LESBIAN LOVE AND DATING
Famous Lesbian, Gay And Bisexual People
This is a partial list of confirmed and debated famous lesbian, bisexual, or gay people (Lesbigay for short). The historical concept and definition of sexual orientation has changed greatly over time— the word "gay" wasn't used to describe sexual orientation until the late 20th century
Some historical figures on this list wouldn't be considered "lesbigay" by today's standards, but they are included here because they were known to have had same-sex relationships. But even by today's standards, a relationship or two doesn't necessarily mean one is bisexual. Many people who identify as gay or lesbian have had different-gender relationships in their youth, and many who identify as heterosexual have experimented with same-sex relationships. Due to social norms that have remained consistent throughout history little information about such matters
A
Louise Abbéma, French painter, relationship with Sarah Bernhardt
Bernice Abbott, U.S. photographer
Roberta Achtenberg, US Politician
B
Francis Bacon, British painter
Joan Baez, American singer, bisexual
Josephine Baker, Singer, actress, French resistance member during WWII, bisexual
C
John Cage, highly influential American composer of aleatoric music and partner of Merce Cunningham
Andrew Calimach, American author of Romanian extraction
Truman Capote, American author
D
Jeffrey Dahmer, American serial killer
Jeanine Deckers, Belgian nun and singer-songwriter
Ellen DeGeneres, writer, comedian and actor
E
Edward II, king of England
Ruth Ellis, lesbian matriarch and only known African-American centenarian lesbian
Brian Epstein, British, manager of The Beatles
F
Rainer Werner Fassbinder, German movie director
Harvey Fierstein, American actor, playwright (Torch Song Trilogy)
Thom Filicia, home design guru on Queer Eye for the Straight Guy
G
Greta Garbo, actress
Federico García Lorca, Spanish poet and playwright, martyred in the Spanish Civil War
Jonas Gardell, Swedish artist and "riksbög".
H
Leisha Hailey, American musician and actress
William Haines, American actor
Rob Halford, British singer (Judas Priest)
Radclyffe Hall, British lesbian, author of "The Well of Loneliness"
I
Janis Ian, American Singer/songwriter
Witi Ihimaera, New Zealand author, wrote Whale Rider
Power Infiniti, International circuit party performance artist
J
Tony Jackson, American pianist and composer
Max Jacob, poet
Joan Jett, musician
Elton John, British singer, composer
K
John Maynard Keynes, British economist
Billie Jean King, tennis player
Andrew Kinlochan, member of boy band Phixx
L
Elaine Lancaster, American drag performer
Nathan Lane, American actor and singer
k.d. lang, Canadian country and blues singer, musician, lesbian
M
Thomas Mann, German author
Robert Mapplethorpe, American artist, photographer
Jean Marais, French actor, lover of Jean Cocteau
N
Anais Nin, author, bisexual
Me'shell N'Degeocello, singer and guitarist, bisexual
Martina Navratilova, tennis champion, lesbian
O
Sinead O'Connor, singer, bisexual
Daniel O'Donnell, American politician, brother of Rosie O'Donnell
Rosie O'Donnell, American comedian, lesbian
P
Brian Paddick, UK Police Commander and nephew of Hugh Paddick
Hugh Paddick, British actor
Camille Paglia, American author and social critic, bisexual
Q
Qaboos ibn Sa'id Al Sa'id, Sultan of Oman
R
Robert Rauschenberg, American artist
Christopher Rice, American author (son of Anne Rice)
S
Marquis de Sade, 18th century author and philosopher
Ben Sander, a.k.a.. Brini Maxwell, drag performer and television host
Dick Sargent, American actor, second Darrin on 'Bewitched'
T
Tarkan, Turkish pop singer
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer
Neil Tennant, British musician (Pet Shop Boys)
U
Karl Heinrich Ulrichs, German activist, author
V
Gianni Versace, Italian fashion designer
Gore Vidal, American writer, bisexual
W
Wanda, American drag performer
Andy Warhol, American artist and pop icon
Y
Will Young, British "UK Pop Idol" winner
Felix Yussupov, Russian prince
Z
Pedro Zamora, Cuban-American AIDS activist, The Real World participant


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