassbinder
Film Director
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Harvey Fierstein
Actor, playwright and screenwriter
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River Gallo
Intersex Filmmaker & Activist
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Christopher Isherwood
Trailblazing Writer
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James Ivory
Oscar-Winning Filmmaker
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Dale Jennings
Gay Pioneer          
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Arthur Laurents
Playwright/Director
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Tarell Alvin McCraney
Oscar-Winning Screenwriter
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Terrence McNally
Playwright
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John Cameron Mitchell
Actor and Director
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Lauren Morelli
Writer & Producer
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Ryan Murphy
Writer, Director & Producer
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Harper Steele
TV Comedy & Screenwriter
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Gus Van Sant
Film Director
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Gore Vidal
Author/Commentator
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John Waters
Actor and filmmaker
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Alice Wu
Film Director
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