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Source:
The Gay Metropolis: The Landmark History of Gay Life in America by Charles Kaiser

Leroy "Roy" Aarons (December 8, 1933 – November 28, 2004)
Robert Abrams
Bella Abzug (July 24, 1920 – March 31, 1998)

Roberta Achtenberg (born July 20, 1950)

Edward Albee (born March 12, 1928)
Randy Alfred Jay Presson Allen
Peter Allen (February 19, 1944 – June 18, 1992)

Joseph Alsop (October 10, 1910 – August 28, 1989)
Lawrence K. Altman
James Amster (July 18, 1908 - June 12, 1986)
Jon Andersson Lord Annan Robert J. Anthony Desi Arnaz Desi Arnaz, Jr.

John Ashbery (born July 28, 1927)
Tucker Ashworth Brooks Atkinson
W.H. Auden (February 21, 1907 – September 29, 1973)
Ken Auletta Brandt Aymar Lauren Bacall A.J. Bacevich

Don Bachardy (born May 18, 1934)
Russell Baker George Balanchine Alec Baldwin
James Baldwin (August 2, 1924 – December 1, 1987)
Lucille Ball
Tallulah Bankhead (January 31, 1902 – December 12, 1968)
William Brockman Bankhead
Alben Barkley Clive Barnes Judy Barnett
Richard Barr (September 6, 1917 – January 9, 1989)
Charles Bartlett David Bartolomi Abraham Beame
Cecil Beaton (January 14, 1904 – January 18, 1980)
Warren Beatty
Arthur Bell (November 6, 1939 – June 2, 1984)
Marc Benecke
Michael Bennett (April 8, 1943 – July 2, 1987)
William Bennett Bill Benton Meyer Berger Irving Berlin
Max Bernheimer Felicia Bernstein Leonard Bernstein Chuck Berry
Allan Bιrubι (December 3, 1946 – December 11, 2007)
Irving Bieber
Otis Bigelow (June 2, 1920 - October 6, 2007)

Lem Billings (April 15, 1916 – May 28, 1981)
Robert J. Billings Sherman Billingsley Jonathan Bingham Roger Black Justice Harry Blackmun Roy E. Blick
Dirk Bogarde (March 28, 1921 - May 8, 1999)
Tom Bolan
Helen Judy Bond
John Boswell (March 20, 1947 – December 24, 1994)
Randy Bourscheidt
Paul Bowles (December 30, 1910 – November 18, 1999)
Ben Bradlee Harold Bramson Justice Louis Brandeis Marlon Brando
Judge Arthur Braun Justice William J. Brennan R. Owen Brewster Jane Brody Francis Brown Howard Brown Jerry Brown Willie Brown
Anatole Broyard Lenny Bruce Anita Bryant Patrick J. Buchanan Art Buchwald Charlie Buckley William F. Buckley, Jr. Chris Bull
William Bullitt Chief Justice Warren Burger Tom Burke
William S. Burroughs (February 5, 1914 – August 2, 1997)
Humphrey Burton Patricia Burton Philip Burton Sybil Burton
William Anthony Burton
George Buse (October 3, 1924 – April 20, 2000)
George Bush Michael Butler
Paul Cadmus (December 17, 1904 – December 12, 1999)
Herb Caen
John Cage (September 5, 1912 – August 12, 1992)
James M. Cain
Vincent Canby
Truman Capote (September 30, 1924 - August 25, 1984)
Kitty Carlisle Stokely Carmichael Jimmy Carter Archie Case Charlie Chaplin Saul Chaplin
George Chanchey
Robert Chesley (March 22, 1943 – December 5, 1990)
Chiang Kai-shek Michael Chow Blair Clark
Lige Clarke (February 22, 1942 - February 10, 1975)

Walter Clemons (1930 - July 6, 1994)
Montgomery Clift
Bill Clinton Harold Clurman
Roy Cohn (February 20, 1927 – August 2, 1986)
William Cole Tony Comitto
Aaron Copland (November 14, 1900 – December 2, 1990)

Donald Webster Cory aka Edward Sagarin (September 18, 1913 – June 10, 1986)

Christopher Cox (August 27, 1949 - September 7, 1990)
James Braxton Craven Cheryl Crawford George Crile Judith Crist Cynthia Crossen
Mart Crowley (born August 21, 1935)
Bosley Crowther Ronald Crumpley

George Cukor (July 7, 1899 – January 24, 1983)
Thomas Cuite Dr. James Curran Charlotte Curtis
John Dall (May 26, 1918 – January 15, 1971)

Jimmie Daniels (1908 - June 29, 1984)
Charles Darwin Doris Day
Mickey Deans Midge Decter
Stormé DeLarverie (born December 24, 1920)
Felix DeMarco
John D'Emilio (born September 21, 1948)

Patrick Dennis (May 18, 1921 – November 6, 1976)
Rev. Walter D. Dennis Herb Denton

Marlene Dietrich (December 27, 1901 – May 6, 1992)
Phil Donahue
John Donovan (1928 - April 29, 1992)
Robert Doty Phil Dougherty Maureen Dowd Jack Dowling Allen Drury

Martin Bauml Duberman (born August 6, 1930)
W.E.B. Du Bois Gaetan Dugas Allen W. Dulles David Dunlap Dominick Dunne
Jack Dunphy (August 22, 1914 – April 26, 1992)
Bob Dylan

Fred Ebb (April 8, 1928 – September 11, 2004)
Roger Ebert Anne Edwards Albert Einstein Dwight D. Eisenhower Ralph Ellison
Jules Elphant (July 6, 1924 - May 5, 1999)
Rham Emanuel
Brian Epstein Joseph Epstein Rob Epstein Ahmet Ertegun
Melissa Etheridge (born May 29, 1961)

Sir Arthur John Evans (July 8, 1851 – July 11, 1941)
Oliver Evans John Fairchild
Jerry Falwell Anthony Fauci Mark Feldman
Robert Ferro (October 21, 1941 - July 11, 1988)
Fred Fielding
Harvey Milk (May 22, 1930 – November 27, 1978)
Peter Finch Pete Fisher
Jack Fitzsimmons Ralph Flanders Mark Fleischman James Fletcher Henry Fonda Margot Fonteyn Gerald Ford
E. M. Forster (January 1, 1879 – June 7, 1970)
Lacey Fosburgh Bob Fosse
Michel Foucault (October 15, 1926 – June 25, 1984)

Jim Fouratt (born June 23, 1945)

Barney Frank (born March 31, 1940)
Max Frankel Felix Frankfurter Aretha Franklin
Johnny Frankln
Jared French (1905 – January 15, 1988)
Margaret French Sigmund Freud
Leonard Frey (September 4, 1938 – August 24, 1988)
Jeff Friedman Stanley M. Friedman Dr. Alvin Friedman-Kien
Fred Friendly Clements Fry
James Fugatι aka James Barr (February 13, 1922 - March 28, 1995)
William Fulbright Mario Enzo Gabelline Guy Gabrielson Vincent Gagliostro John Gallagher
George Gallowhur Grant Gallup Jack Gamrecki Gerald Gardner Judy Garland David J. Garrow James Gavin Philip Gefter
Ethan Geto Charles Gibson
John Gielgud (April 14, 1904 – May 21, 2000)
Penelope Gilliatt Newt Gingrich
Allen Ginsberg (June 3, 1926 - April 5, 1997)

Murray Gitlin (1927 - June 22, 1994)

Barbara Gittings (July 31, 1932 – February 18, 2007)
Michael Goff Ron Gold Arthur Goldberg Suzanne B. Goldberg Albert Goldman William Goldman Al Goldstein Barry Goldwater

Peter J. Gomes (May 22, 1942 – February 28, 2011)
Charles Goodell Robert Goodhue
Paul Goodman (September 9, 1911 – August 2, 1972)
Shlomo Goren Cliff Gorman Ted Graber Katherine Graham
Martha Graham
Farley Granger (July 1, 1925 – March 27, 2011)

Cary Grant (January 18, 1904 – November 29, 1986)
Robert Gray Adolph Green Richard Green Jeff Greenfield Dr. Alan Gregg
Gail Gregg
Robert E. Griffith (1905 – June 7, 1961)
Michela Griffo
Michael Grumley (July 6, 1942 - April 28, 1988)
James Hagerty David Halberstam Margaret Hamilton Oscar Hammerstein
Michael Hardwick Justice John Marshall Harlan L.D. Harris George Harrison George Overbury "Pop" Hart Moss Hart Tom Hatcher Dr. Lawrence J. Hatterer

Bob Hattoy (November 1, 1950 – March 4, 2007)
Rita Hauser Ashton Hawkins
Harry Hay (April 7, 1912 – October 24, 2002)
Murray Head Lillian Hellman Alan Helms Jesse Helms
Herbert Hendin Seymour Hersh Charlton Heston Gene Hibbs
Magnus Hirschfeld (May 14, 1868 – May 14, 1935)
Adolf Hitler Dustin Hoffman Hal Holbrook
Nicky Holden William Holden
Andrew Holleran aka Eric Garber (born January 1, 1944)
Buddy Holly
Evelyn Caldwell Hooker (September 2, 1907 – November 18, 1996)
J. Edgar Hoover
George Hoyningen-Huene (September 4, 1900 – September 13, 1968)

Rock Hudson (November 17, 1925 – October 2, 1985)
Cordell Hull
Laud Humphreys (October 16, 1930 - August 23, 1988)
Richard Hunt
William Inge (May 3, 1913 – June 10, 1973)
Doug Ireland Dr. Richard Isay
Christopher Isherwood (August 26, 1904 - January 4, 1986)
Anne Jackson
Glenda Jackson Bianca Jagger Mick Jagger Gary Jarmin Jeff Jarvis Margo Jefferson Arthur Jeffries
Walter Jenkins (March 23, 1918 - November 23, 1985)
George Johns
Jasper Johns (born May 15, 1930)
Lyndon B. Johnson
Philip Johnson (July 8, 1906 – January 25, 2005)
Tom Johnston Jennifer Jones Hamilton Jordan Walter Judd
James Juliana Otto Kahn Jerre Kalbas
Franklin Kameny (May 21, 1925 - October 11, 2011)

John Kander (born March 18, 1927)
Jeff Katzoff Stanley Kauffmann Elia Kazan
Peter Kazaras Ellsworth Kelly Jack Kemp Murray Kempton Justice Anthony M. Kennedy Edward Kennedy Jacqueline Kennedy John Kennedy
Robert Kennedy Sandy Kern Jack Kerouac Walter Kerr
Larry Kert (December 5, 1930 - June 5, 1991)
Peter Kihss Mimi Kilgore
Billie Jean King (born November 22, 1943)
Martin Luther King, Jr. Alfred Charles Kinsey Fidelma Kirstein
Lincoln Kirstein (May 4, 1907 – January 5, 1996)

Calvin Klein (born November 19, 1942)
Alfred A. Knopf Edward I. Koch John Koch
Gina Kolata C. Everett Koop Michael Kotis Hilton Kramer
Larry Kramer (born June 25, 1935)
Richard Kramer Stanley Kramer
Bill Kraus (June 26, 1947 - January 25, 1986)
Arthur Krim Mathilde Krim Bobby Krivit Vernon Kroenig Jack Kroll  Lawrence Kubie James Lang
k.d. lang (born November 2, 1961)
Ring Lardner Lars Larson Aaron Latham
Robert La Tourneaux (1945 – June 3, 1986)

Arthur Laurents (July 14, 1917 – May 5, 2011)
Peter Lawford Carol Lawrence Howard Leary
Timothy Leary
David Leavitt (born June 23, 1961)
James B. Leggett Christopher Lehmann-Haupt Tom Lehrer Joseph Lelyveld John Lennon John Leonard
Max Lerner Richard Lester Larry Levenson Reuven Levi-Proctor Jay Levy Anthony Lewis
Liberace (May 16, 1919 – February 4, 1987)
John Lindsay
Jerry Lisker Little Richard Robert L. Livingston William Loeb Wayne Thomas Lonergan Todd Alexius Long aka Xax Stuart Loomis
Audre Lorde (February 18, 1934 – November 17, 1992)
Sandra Lot Trent Lott
Lance Loud (June 26, 1951 – December 22, 2001)
Clare Boothe Luce
George Platt Lynes (April 15, 1907 – December 6, 1955)
Franklin Macfie Maria Maggenti Malcolm X
Jeanne Manford Morty Manford
Thomas Mann (June 6, 1875 – August 12, 1955)
Mao Tse-tung
Eric Marcus (born November 12, 1958)
Marky Mark Dr. Judd Marmor Toby Marotta
Justice Thurgood Marshall Clyde E. Martin George Martin James Mason
Armistead Maupin (born May 13, 1944)
Louis B. Mayer John McCarron Joseph McCarthy
Paul McCartney Alice McGillion George McGovern
Margaret Mead (December 16, 1901 – November 15, 1978)
Rich Meislin S.H. Mellinger Murray Melvin Mabel Mercer
David Merrick
Gordon Merrick (August 3, 1916 – March 27, 1988)
Dick Michaels James A. Michener
Bette Midler (born December 1, 1945)

Harvey Milk (May 22, 1930 – November 27, 1978)

Bill Miller (August 7, 1921 - July 5, 1995)

Merle Miller (May 17, 1919 – June 10, 1986)
Neil Miller Lee Mindel Mike Mindlin
Liza Minnelli (born March 12, 1946)
Mildred Mitchell-Bateman
David Mixner (born August 16, 1946)
Herbert Modlin Bob Moore
Harry Morgan Willie Morris Lee Mortimer Christopher Mountain Pauli Murray Victor Navasky
Joan Nestle (born May 12, 1940)
Paul Newman
Jeremiah Newton
Jack Nichols (March 16, 1938 – May 2, 2005)
Joe Nicholson Richard Nixon Ann Northrop Sam Nunn
Rudolf Nureyev (March 17, 1938 – January 6, 1993)

Laura Nyro (October 18, 1947 – April 8, 1997)
John B. Oakes Cardinal John O'Connor John O'Donnell Hal Offen Terrence O'Flaherty
Frank O'Hara (March 27, 1926 – July 25, 1966)

Jean O'Leary (March 4, 1948 - June 4, 2005)
Richard Ottinger
Winfred Overholser Jim Owles Babe Paley Dolly Parton
Maury Paul (1890 - July 27, 1942)
Dr. William Paul Drew Pearson Tony Perkins
Ross Perot
Troy D. Perry (born July 27, 1940)
William Peters Michael Petrelis
Johnnie Phelps (1922 - December 30, 1997)
Kevin Phillips
Felice Picano (born February 22, 1944)
Lee Pietrangelon
Seymour Pine Enno Poersch
Clark Polak (October 13, 1937 – September 20, 1980)
Sydney Pollack Wardell B. Pomeroy
Paul Popham (October 6, 1941 - May 7, 1987)

Stanley Posthorn (December 24, 1915 - October 31, 2009)
Colin Powell
Justice Lewis Powell Tyrone Power Richard Gid Powers Thomas Powers Orville Prescott Elvis Presley Harold Prince Joyce Purnick
Dan Quayle Grady Quinn Howell Raines Dr. Arthur Ramsay Bill Rand Azariah Rapoport
Robert Rauschenberg (October 22, 1925 – May 12, 2008)
Nancy Reagan
Ron Reagan, Jr. Ronald Reagan John Reavis Rex Reed Dr. David Reuben Frank Rich Walter Rieman
Larry Rivers (August 17, 1923 - August 14, 2002)
Jerome Robbins David Robinson Nelson Rockfeller
Craig Rodwell (October 31, 1940 - June 18, 1993)
Ernst Roehm William Rogers Randy Rohl Anne Roiphe

Eleanor Roosevelt (October 11, 1884 – November 7, 1962)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ned Rorem (born October 23, 1923)
Howard Rosenman A.M. Rosenthal Andrew Rosenthal Jack Rosenthal Diana Ross
Edna Rostow Charles Rowland
Steve Rubell (December 2, 1943 - July 25, 1989)
William Rubenstein Jerry Rubin Bob Ruffing Dr. Howard Rusk
Vito Russo (July 11, 1946 - November 7, 1990)
Norman Sabine aka Stormy
Donald Webster Cory aka Edward Sagarin (September 18, 1913 – June 10, 1986)
Mort Sahl Richard Salant Andrew Sarris Justice Antonin Scalia James Scheuer David Schine
Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.
John Schlesinger (February 16, 1926 – July 25, 2003)
Jeffrey Schmalz William Schneider Joe Schoener Ian Schrager Charles Schram Bruce Scott
Nancy E. Scripps Vincent Scully David Selznick Martin Sheen Lou Sheldon Burt Shevelove
Randy Shilts (August 8, 1951 - February 17, 1994)
William L. Shirer
Gail Shister
Michelangelo Signorile (born December 19, 1960)

Charles Silverstein (born April 23, 1935)
Charles Simmons Neil Simon Frank Sinatra Charles Skoro Ben Small
Howard Smith Charles W. Socarides Richard Socarides
Stephen Sondheim (born March 22, 1930)
Joseph Sonnabend Ted Sorensen
Allan Spear (June 24, 1937 – October 11, 2008)
Cardinal Francis Spellman
Dr. Robert Spitzer Dr. Benjamin Spock Randy Stallings Ringo Starr Harry Steckel Justice John Paul Stevens Marti Stevens Robert Stevens
Dan Stewart
Thomas B. Stoddard (1949 - February 12, 1997)
Robert Stoller Barbra Streisand
Roy Strickland (April 30, 1918 – July 28, 2003)
Gerry Studds William Styron
Harry Stack Sullivan (February 21, 1892 – January 14, 1949)
Arthur Sulzberger, Jr. Arthur Hays Sulzberger Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Iphigene Sulzberger Gay Talese Howard Taubman Elizabeth Taylor
Paul Taylor (born July 29, 1930)
Robert McG. Thomas, Jr. Hunter Thompson
Virgil Thomson (November 25, 1896 – September 30, 1989)
Eric Thomdale
Bill Tilden (February 10, 1893 – June 5, 1953)

Andrew Tobias aka John Reid (born April 20, 1947)
Michael Todd Clyde Tolson
Susan Thomases Calvin Tomkins Laurence Tribe Lionel and Diana Trilling
C.A. Tripp (October 4, 1919 – May 17, 2003)
Harry Truman Lucien Truscott IV John Updike
Hendrik Uyttendaele Marion Black Vaccaro
Urvashi Vaid (born October 8, 1958)
Peter Vallone Henry Van Dusen Dave Van Ronk
Gore Vidal (October 3, 1925 – July 31, 2012)
Edward Villela
Diego Vinales Lilli Vincenz
Donald Vining (June 20, 1917 - January 24, 1998)
Harold M. Visotsky
Bruce Voeller (May 12, 1934 – February 13, 1994)
Paul Volberding Nicholas von Hoffmann Diana Vreeland
Mike Wallace Eli Wallach David I. Walsh Gary Walsh Barbara Walters
Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987)
Jim Warren Sam Watson
Richard Watts, Jr. Henry Waxman Clifton Webb
Bruce Weber (born March 29, 1946)
Abe Weiler Ken Wein George Weinberg Steve Weisman
Dr. Joel Weismann Ted Weiss Joseph Welch
Sumner Welles (October 14, 1892 - September 24, 1961)
Jing Wenz Louis West
Glenway Wescott (April 11, 1901 - February 22, 1987)
Tim Westmoreland
William Westmoreland
Monroe Wheeler (February 13, 1899 - August 14, 1988)
Kenneth Wherry Rick Whitaker Justice Byron White E.B. White
Edmund White (born January 13, 1940)
Theodore White

George Whitmore (September 27, 1945 - April 19, 1989)

David Whitney (1939 – June 12, 2005)

Randy Wicker (born February 3, 1938)

Oscar Wilde (October 16, 1854 – November 30, 1900)
Dr. Dan William
Tennessee Williams (March 26, 1911 – February 25, 1983)
Ellen Willis Parr and Gallagher Wilikie
Charlie Wilson Earl Wilson John C. Wilson Walter Winchell
Donald Windham (July 2, 1920 – May 31, 2010)
Shelley Winters Tom Wolfe Natalie Wood
Bronte Woodard Charles Woodward, Jr. Maurice Worcester Nicholas Wreden William Wyler
William M. Wynkoop (January 26, 1916 – May 24, 2003)
Xax aka Todd Alexius Long Frank Yablans
Michael York
Craig Zadan (born April 15, 1949)
Ron Ziegler Cane Zimmerman Jerry Zipkin

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