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*[[Urvashi Vaid]], (b. 1958, New Delhi, India) is an American activist who has worked for over 25 years promoting civil rights for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons.<ref name=katz/><ref>[http://www.gillfoundation.org/board/board_show.htm?profileType=board&doc_id=329236 Gill Foundation: Board and Staff: Urvashi Vaid<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
*[[Urvashi Vaid]], (b. 1958, New Delhi, India) is an American activist who has worked for over 25 years promoting civil rights for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons.<ref name=katz/><ref>[http://www.gillfoundation.org/board/board_show.htm?profileType=board&doc_id=329236 Gill Foundation: Board and Staff: Urvashi Vaid<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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*[[Phill Wilson]], (b. 1956, Chicago, IL), founder of the National Black Lesbian & Gay Leadership Forum and of the Black AIDS Institute{{Citation needed|date=December 2008}} |
*[[Phill Wilson]], (b. 1956, Chicago, IL), founder of the National Black Lesbian & Gay Leadership Forum and of the Black AIDS Institute{{Citation needed|date=December 2008}} |
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*[[Emanuel Xavier]] (1971–), Latino American poet{{Citation needed|date=December 2008}} |
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*[[Fran Drescher]], (b. 1957, Flushing, New York) is an outspoken healthcare advocate and LGBT rights activist.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/fran-drescher/lgbt-equal-rights-now_b_781452.html Huffington Post: Fran Drescher: The Time for Equal Rights for LGBT Americans Is Now!]</ref> |
*[[Fran Drescher]], (b. 1957, Flushing, New York) is an outspoken healthcare advocate and LGBT rights activist.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/fran-drescher/lgbt-equal-rights-now_b_781452.html Huffington Post: Fran Drescher: The Time for Equal Rights for LGBT Americans Is Now!]</ref> |
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A list of notable LGBT rights activists who have worked to advance gay rights by political change, legal action or publication. Ordered by country, alphabetically.
Australia
- Rodney Croome[1]
- Gary Burns (Sydney based)[2]
- Bob Brown
Bulgaria
Cameroon
Canada
China, People's Republic of
China, Republic of (Taiwan)
Colombia
- Virgilio Barco Isakson, son of former President of Colombia Virgilio Barco Vargas, he is the founder of Colombia Diversa, an NGO that advocates for LGBT rights in Colombia.
Germany
India
Ireland
Italy
Lithuania
- The organization "Naujoji kairė 95"
Mexico
Philippines
Poland
Romania
Russia
Sierra Leone
Uganda
United Kingdom
- Jeremy Bentham 19th century jurist, philosopher, and legal and social reformer.[18]
- Christine Burns Trans rights campaigner worked for PfC, awarded MBE for work with PfC and on the GRB.[19][20]
- Ian Dunn, founder of the Scottish Minorities Group.[21]
- A.E. Dyson, literary critic and founder of the Homosexual Law Reform Society.[22]
- Jackie Forster actress, TV Personality and Lesbian campaigner.[23][24]
- Ray Gosling, writer, broadcaster and gay rights activist in the Campaign for Homosexual Equality.[25]
- Antony Grey, Secretary of the Homosexual Law Reform Society, Grey was also the public face of the Albany Trust [26][27]
- Denis Lemon, Editor of Gay News, involved in blasphemy prosecution brought by Mary Whitehouse.[28]
- Ian McKellen, actor and spokesperson for Stonewall (UK)[24]
- Robert Mellors 20th century writer and Gay Liberation Front campaigner.[29]
- Michael Steed, Liberal politician, academic and gay rights activist in the Campaign for Homosexual Equality.[30]
- Ben Summerskill, chief executive of Stonewall[31]
- Peter Tatchell politician, human rights and LGBT rights campaigner.[12][24][29]
- Stephen Whittle Trans rights campaigner and former president of PfC and HBIGDA, Law Professor at MMU, awarded OBE for work with PfC and on the GRB [32]
United States of America
- Jacob Appel, New York City-based lawyer, advocate for reparations for gays and lesbians[33][dead link]
- Chaz Bono (born 1969), transgender son of Sonny Bono and Cher.[34]
- Christopher R. Barron, Co-Founder of GOProud which is a political organization representing gay conservatives.
- Meghan McCain (born 1984) columnist, blogger and daughter of senator John McCain. She has on several occasions expressed support for gay marriage, gay adoption and for repealing Don't Ask Don't Tell. She posed for the NOH8 campaign with her mother Cindy McCain.
- Wayne Besen Founder of Truth Wins Out. Former spokesman for the Human Rights Campaign.
- Joseph F. Beam (1954–1989), Philadelphia-based journalist, author, and editor[35]
- David P. Brill (1955–1979), Boston-based journalist.[citation needed]
- Margarethe Cammermeyer (born 1942), former colonel in the Washington state National Guard whose coming out story was made into the 1995 movie Serving in Silence, starring Glenn Close.[36][37]
- Joanne Conte, transwoman, former Arvada, Colorado City Councilor, currently hosts a radio show on KGNU.[38]
- Stephen Donaldson (1946–1996), early bisexual-identified LGBT rights activist founder of the first American gay students' organization,[39] first person to fight a discharge from the U.S. military for homosexuality,[40][34][41] Also an important figure in the modern bisexual rights movement.
- Danielle Egnew (born 1969), lesbian musician, actress, producer, and psychic who endorsed and provided campaign materials to Virginia's VoteNO campaign, protecting the legalities of same-sex civil unions in Virginia—also Spiritual leader and founder of The Church of the Open Christ, an inclusive and progressive LGBT ministry.[citation needed]
- Steve Endean, (1948–1993), founder of the Human Rights Campaign Fund[42][43]
- Matt Foreman (born 1953), Executive Director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF).[34]
- Barney Frank (born 1940), member of the Democratic Party who has served as a member of Congress from Massachusetts since 1981.[44][45]
- Aaron Fricke (born 1962), who successfully sued the Cumberland, Rhode Island school system in 1980 for the right to bring his boyfriend to the senior prom.[34]
- Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (born 1986), singer/songwriter who rose to fame in 2009, she soon became involved in the repeal of DADT, speaking out & marching at rallies, using her star power to urge people to call there senators to vote for the repeal of DADT. She further protested for LGBT rights by releasing "Born This Way" (2011) as not only an anthem for the LGBT community, but anyone of discrimination. The songsters continues to protest for equal rights in artistic and flamboyant ways that only she can.[46]
- Barbara Gittings (1932–2007), founder of the New York City chapter of the Daughters of Bilitis who also pushed for the American Psychological Association to remove homosexuality from its list of mental disorders in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM).[34]
- Neil Giuliano (born 1956), openly gay mayor of Tempe, Arizona (1994–2004) and current President of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation.
- James Gruber (1928—2011), original member of the Mattachine Society.[47]
- David M. Hall, author of Allies at Work: Creating a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Inclusive Work Environment, who speaks to corporate audiences across the country and is the co-founder of Out & Equal Philadelphia.[48]
- Harry Hay (1912–2002), co-founder of the Mattachine Society.[34]
- Essex Hemphill (1957–1995), African American poet[49][50]
- Daniel Hernandez Jr. (born 1990), member of Tucson’s city commission on gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender issues, who was credited with saving the life of U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords after the 2011 Tucson shooting.[51]
- Brenda Howard (1946–2005), bisexual-identified LGBT rights activist an instrumental figure in the immediate post-Stonewall era in New York City.[29][34]. Also an important figure in the modern bisexual rights movement.
- Cheryl Jacques (born 1962), former member of the Massachusetts State Legislature and the president of the Human Rights Campaign from January through November 2004. She resigned from this post less than a month after the passage of 11 state constitutional amendments banning gay marriage.[52][dead link][53]
- Janet Jackson (born 1966), American singer, songwriter, and actress.
- Dale Jennings (1917–2000), co-founder of the Mattachine Society.[54][55]
- Cleve Jones (born 1954), conceived the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt and worked with Harvey Milk; co-founded the San Francisco AIDS Foundation[56][57][dead link]
- Frank Kameny (born 1925), participant in many gay rights rallies of the 1960s and 1970s, most notably the push in 1972–1973 for the American Psychological Association to remove homosexuality from its list of mental disorders in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM).[34]
- Morris Kight (1919–2003), founder of Los Angeles' Gay and Lesbian Front and Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center.[34]
- Larry Kramer (born 1935), author and playwright who helped form the prominent gay rights organizations Gay Men's Health Crisis and AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT-UP).[34]
- Janice Langbehn (born 1968), campaigner for marriage equality and same-sex hospital visitation after being denied access to her dying partner, Lisa Marie Pond, in 2007.[58]
- Cyndi Lauper (born 1953), founder of the True Colors Fund charity which promotes equality for members of the LGBT community.[59]
- Scott Long (born 1963), Executive Director of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights Program at Human Rights Watch.[34]
- Phyllis Lyon (born 1924), lesbian activist who co-founded the Daughters of Bilitis with longtime partner Del Martin.[citation needed]
- Del Martin (1921–2008), lesbian activist who co-founded the Daughters of Bilitis with longtime partner Phyllis Lyon.[citation needed]
- Harvey Milk (1930–1978), openly gay city supervisor of San Francisco, California who was assassinated (along with mayor George Moscone) in 1978 by Dan White.[29][34]
- David Nelson (born 1962), founder of Gay and Lesbian Utah Democrats,[60] and Stonewall Shooting Sports of Utah.[61]
- Gavin Newsom (born 1967), heterosexual mayor of San Francisco, California who directed his office to issue wedding licenses to same-sex couples in February 2004. This process was halted the next month by the California Supreme Court.[citation needed]
- Troy Perry (1940–), founder of UFMCC, an international Protestant Christian denomination. The Fellowship has a specific outreach to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender families and communities.*Hernan Ponce (born 1982) Current President of LACCD Gay Rights Movement,President for all Gay Rights groups in Los Angeles Community College District
- Craig Rodwell (1940-1993), gay rights activist; founder of first gay & lesbian oriented bookshop in the United States; proposed and organized Annual Reminder; proposed and organized New York's Gay Pride march, then called Christopher Street Liberation day; was a founding member and organizer of Gay People In Christian Science.
- Bayard Rustin (1912–1987), openly gay civil rights activist, principal organizer of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom and advisor to Martin Luther King, Jr.; gay rights activist in later life[citation needed]
- Ryan Sallans (born 1979), out transman and public speaker - travels around the country educating high school and college students on LGBT issues [62].
- José Sarria (born 1922 or 1923), first openly gay candidate for political office in the United States,[63] founder of the Imperial Court System.[64]
- Tully Satre (born 1989), blogger who gained fame in March 2006 for challenging then-Senator
- Dan Savage (born 1964), columnist of Savage Love and author. Founder of the It Gets Better project.
- Michelangelo Signorile (born 1960), gay American writer and a US and Canadian national talk radio host.
- Ruth Simpson (1926–2008), founder of the first lesbian community center. Former President of Daughters of Bilitis New York. Author of From the Closet to the Courts.[34]
- Joe Solmonese (born 1965), former political fundraiser and current (as of March 2007) president of the Human Rights Campaign.[citation needed]
- A. Latham Staples (born 1977), founder and current president of the Empowering Spirits Foundation.[65][66]
- Urvashi Vaid, (b. 1958, New Delhi, India) is an American activist who has worked for over 25 years promoting civil rights for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons.[34][67]
- Phill Wilson, (b. 1956, Chicago, IL), founder of the National Black Lesbian & Gay Leadership Forum and of the Black AIDS Institute[citation needed]
- Fran Drescher, (b. 1957, Flushing, New York) is an outspoken healthcare advocate and LGBT rights activist.[68]
See also
Notes
- ^ "A broken promise of our nationhood; Federation has not been inclusive of all Australians, argues Rodney Croome, and has to be regarded as a failure". Canberra Times (Australia). 26 November 2001. p. 9.
- ^ Activist urges Footy Show to air gay segment
- ^ Lydia Polgreen (9 January 2009). "9 in Senegal To Be Jailed For 8 Years". The New York Times. p. 5.
The men were arrested on Dec. 19 at the home of Diadji Diouf, a prominent gay activist who works with AIDS organizations to prevent the spread of the disease in the largely clandestine gay community in Senegal, according to Joel Nana, a program associate for the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission.Fact
- ^ http://www.irshadmanji.com/news/IM_AL-ARABIYAinterview_070911.html
- ^ "The lipstick lesbian daring to confront radical imams". The Times. London. 17 July 2005. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
- ^ Gledhill, Ruth (21 May 2005). "Fatwa is now a feminist issue". The Times. London. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
- ^ Bone, James (27 April 2004). "Islams troublemaker". The Times. London. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
- ^ a b Rayside, Morton David (1998). On the Fringe: Gays and Lesbians in Politics. Cornell Univ. Press. p. 179.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Bill Siksay's biography at his personal Web site
- ^ 《同性恋亚文化》 (Subculture of Homosexuality),China Today Press,1998.
- ^ Ho, Josephine, ed. (2001). 《同志研究》(Tonzhi (Queer) Studies). Chuliu Book Company. ISBN 9577321291.
- ^ a b Rachel Shields (28 May 2007). "Gay activists beaten up at Moscow demo". The Independent.
- ^ "Gay archive handed over to National Library". The Irish Times. 17 June 2008.
At an event marking the formal transfer of the collection known as the Irish Queer Archive curator Tonie Walsh said it was highly significant that the State was finally taking ownership of lesbian, gay and transgender heritage
- ^ http://www.towleroad.com/2009/07/irelands-harvey-milk-david-norris-the-sky-didnt-fall-on-chicken-lickin-when-gays-married-in-californ.html
- ^ "Sierra Leone gay activist killed". BBC. 5 October 2004. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
- ^ "Uganda Gay Rights Activist David Kato Killed", BBC News, BBC, 27 January 2011, retrieved 15 October 2011
{{citation}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|work=(help) - ^ "Uganda Gay Activist Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera Hailed", BBC News, BBC, 4 May 2011, retrieved 15 October 2011
{{citation}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|work=(help) - ^ Lea Campos Boralevi (1984). Bentham and the Oppressed. Walter De Gruyter. ISBN 3110099748.
- ^ Burns, Christine (2003). "The Second Transition". In O' Keefe, Tracie (ed.). Finding the Real Me: True Tales of Sex and Gender Diversity. Wiley. ISBN 0787965472.
{{cite book}}:|editor3-first=has generic name (help);|editor3-first=missing|editor3-last=(help); Missing pipe in:|editor3-first=(help)CS1 maint: numeric names: editors list (link) - ^ Burns, Christine (2004). "Transsexual People and the Press: Collected Opinions from Transsexual People Themselves" (Document). Press for Change.
{{cite document}}: Unknown parameter|url=ignored (help) - ^ Tatchell, Peter (21 March 1998). "Obituary: Ian Dunn". Independent. London.
- ^ C.B. Cox, "A.E. Dyson: Literary critic, Black Paper editor and campaigner for homosexual law reform" (obituary), The Independent, London, 1 August 2002.
- ^ PFI Profile – Jackie Forster
- ^ a b c Who's Who. London: A and C Black. 2006. ISBN 0713671645.
- ^ Manchester UK: Manchester Broadcasters, Film & TV Celebrities
- ^ Grey, Antony (1992). "Quest for Justice: Towards Homosexual Emancipation" (Document). Sinclair-Stevenson Ltd.
- ^ Grey, Antony (1969). "The citizen in the street" (Document). Albany Trust.
- ^ Burton, Peter (23 July 1994). "Obituary: Denis Lemon". Independent. London.
- ^ a b c d Power, Lisa (1995). No Bath But Plenty Of Bubbles: An Oral History Of The Gay Liberation Front 1970-7. Cassell. p. 340 pages. ISBN 0304332054.
{{cite book}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ various (29 Sept 2004). "The long march". Guardian. London.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Summerskill, Ben (13 November 2007). "<img class="contributor-pic" src="http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2007/11/13/ben_summerskill_140x140.jpg" alt="Picture of Ben Summerskill" title="Ben Summerskill" />". The Guardian. London.
- ^ Arnot, Chris (17 April 2007). "Stephen Whittle: Body of work". Guardian.
- ^ Reparations for gay Americans, Detroit Free Press, April 7, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Katz, Jonathan (1985). Gay American history: lesbians and gay men in the U. S. A.: a documentary. San Francisco: Harper & Row. ISBN 0060912111.
- ^ New York Public Library, Inventory of the Joseph F. Beam Papers, 1967–1990
- ^ Cammermeyer's personal Web site
- ^ SILENT NO MORE: Interview with Cammermeyer in the Windy City Times
- ^ Dimick, Chris (18 November 2004). "Investigative talk show expeands to area". Mile High News. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ David Eisenbach (2006). Gay Power: An American Revolution. New York, NY: Carroll & Graf. pp. 51–79, 260–262. ISBN 0786716339.
- ^ Shilts, Randy (May 1993). Conduct Unbecoming: Gays and Lesbians in the U.S. Military. New York: St. Martin's Press. pp. 173, 294. ISBN 031209261X.
- ^ Donaldson, Stephen (1995). "The Bisexual Movement's Beginnings in the 70s: A Personal Retrospective". In Tucker, Naomi (ed.). Bisexual Politics: Theories, Queries, & Visions. New York: Harrington Park Press. pp. 31–45. ISBN 1560238690.
- ^ Eaklor, Vicki L. (2004). "Endean, Steve". glbtq: An Encyclopedia of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Culture. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
- ^ 25 Years of Political Influence: The Records of the Human Rights Campaign
- ^ Bell, Debra (March 27, 2009). "10 Things You Didn't Know About Barney Frank". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
- ^ FRANK: Barney – Biographical Information
- ^ Lady GaGa
- ^ James Gruber, last original Mattachine member, dies
- ^ http://www.outandequal.org/Allies-At-Work
- ^ Academy of American Poets
- ^ Samuels, Wilfred D. "Sample Essays: Essex C. Hemphill". A Gift of Story/Encyclopedia of African-American Literature. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
- ^ Morrison, Patt (January 10, 2011). "Two gay heroes thwart assassinations – what a difference 35 years make". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 15, 2011.
- ^ Brune, Adrian (23 April 2004). "HRC head becomes highest paid gay rights activist". Washington Blade. Retrieved 2009-06-12.
- ^ Proulx, Marie-Jo (30 March 2005). "Moving Up & Out: Cheryl Jacques and Jennifer Chrisler". Windy City Times. Retrieved 2009-06-12.
- ^ no byline (19 May 2000). "William Dale Jennings; Pioneering Gay Activist (obituary)". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2009-06-12.
- ^ Rapp, Linda (2006). "Jennings, William Dale". glbtq: An Encyclopedia of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Culture. Retrieved 2009-06-12.
- ^ Gianoulis, Tina (2006). "Jones, Cleve". glbtq: An Encyclopedia of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Culture. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
- ^ Dobner, Jennifer (7 June 2009). "Gay rights activist calls for march on Washington". Associated Press. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
- ^ Susan Donaldson James (April 16, 2010). "Obama Orders Hospitals to Allow Gay Visitation, Medical Rights". ABC News. Retrieved August 24, 2011.
- ^ Cyndi Lauper's gay rights charity non-profit arm is at www.truecolorsfund.org/ (see special message from Cyndi Lauper)
- ^ "Gay Utah Democrats group to disband at end of year". Deseret News. Salt Lake City: Deseret Management Corp. 1996-11-05.
- ^ "Salt Lake City group merges gun rights, gay rights". KCPW Radio News. Salt Lake City: Wasatch Public Media. 2009-08-04. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
- ^ Angelina, Ruth. "Transgender activist seeks acceptance for his community". NewsNetNebraska. April 4, 2011.
- ^ Miller, p. 347
- ^ "Founder of the International Court System Empress I Jose". International Court System. Retrieved September 23, 2008.
- ^ Rubio-Sheffrey, Esther (29 January 2010). "The Empowering Spirits Foundation: Bridging the gap between the LGBT community and non-LGBT neighbors". San Diego Gay & Lesbian News. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ ESF's History
- ^ Gill Foundation: Board and Staff: Urvashi Vaid
- ^ Huffington Post: Fran Drescher: The Time for Equal Rights for LGBT Americans Is Now!
References
- Miller, Neil (1995). Out of the Past: Gay and Lesbian History from 1869 to the Present. New York, Vintage Books. ISBN 0-09-957691-0.
