Outstanding lives : profiles of lesbians and gay men / Michael Bronski, consulting editor ; foreword by Jewelle L. Gomez ; Christa Brelin and Michael J. Tyrkus, editors
Roberta Achtenberg: American politician -- Alvin Ailey: African American dancer and choreographer -- Edward Albee: American playwright -- Paula Gunn Allen: Native American writer and scholar -- Dorothy Allison: American writer -- Pedro Almodovar: Spanish filmmaker -- James Baldwin: African American writer -- Arthur Bell: American journalist and activist -- Nancy K. Bereano: American publisher -- Leonard Bernstein: American composer and conductor -- Ron Buckmire: African American mathematician and activist -- Charles Busch: American actor and playwright -- Paul Cadmus: American artist -- Pat Califia: American writer, activist, and sex researcher -- Michael Callen: American performer, songwriter, and AIDS activist -- Margarethe Cammermeyer: American military nurse and activist -- Debra Chasnoff: American filmmaker -- Aaron Copland: American composer -- Michael Denneny: American editor -- Martin Duberman: American writer and educator -- Melissa Etheridge: American singer and songwriter -- Lillian Faderman: American professor and writer -- Barney Frank: American politician -- Allen Ginsberg: American poet -- Jewelle Gomez: American writer, activist, and teacher -- Marga Gomez: Hispanic performer and writer -- Barbara Grier: American publisher -- Marilyn Hacker: American poet -- Barbara J. Hammer: American filmmaker -- Harry Hay: American activist -- Essex Hemphill: African American writer -- David Hockney: British artist and stage designer -- Holly Hughes: American playwright and performance artist -- Alberta Hunter: African American songwriter and performer -- Karla Jay: American educator, writer, editor, and activist -- Bill T. Jones: African American choreographer and writer -- Cleve Jones: AIDS quilt founder -- Frank Kameny: American astronomer and activist -- Jonathan Ned Katz: American historian and activist -- Larry Kramer: American writer and activist -- k. d. lang: Canadian singer -- Audre Lorde: African American writer and activist -- Greg Louganis: American Olympic athlete -- Phyllis Ann Lyon: American writer and activist -- Del Martin: American writer and activist -- Ian McKellen: British actor, writer, and activist -- Cherrie Moraga: Chicana writer and activist -- Martina Navratilova: Naturalized American tennis player and activist -- Joan Nestle: American archivist and writer -- Simon Nkoli: South African activist and AIDS educator -- Rudolf Nureyev: Russian dancer, choreographer, and ballet director -- Pratibha Parmar: Indian British video artist and filmmaker -- Troy D. Perry: American religious leader -- Deb Price: American journalist -- Adrienne Rich: American writer and eductor -- Marlon Riggs: African American filmmaker -- RuPaul: African American entertainer -- Bayard Rustin: African American activist -- Assotto Saint: African American writer and performer -- Caroly Seajay: American publisher, activist, and writer -- Randy Shilts: American writer -- Barbara Smith: African American writer and activist -- Stephen Sondheim: American composer -- Kitty Tsui: Asian American writer -- Urvashi Vaid: Asian American activist -- Gore Vidal: American writer -- John Waters: American filmmaker -- Edmund White: American writer -- Tennessee Williams: American playwright -- Merle Woo: Asian American educator, activist, and writer -- Franco Zeffirelli: Italian film director and stage designer
