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Various collections of pride flags hung up at Leadenhall Market in London
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LGBTQ people are individuals who are lesbian , gay , bisexual , transgender , or queer . Other individuals are often included in the group, such as questioning , intersex , asexual , aromantic , and agender , denoted under variants of the initialism "LGBTQ ". The group is generally conceived as broadly encompassing all individuals who are part of a sexual or gender minority . (Full article... )
Reel Affirmations (RA) is a non-profit , all-volunteer LGBT film festival in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1991 and held every year in mid-October, as of 2011 Reel Affirmations was one of the largest LGBT film festivals (in terms of attendance) in the United States . Baltimore 's Gay Life newspaper called it "one of the top three films festivals for the entire LGBT community." A 2007 guidebook claims it was one of the largest LGBT film festivals in the world. A listing of LGBT film festivals claims it is the largest all-volunteer film festival in the world. (Full article... )
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Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight ; 25 March 1947) is a British singer, songwriter and pianist. His music and showmanship have had a significant, lasting effect on the music industry , and his songwriting partnership with the lyricist Bernie Taupin is one of the most successful in history. John was the 19th EGOT winner in history. He has sold over 300 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time .
John learnt to play piano at an early age, winning a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music . In the 1960s he formed the blues band Bluesology , wrote songs for other artists alongside Taupin, and worked as a session musician, before releasing his debut album, Empty Sky (1969). Throughout the next six decades, John cemented his status as a cultural icon with 32 studio albums , including Honky Château (1972), Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973), Rock of the Westies (1975), Sleeping with the Past (1989), The One (1992), Songs from the West Coast (2001), The Diving Board (2013) and The Lockdown Sessions (2021). His catalogue of hit singles includes "Your Song ", "Tiny Dancer ", "Rocket Man ", "Crocodile Rock ", "Bennie and the Jets ", "Don't Go Breaking My Heart ", "I'm Still Standing ", "Sacrifice ", "Can You Feel the Love Tonight " and "Cold Heart ". He has also had success in musical films and theatre, composing music for The Lion King (1994), Aida (2000), and Billy Elliot the Musical (2005). John's final tour, Farewell Yellow Brick Road (2018–2023), became the highest-grossing tour ever at the time. His life and career were dramatised in the 2019 biographical film Rocketman . (Full article... )
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Everybody's journey is individual. If you fall in love with a boy, you fall in love with a boy. The fact that many Americans consider it a disease says more about them than it does about homosexuality.
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👁 Drag queen at Motor City Pride 2011 Drag queen at Motor City Pride 2011
Drag queen performer onstage at
Motor City Pride 2011, an
LGBT pride event held annually at
Hart Plaza in
Detroit ,
Michigan . A drag queen is a man who dresses, and often acts, like a
caricature woman often for the purpose of entertaining. There are many kinds of drag artists and they vary greatly, from professionals who have starred in films to people who just try it once. Drag queens also vary by class and culture and can vary even within the same cities. There are drag artists of all genders and sexualities who do drag for various reasons or purposes.
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1 – Rachel Maddow (1973–), American cable television host
1 – Nahshon Dion (1978–), American artist and writer
2 – Linda Hunt (1945–), American actress
3 – Anne Lister (1791–1840), English landowner and diarist
3 – Marlon Brando (1924–2004), American actor
3 – Cat Cora (1967–), American chef and TV personality
3 – David Hyde Pierce (1959–), American actor
4 – Robert Bauman , American politician and author, former Republican congressman (Maryland) (1973–1981)
4 – Clive Davis (1932–), American record producer and music industry executive
4 – Anthony Perkins (1932–1992), American actor
5 – Nigel Hawthorne (1929–2001), British actor
5 – Thomas Hitzlsperger (1982–), retired German soccer player
6 – Gale Wilhelm (1908–1991), American writer
7 – Harry Hay (1912–2002), American labor advocate, teacher, and LGBT rights activist
7 – Janis Ian (1951–), American singer-songwriter and musician
8 – Roberta Cowell (1918–2011), British racing driver and WWII fighter pilot
9 – Marc Jacobs (1963–), American fashion designer
9 – Cynthia Nixon (1966–), American actress
9 – Kristen Stewart (1990–), American actress
9 – Harris Wofford (1926–2019), American attorney & politician, U.S. Senator (Pennsylvania) (1991–1995)
10 – Gro Hammerseng-Edin (1980–), Norwegian handball player
10 – Tom Spencer (1948–2023), British politician and former Member of European Parliament
11 – Glenway Wescott (1901–1987), American writer
12 – Amy Ray (1964–), American singer-songwriter and member of Indigo Girls
12 – Magda Szubanski (1961–), Australian actress, comedian and writer
13 – Ole von Beust (1955–), German politician and former First Mayor of Hamburg
14 – Sir John Gielgud (1904–2000), English actor
14 – José María Mendiluce (1951–2015), Spanish writer and politician
14 – André Boisclair (1966–), Canadian politician & former leader of the Parti Québécois
14 – Da Brat (1974–), American rapper and actress
14 – Larissa França (1982–), Brazilian beach volleyball player
15 – Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519), Italian Renaissance polymath
15 – Luke Evans (1979–), Welsh actor and singer
15 – George Platt Lynes (1907–1955), American fashion photographer
15 – Bessie Smith (1894–1937), American blues singer
16 – Amelia Atwater-Rhodes (1984–), American fantasy/young adult lit author
16 – Raymond Chan Chi-chuen (1972–), Hong Kongese politician and radio host
16 – Dusty Springfield (1939–1999), English singer
17 – Thornton Wilder (1897–1975), American playwright and novelist
17 – Michal Jagelka (1977–), Czech actor and voice actor
18 – Alice Blinn (1889–1982), American educator, home efficiency expert, and magazine editor
18 – Maria Bello (1967–), American actress
19 – Prince Edmond de Polignac (1834–1901), French aristocrat & composer
19 – Dick Sargent (1930–1994), American actor
20 – Henry de Montherlant (1895–1972), French essayist and novelist
20 – Toller Cranston (1949–2015), Canadian figure skater and artist, 1976 Olympic Bronze Medalist
21 – Jessica Clark (1985–), English actress, model, and video blog host
22 – John Waters (1946–), American director, writer, visual artist, and media personality
23 – Élisabeth de Gramont, Duchess of Clermont-Tonnerre (1875–1954), French writer and aristocrat
23 – Halston (1932–1990), American fashion designer
23 – Dame Ethel Smyth (1858–1944), English composer and suffragist
24 – Jean-Paul Gaultier (1952–), French fashion designer
25 – Edward II (1267–1327), King of England
25 – Anja Pärson (1981–), Swedish alpine skier, 2006 Olympic Gold Medalist in Slalom
26 – Lily Parr (1905–1978), English professional women's association football player
26 – Ma Rainey (1886–1939), American singer
26 – Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889–1951), Austrian philosopher
27 – Russell T Davies (1963–), British television producer and screenwriter
27 – Prince Paul of Yugoslavia (1893–1976), Yugoslavian (Serbian) royalty
29 – Garrison Starr (1975–), American singer-songwriter
30 – Onir (1969–), Bengali Indian film director, editor, writer, and producer
30 – Alice B. Toklas (1877–1967), American-born member of Parisian avant-garde
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