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This is a list of Black/African Americans who are also members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and/or intersex communities.
Historical figures[]
Government and politics[]
Entertainment and media[]
Name
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Occupation
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Lee Daniels[14]
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Film and television producer
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Little Richard[15]
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Singer
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Don Lemon[16]
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CNN News anchor and journalist
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Bessie Smith[17]
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Singer
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Raven-Symoné[18]
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Actress and singer
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Patrick Ian Polk[19]
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Film director, producer, singer, and actor
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Frank Ocean[20]
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Singer, songwriter, and rapper
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Kevin Abstract[21]
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Singer, songwriter, director and rapper
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Wanda Sykes[22]
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Actress and comedian
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Daryl Stephens[23]
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Actor
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Angel Haze[24]
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Rapper
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LZ Granderson[25]
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Journalist and commentator CNN and ESPN
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Charles M. Blow[26]
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Columnist for The New York Times
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Paris Barclay[27]
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Director, producer, and writer
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Andre Leon Talley[28]
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Journalist and editor
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Terrance Dean[29]
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Writer and author
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Audre Lorde[30]
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Author and feminist
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Alice Walker[31]
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Author and poet
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Tracy Chapman[32]
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Singer
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RuPaul[33]
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Actor, drag queen, and television personality
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Tarell Alvin McCraney[34]
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Playwright and actor
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James Baldwin[35]
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Author
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Janet Mock[36]
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Writer, TV host, and transgender rights activist
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Isis King[37]
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Model and designer
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Alvin Ailey[38]
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Choreographer and activist
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Azealia Banks[39]
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Rapper
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Nell Carter[40]
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Actress and singer
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Laverne Cox[41]
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Actress and LGBT advocate
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Janelle Monáe[42]
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Singer-songwriter, actress, model, and record producer
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Sir Lady Java[43]
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Drag queen, actress, and transgender rights activist
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Amandla Stenberg[44]
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Actress and singer
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Tessa Thompson[45]
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Actress
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Mel Tomlinson[46]
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Ballet dancer and choreographer
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Karamo Brown[47]
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Television personality and activist
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François Clemmons[48]
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Actor and singer
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Lil Nas X[49][50]
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Rapper, singer, and songwriter
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Harrison David Rivers[51]
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Playwright
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Luther Vandross[52]
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Singer, songwriter, record producer.
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Todrick Hall[53]
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Singer, songwriter, dancer, producer, director, choreographer
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Le1f[54]
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Rapper and producer
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Colman Domingo[55]
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Actor, playwright, director, producer, professor.
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Other[]
References[]
- ^ Entries with no sourced year of birth available are marked with a "?".
- ^ All entries contain a reliably sourced reference. Entries may also contain a letter indicating Lesbian, Gay, or Bisexual.
- ^ Jeffrey C. Stewart (2017). The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke. Oxford University Press. p. 877. ISBN 978-0-199-72331-7. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- ^ Pérez-Peña, Richard (March 3, 2015). "Gordon Fox Pleads Guilty in Rhode Island Corruption Case". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ "State Rep. Rashad Taylor comes out as gay". Project Q. May 27, 2011. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ Osberg, Molly. "The Tragic Story of Althea Garrison, the First Trans Person to Hold State Office in America". Splinter. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ "Nevada senator comes out as gay marriage resolution advances". USA Today. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ Lopez, Robert. "Former Rep. Marcus Brandon: Allow gay leaders in Boy Scouts". Greensboro News and Record. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ "Ron Oden (1950- ) • BlackPast". BlackPast. January 29, 2008. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ Avery, Dan (January 5, 2012). "Black, Gay And Republican? Chatham Mayor Bruce Harris Is A Friggin' Unicorn!". queerty.com. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ "Great Expectations, Unexpected Impact - Keith St. John '81 Becomes the Country's First Openly Gay Black Elected Official". Vassar College. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ "Miami's Gayles confirmed as first openly gay black male judge on federal bench". Miami Herald. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ "Kelvin Atkinson, Nevada Lawmaker, Comes Out In Gay Marriage Debate". HuffPost. Retrieved April 23, 2013.
- ^ Jones, Ellen E. (October 7, 2017). "Empire's Lee Daniels: 'I always see myself as one step away from a flop'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ Malone, Chris (October 9, 2017). "A Brief History of Little Richard Grappling With His Sexuality & Religion". Billboard.
- ^ "CNN's Don Lemon On Being Black And Gay In The World Today". IN Magazine. February 19, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ McGasko, Joe. "The Mother and The Empress: Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith". Biography. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ Breeanna Hare. "Raven-Symone: I'm not gay, and I'm not African-American". CNN. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ Anderson, Tre'vell. "Our Diverse 100: Meet Patrik-Ian Polk, the man bringing black gay stories to screens large and small". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ Lamphier, Jason (August 23, 2016). "How Frank Ocean's 'Blonde' Redefines Pop Queerness". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ Blake, Jimmy (August 31, 2018). "The rapper taking on hip hop's 'homophobic space'". Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ "Wanda Sykes on coming out: 'I kind of shocked myself'". CNN. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ "Black and gay in LA: Noah's Arc star Darryl Stephens on diversity". NITV. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ "26 Celebrities Who Identify as Bisexual, Pansexual, or Totally Label-Free". Allure. Condé Nast. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ "LZ Granderson: Living as a straight man felt like 'drowning'". ABC News. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ "Charles Blow: "Up From Pain," Sex Abuse, and Bisexuality". Psychology Today. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ "Love Stories Paris Barclay and Christopher Mason". advocate.com. October 8, 2008. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ "André Leon Talley on His Fashion Career, His Weight Struggle, and His Sexual Pastg". The Hive blog on Vanity Fair. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ Romero, Frances (May 15, 2008). "Guess Who's Gay in Hip-Hop". Time. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ "Audre Lorde on Being a Black Lesbian Feminist". english.illinois.edu. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ "Women's History Month Heroes: Alice Walker". GLSEN. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
- ^ Sara Wajid (December 14, 2006). "No Retreat". The Guardian. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
- ^ Okura, Lynn (November 12, 2013). "RuPaul's Partner Of 19 Years Is A Rancher From Wyoming (VIDEO)". Huffington Post. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ Lee, Benjamin (October 21, 2016). "Moonlight's Tarell Alvin McCraney: 'I never had a coming out moment'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ "James Baldwin's sexuality: Complex and influential". NBC News. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ Hattenstone, Simon (April 15, 2018). "Janet Mock: 'I'd never seen a young trans woman who was thriving in the world – I was looking for that'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ Qween, Hey (June 20, 2017). "Model Isis King Talks Her Transition, Homelessness and 'Top Model'". The Huffington Post. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ "Alvin Ailey Gay African American Dance Pioneer". Lavender Magazine. December 21, 2007. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ Ciara Appelbaum. "36 celebrities you never knew are bisexual". Business Insider. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ "Nell Hardy Carter (1948-2003) • BlackPast". BlackPast. March 6, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ "Laverne Cox". Biography. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ "Pansexual is not the same as bisexual. Janelle Monáe is bringing visibility to us all". USA Today. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ Zonkel, Phillip (February 15, 2018). "Black History Month: Sir Lady Java was a transgender trailblazer who challenged police harassment". Q Voice News. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ "'Hunger Games' star Amandla Stenberg: 'Yep, I'm gay, not bi or pan'". USA Today. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ Gonzales, Erica (June 29, 2018). "Tessa Thompson Comes Out as Bisexual and Says She and Janelle Monáe "Love Each Other Deeply"". Harper's Bazaar. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ Jenny Drabble. "Pioneering ballet star with Winston-Salem, UNCSA ties, dies at age 65". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ Pardee, Lauren (February 23, 2018). "'Queer Eye' Star Karamo Brown Opens Up About Discovering He Had a 10-Year-Old Son". Parents. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ Azzopardi, Chris. "Mister Rogers's Gay, Black Friend François Clemmons Wears Tiaras Now". HWD. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ "Lil Nas X Comes Out on Last Day of Pride Month". The New York Times. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
- ^ "Rapper Lil Nas X Seemingly Comes Out as Gay". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
- ^ "This playwright may be the busiest Minnesotan in show business". Minneapolis Star Tribune. February 8, 2018. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
- ^ "Patti LaBelle Says Luther Vandross Didn't Want To 'Upset' His Mother, Fans By Coming Out As Gay". Essence Magazine. December 7, 2017. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
- ^ , Wikipedia, November 26, 2020, retrieved November 27, 2020
- ^ "Le1f, Gay Rapper, Blasts Macklemore For 'Same Love' Success". Essence Magazine. December 7, 2017. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
- ^ "Colman Domingo Explains How He Met His Husband On Craigslist". Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ^ Goudsouzian, Aram (2004). Sidney Poitier: Man, Actor, Icon. Univ of North Carolina Press. p. 365. ISBN 9780807828434.
- ^ "Award Stripped From Lesbian Civil Rights Icon Angela Davis". The Advocate. January 9, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ Erdely, Sabrina Rubin (July 30, 2014). "The Transgender Crucible". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ "#BlackLivesMatter Protester Deray McKesson to Teach at Yale". Mediaite.com. September 11, 2015. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
- ^ "DeRay Mckesson Wants You to Come Out of the Quiet". The Advocate. December 24, 2015. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
- ^ "Marsha P. Johnson, a Transgender Pioneer and Activist". The New York Times. March 8, 2018. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ "Bayard Rustin: the gay black pacifist at the heart of the March on Washington". The Guardian. August 23, 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
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