Gay pop-rock star whose visibility helped broaden LGBTQ acceptance in mainstream entertainment. View details

WWII codebreaker and pioneer of modern computing. View details

Cartoonist and creator of the Bechdel Test. View details

Gender-nonconforming performer whose advocacy and art increased acceptance of gender diversity worldwide. View details

Irish actor known for stage and screen. View details

American artist and queer cultural icon whose Pop Art and Factory scene reshaped LGBTQ visibility in modern art. View details

Scholar and activist known for work on civil rights, prisons, and social justice. View details

Actor and entrepreneur advocating for trans rights. View details

American photographer and LGBTQ cultural figure, known for intimate portraits and her long relationship with Susan Sontag. View details

Model and one of the earliest British trans women in the public eye. View details

Trans musician whose experimental work and visibility advanced gender-nonconforming representation in music. View details

Queer singer-songwriter whose work highlights LGBTQ intimacy and mental health in modern pop. View details

Author of Tales of the City and chronicler of queer life. View details

Non-binary actor whose prominent roles expanded mainstream understanding of non-binary identity. View details

Poet and activist who shaped Black feminist and queer thought. View details

Trans Latina activist and community leader whose organising advanced health and rights for trans people. View details

Lesbian rights pioneer whose organising and visibility campaigns helped catalyse modern LGBTQ equality movements. View details

Civil-rights leader and U.S. congresswoman known for powerful constitutional speeches. View details

Civil-rights strategist and lead organizer of the 1963 March on Washington. View details

Poet and diplomat whose letters suggest same-sex relationships. View details

Influential blues singer who was openly bisexual. View details

Singer and composer who came out as trans later in life. View details

Bounce music star and LGBTQ icon whose gender expression and visibility expanded queer representation in hip-hop culture. View details

Tennis legend and equality advocate in sports and society. View details

Actor and singer known for challenging gender norms in fashion. View details

Composer and jazz legend who collaborated with Duke Ellington. View details

English singer and style icon, frontman of Culture Club, known for androgynous fashion and chart-topping 1980s hits. View details

Andy Warhol superstar and trans icon. View details

English model and actor, queer icon whose openness as pansexual and genderfluid broadened LGBTQ visibility in fashion and film. View details

Trans justice advocate whose case and organising strengthened trans rights and abolitionist movements. View details

A British transgender actress, activist, and author from London. In 2013 she started a project for her final year at London College of Fashion called Nail Transphobia. The project involves offering manicures to people and talking to them about trans issues, Craggs still offers these sessions today. View details

American transgender activist and cultural figure whose visibility advanced understanding and acceptance of trans identities. View details

Country music singer who came out publicly in 2010. View details

Chicana feminist writer and lesbian theorist. View details

French musician exploring gender fluidity. View details

One of the first Americans to become widely known for gender-affirming surgery. View details

Writer whose work influenced queer literature. View details

American actor-director and lesbian icon whose work and visibility helped strengthen LGBTQ representation in film and television. View details

Drag performer and LGBTQ advocate whose media work promoted queer acceptance and equality. View details

American actor and queer icon whose public life and advocacy increased LGBTQ visibility in mainstream culture and politics. View details

Queer creator whose work helped normalise LGBTQ joy and love in mainstream television. View details

Musician whose gender expression influenced queer culture. View details

American humorist and gay icon whose essays and storytelling brought queer life into mainstream literary culture. View details

Lesbian feminist activist and writer. View details

British filmmaker and gay icon whose AIDS-era art and activism shaped queer cinema and culture. View details

Drag performer and cult film star. View details

One of the earliest known trans women to undergo surgery. View details

Film director and early public crossdresser. View details

Lesbian rights icon whose case helped bring marriage equality to the United States. View details

Novelist and memoirist of gay life. View details

Comedian and TV host whose coming out advanced LGBTQ+ visibility. View details

Actor and producer who publicly came out as transgender. View details

Legendary musician and AIDS activist. View details

Author of Room and writer of historical queer fiction. View details

Foundational queer theorist whose writings reshaped how sexuality is studied in culture and literature. View details

Trans MMA fighter whose career pushed public debate on trans athletes and visibility in combat sports. View details

Spanish poet and playwright executed during the Spanish Civil War. View details

Cuban-American gay artist whose conceptual work, shaped by AIDS, became central to queer contemporary art. View details

Gay rights pioneer who challenged state discrimination and helped build the early US LGBTQ civil rights movement. View details

American singer-songwriter and queer icon whose openness helped expand LGBTQ visibility and representation in popular music. View details

Queen frontman and one of the most influential singers in rock. View details

Painter known for groundbreaking self-portraits and bisexual identity. View details

Pop musician who became an LGBTQ+ icon after coming out publicly. View details

Actor and activist known for LGBTQ+ advocacy and speaking on incarceration history. View details

Trans political pioneer, first openly trans MP, who advanced LGBTQ and sex-worker rights through legislation. View details

Writer and art patron at the center of Parisian modernism. View details

Trans creator whose online visibility helped mainstream trans narratives for a new generation. View details

Harlem Renaissance performer who defied gender norms. View details

First openly gay Major League Baseball player. View details

Scholar whose work bridged queer theory and Chicana feminism. View details

Australian comedian and non-binary queer icon whose work broadened LGBTQ visibility through candid storytelling and critique. View details

One of the first openly gay elected officials in the U.S. and a movement icon. View details

Musician and actor known as a modern lesbian pop icon. View details

Actor and longtime LGBTQ+ equality advocate. View details

Actor and model advocating for trans and nonbinary visibility. View details

Transmasculine scholar whose work influenced contemporary thinking on gender, sexuality, and queer culture. View details

Actor and performer prominent in queer theater. View details

Writer whose work examined race, sexuality, and American power structures. View details

Surgeon born female but lived as a man. View details

Chef and writer who helped define modern American cuisine. View details

Actor and cultural icon often discussed as bisexual. View details

Musician and actor who advocates for queer visibility and identifies as nonbinary. View details

Writer and producer advocating for transgender women of color. View details

Jason Sutton, also known under his stage name as Miss Jason, was an English actor, comedian, drag artist, pantomime dame, and a community and philanthropic activist. View details

Trans activist and media figure whose early visibility helped shift public understanding of trans youth. View details

Influential artist whose work explored race, power, and identity. View details

Director of Paris Is Burning documenting ballroom culture. View details

American actor-director and lesbian icon whose acclaimed career and public visibility strengthened LGBTQ representation in film. View details

Queer filmmaker whose transgressive cinema and champions of drag shaped LGBTQ counterculture. View details

Gay actor whose Broadway and screen success increased LGBTQ visibility in mainstream theatre and TV. View details

American non-binary TV personality and LGBTQ icon whose visibility on Queer Eye broadened acceptance of gender diversity. View details

Drag performer and one of the first openly gay political candidates. View details

Performer and civil-rights activist; a queer cultural icon. View details

Queer theorist whose work on gender and performativity shaped LGBTQ scholarship and activism. View details

Transfeminist writer and bi icon whose work on transmisogyny influenced LGBTQ thought and activism. View details

Performance artist and gender-nonconforming icon. View details

Canadian singer-songwriter and lesbian icon whose artistry and visibility helped expand LGBTQ representation in music. View details

Lesbian journalist whose influence in tech media increased LGBTQ visibility in a major industry. View details

Author and speaker on gender nonconformity. View details

American comedian and lesbian icon whose mainstream visibility helped widen LGBTQ representation in TV and popular culture. View details

First openly lesbian elected official in the U.S. View details

Queer R&B star whose openness helped normalise fluid sexuality in mainstream music. View details

Artist whose work addressed sexuality, AIDS, and social justice. View details

Pop singer and first openly trans woman to win a Grammy. View details

Avant-garde singer and cult figure of the New Wave era. View details

Filmmaker whose work is widely interpreted through a trans lens. View details

Harlem Renaissance poet and writer; widely discussed as a queer cultural figure. View details

AIDS activist and co-founder of ACT UP. View details

Trans punk icon whose music and openness advanced trans visibility in alternative rock. View details

Transgender actress and advocate for trans rights and visibility. View details

Trans model whose high-fashion visibility helped normalise trans presence in global fashion media. View details

Poet and performer speaking on nonbinary identity. View details

Australian performance artist and queer icon whose radical fashion and body art reshaped LGBTQ expression and club culture. View details

American writer-producer and lesbian icon whose Emmy-winning work increased LGBTQ visibility and storytelling on television. View details

Composer and conductor who shaped American classical music. View details

Writer and activist known for transgender liberation and Stone Butch Blues. View details

Trans athlete whose participation sparked global debate and intensified focus on trans inclusion in sport. View details

Musician who challenged norms by being openly gay in hip-hop. View details

Filmmaker and co-creator of The Matrix who is openly transgender. View details

American actor-comedian and LGBTQ icon whose long partnership with Jane Wagner and visibility broadened queer representation. View details

Lisa Power MBE is a British sexual health and LGBT rights campaigner. She was a volunteer for Lesbian & Gay Switchboard and Secretary General of the International Lesbian and Gay Association. She co-founded the Pink Paper and Stonewall, later becoming Policy Director at the Terrence Higgins Trust She was the first openly LGBT person to speak at the United Nations. View details

Playwright whose work explored race and queer identity. View details

Trans activist who challenged medical gatekeeping. View details

Author of Harriet the Spy and lesbian literary figure. View details

Physician and early advocate for homosexual and trans rights. View details

David Raven, better known by the stage name Maisie Trollette, was a British drag queen who was active for more than 50 years. One of the oldest working drag queens in the world, she was a regular feature of Brighton Pride from 1973. View details

Comedian and outspoken LGBTQ+ ally and bisexual icon. View details

German-born actress and bisexual icon whose gender-defying style and openness influenced queer culture and representation. View details

Stonewall-era activist and advocate for trans liberation and the unhoused. View details

Czech-born tennis champion and lesbian icon whose openness and activism advanced LGBTQ visibility in professional sport. View details

Historical novelist known for gay themes. View details

Dancer and early 20th-century queer icon. View details

Soccer champion and advocate for LGBTQ+ and gender equality. View details

Lesbian rock icon whose coming out and activism strengthened LGBTQ visibility in mainstream music. View details

Trans actress and LGBTQ icon whose leading roles helped transform trans representation in television. View details

Trans activist and model whose public advocacy challenged discrimination and increased trans visibility in the UK. View details

Actor known for stage and screen work and LGBTQ+ visibility. View details

Lesbian boxing champion whose success and visibility helped normalise LGBTQ athletes in elite sport. View details

Trans actor and activist whose roles and advocacy expanded trans representation in TV and comics. View details

Trans beauty influencer whose coming out amplified global trans visibility in digital culture. View details

Ballroom legend and trans activist. View details

Gay pop artist and actor whose openness and work on queer themes boosted LGBTQ visibility in UK culture. View details

Irish writer whose works and life became central to queer literary history. View details

Brazilian drag superstar whose global success increased LGBTQ visibility in pop culture. View details

Thai drag icon and advocate whose international platform boosted LGBTQ visibility in Asia and beyond. View details

Crime novelist best known for The Talented Mr. Ripley. View details

Writer and trans activist whose work influenced queer sexuality discourse and transmasculine visibility. View details

Comedian and television personality. View details

Civil-rights lawyer and early gender-equality theorist. View details

AIDS educator who humanized HIV on television and promoted prevention and compassion. View details

Trans entertainer and activist whose mainstream platform advanced trans visibility and community advocacy. View details

Photographer documenting queer life in New York. View details

Human rights campaigner and journalist View details

Phil Starr, birth name Arthur James Fuller, was a gay cabaret comedian, singer, mainstay and regular feature of the London and English south coast gay scene during a career spanning from the 1950s. View details

Indie musician who openly identifies as bisexual. View details

Writer and actor known for Fleabag. View details

UK activist who founded UK Black Pride, expanding visibility and community support for Black LGBTQ people. View details

Lesbian rights activist and journalist. View details

Quentin Crisp was an English writer, raconteur, and flamboyant gay icon known for wit, candour, and defiant individuality. View details

Trans public health leader and visibility figure whose federal role marked a milestone for trans representation. View details

Broadcast journalist known for political commentary and public LGBTQ+ visibility. View details

Author of The Well of Loneliness. View details

Prolific filmmaker of the New German Cinema. View details

Non-binary creator whose storytelling brought queer themes to children’s animation and mainstream TV. View details

Surrealist writer who lived openly as a gay man. View details

Tennis player and ophthalmologist who fought for trans inclusion. View details

Pop star who publicly came out and advocates for LGBTQ+ rights. View details

German singer and trans icon of the 1970s. View details

French painter who lived openly with her female partner. View details

American writer and bisexual icon whose essays and cultural criticism amplified LGBTQ visibility and conversations on identity. View details

Drag performer and media figure who popularized drag worldwide. View details

AIDS activist who cared for dying patients abandoned by families. View details

First American woman in space; later recognized as a lesbian icon. View details

Singer-songwriter who publicly identifies as nonbinary. View details

Black gay author whose groundbreaking fiction and essays expanded queer visibility in literature and criticism. View details

Lesbian broadcaster whose public visibility and advocacy supported LGBTQ equality and representation. View details

Trans scholar influential in transgender studies. View details

Queer musician whose work and advocacy with Tegan and Sara advanced LGBTQ youth support and visibility. View details

First openly transgender state senator in the U.S. View details

Actor known for television and film roles. View details

Queer writer and AIDS activist whose work preserved ACT UP history and advanced LGBTQ cultural politics. View details

Trans athlete and speaker whose visibility advanced conversations on trans inclusion in sport and education. View details

Singer who has spoken about fluid sexuality. View details

Scottish trans artist and producer whose sound reshaped pop and expanded trans visibility in music. View details

Actor, writer, and LGBTQ+ advocate. View details

Gay theatre giant whose work influenced generations, including queer artists and audiences across musical theatre. View details

Butch lesbian and gender-nonconforming icon linked to Stonewall, famed for protecting queer communities. View details

Sue Louise Sanders is Emeritus Professor Harvey Milk Institute 2015 (born in 1947 in London). She is an 'out and proud' lesbian, a British LGBT rights activist who has specialized in challenging oppression in the public and voluntary sectors for over forty years.[ View details

Trans historian and lesbian trans icon who helped found transgender studies and preserve trans history. View details

A British stand-up comedian, actor and activist. Her comedic style takes the form of what appears to the audience as rambling whimsical monologues.. View details

Queer musician and producer whose work expanded LGBTQ visibility in R&B and alternative pop. View details

Stonewall veteran and organizer who fought for trans and homeless youth. View details

Queer musician whose work and advocacy with Tegan and Sara advanced LGBTQ youth support and visibility. View details

Olympic diver and LGBTQ+ role model with prominent public advocacy. View details

American fashion designer and gay icon whose high-profile career and visibility influenced LGBTQ representation in style and media. View details

Actor and writer who came out as transgender. View details

Trans filmmaker and artist documenting Black trans history and strengthening cultural memory within LGBTQ communities. View details

Creator of the Moomins and an influential lesbian artist and writer. View details

Trans model and visibility figure whose milestones broadened trans representation in mainstream fashion. View details

Modernist writer whose work explored gender, sexuality, and identity. View details

American comedian and lesbian icon whose public visibility and advocacy helped expand LGBTQ representation in mainstream entertainment. View details

Trans composer whose electronic music innovations and visibility made her a landmark trans cultural figure. View details

Drag performer and winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race. View details

Artist and AIDS activist known for conceptual photography. View details