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This is a list of African Americans who also identify as lesbian, gay, bi-sexual or transgender.
Government and politics
Entertainment and media
Name
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Occupation
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Lee Daniels
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Film and television producer
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Little Richard
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Singer
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Don Lemon
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News anchor and journalist
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Bessie Smith
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Singer
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Raven-Symoné
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Actress and singer
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Patrick Ian Polk
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Film director, producer, singer, and actor
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Frank Ocean
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Singer, songwriter, and rapper
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Wanda Sykes
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Actress and comedian
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John Ameach
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Educator and broadcaster
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Daryl Stephens
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Actor
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Angel Haze
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Rapper
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LZ Granderson
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Journalist and commentator CNN and ESPN
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Charles M. Blow
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Columnist for The New York Times
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Paris Barclay
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Director, producer, and writer
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Andrew Leon Talley
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Journalist and editor
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Terrance Dean
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Writer and author
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Audre Lorde
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Author and feminist
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RuPaul
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Actor, drag queen, and television personality
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Tarell Alvin Mccraney
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Playwright and actor
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James Baldwin
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Author
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Janet Mock
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Writer, TV host, and transgender rights activist
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Isis King
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Model and designer
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Alvin Ailey
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Choreographer and activist
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Azealia Banks
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Rapper
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Nell Carter
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Actress and singer
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Laverne Cox
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Actress and LGBT advocate
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Janelle Monáe
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Singer-songwriter, actress, model, and record producer
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Sir Lady Java
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Drag queen, actress, and transgender rights activist
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Amandla Stenberg
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Actress and singer
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Tessa Thompson
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Actress
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Mel Tomlinson
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ballet dancer and choreographer
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Karamo Brown
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Television personality and activist
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Other
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