List of African-American LGBT people
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This is a list of Black/African Americans who are also members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and/or intersex communities.
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Historical figures
[edit]Name | Lifetime[1] | Nationality | Notable as | Communities[2] |
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Alain LeRoy Locke | b. 1885 | American | Philosopher, writer, educator, art patron | Queer, Gay [3] |
Barbara Jordan | b. 1936 | American | Lawyer, educator, politician, first African-American woman elected to the United States House of Representatives | LGBTQ+[4] |
Government and politics
[edit]Entertainment and media
[edit]Name | Occupation |
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McKinley Belcher III[16][17] | Actor |
Kemah Bob[18] | Comedian and drag king |
Lee Daniels[19] | Film and television producer |
Little Richard[20] | Singer |
Don Lemon[21] | CNN News anchor and journalist |
Bessie Smith[22] | Singer |
Raven-Symoné[23] | Actress and singer |
Patrick Ian Polk[24] | Film director, producer, singer, and actor |
Frank Ocean[25] | Singer, songwriter, and rapper |
Wanda Sykes[26] | Actress and comedian |
Kevin Abstract[27] | Singer, songwriter, director and rapper |
Terez Carter Thorpe | Activist, Director, Producer |
Daryl Stephens[28] | Actor |
Angel Haze[29] | Rapper |
LZ Granderson[30] | Journalist and commentator CNN and ESPN |
Charles M. Blow[31] | Columnist for The New York Times |
Paris Barclay[32] | Director, producer, and writer |
Andre Leon Talley[33] | Journalist and editor |
Terrance Dean[34] | Writer and author |
Audre Lorde[35] | Author and feminist |
Alice Walker[36] | Author and poet |
Tracy Chapman[37] | Singer |
RuPaul[38] | Actor, drag queen, and television personality |
Tarell Alvin McCraney[39] | Playwright and actor |
James Baldwin[40] | Author |
Janet Mock[41] | Writer, TV host, and transgender rights activist |
Isis King[42] | Model and designer |
Alvin Ailey[43] | Choreographer and activist |
Azealia Banks[44] | Rapper |
Nell Carter[45] | Actress and singer |
Billy Porter | Actor, singer, fashion icon[46] |
Laverne Cox[47] | Actress and LGBT advocate |
Janelle Monáe[48] | Singer-songwriter, actress, model, and record producer |
Mo'Nique[49] | Comedian and actress |
Sir Lady Java[50] | Drag queen, actress, and transgender rights activist |
Amandla Stenberg[51] | Actress and singer |
Tessa Thompson[52] | Actress |
Mel Tomlinson[53] | Ballet dancer and choreographer |
Karamo Brown[54] | Television personality and activist |
François Clemmons[55] | Actor and singer |
Lil Nas X[56][57] | Rapper, singer, and songwriter |
Harrison David Rivers[58] | Playwright |
Luther Vandross[59] | Singer, songwriter, record producer. |
Todrick Hall[60] | Singer, songwriter, dancer, producer, director, choreographer |
Le1f[61] | Rapper and producer |
Colman Domingo[62] | Actor, playwright, director, producer, professor. |
Angie Stardust[63] | Singer, actress, drag artist |
Queen Latifah | Rapper and Actress |
Amythyst Kiah | Singer, songwriter, musician |
Marlon Riggs | filmmaker |
LeRoy Whitfield[64] | Journalist |
Terry Blade[65] | Singer, songwriter, lyricist |
Monifah Carter Thorpe | Singer, Actress, Producer |
Emira D'Spain[66] | Model, social media influencer, magazine director |
Ma Rainey | Singer |
Niecy Nash[67] | Actress and comedian |
Name | Known For |
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Shea Couleé[68] | American drag queen, musician, actor |
Dorian Corey[69] | American drag performer and fashion designer |
Honey Davenport[70] | American drag performer, singer, songwriter, actor and activist |
David Hampton[71] | Con artist |
Angela Davis[72] | Political activist, academic |
CeCe McDonald[73] | LGBT advocate |
DeRay Mckesson[74][75] | Activist and educator |
Marsha P. Johnson[76] | Gay liberation activist and Stonewall Riot veteran |
Bayard Rustin[77] | Political and Black rights activist |
Flawless Shade | Drag queen and make-up artist |
Kornbread Jeté | Drag queen |
Mary Anne Adams[78][79] | Activist for Black community/Black, elderly lesbians, academic, founder of NAMI NOBLA |
References
[edit]- ^ All entries contain a reliably sourced reference. Entries may also contain a letter indicating Lesbian, Gay, or Bisexual.
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- ^ "Alvin Ailey Gay African American Dance Pioneer". Lavender Magazine. 2007-12-21. Retrieved 2019-02-20.
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