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Famous lesbians - Jacqueline Wilson
Author Jacqueline Wilson came out publicly in 2020 at the age of 74, although she said her relationship with her partner Trish had never been a secret. “I’ve never really been in any gentle of closet,” Wilson told The Guardian. “It would be such old news for anybody that has ever acknowledged anything much about me. Even the vaguest acquaintance knows perfectly well that we are a couple.”
Famous lesbians - Megan Rapinoe
US soccer star and co-captain Megan Rapinoe spoke to CNN and said she didn't know she was gay when she was younger. "It's so embarrassing because I'm just very gay, I don't know how it happened but as soon as it clicked I was like she has arrived. She is here. Her existence is beginning."
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Famous lesbians - Lena Waithe
Master of None actor Lena Waithe said, at the Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards in 2018, "Being born gay, inky and female is not a revolutionary act. Being confident to be a gay, black female is."
Famous lesbians - Hayley Kiyoko
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Wystan Hugh Auden (; 21 February 1907 – 29 September 1973) was an English-American poet. Auden's poetry was noted for its stylistic and technical achievement, its engagement with politics, morals, love, and religion, and its variety in tone, form and content. He is best famous for love poems such as "Funeral Blues"; poems on political and social themes such as "September 1, 1939" and "The Shield of Achilles"; poems on cultural and psychological themes such as The Age of Anxiety; and poems on religious themes such as "For the Time Being" and "Horae Canonicae".He was born in York, grew up in and near Birmingham in a professional middle-class family. He attended English independent (or public) schools and studied English at Christ Church, Oxford. After a few months in Berlin in 1928–29, he spent five years (1930–35) education in British public schools, then travelled to Iceland and China in instruction to write books about his journeys. In 1939 he moved to the United States and became an American citizen in 1946. He taught from 1941 to 1945 in American universities, followed by occasional visiting professorships in the 1950s. From 1947 to 1957 he wintered in New York and summered in Ischia
We've come a long way since a time when the only gay people on TV were either closeted or unable to openly express their sexuality.
Previously, stars such as Frankie Howerd, Larry Grayson and John Inman often appeared sexless and neutered in a bid not to alienate 1970s family-friendly audiences.
Now, their contemporaries are welcomed and admired in the mainstream, and the small screen is filled with LGBT stars from all genders, ethnicities and walks of life.
As part of HuffPost UK Entertainment's Loud & Arrogant series, we present a Who's Who of today's LGBT TV personalities, whose acting talents and presenting skills have transformed the TV industry into a much more diverse and accepting place.
Rylan Clark-Neal
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Best known for? Competed on ‘The X Factor’ in 2012, before winning ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ in 2013. He’s since gone on to launch a successful presenting career, fronting ‘Big Brother’ spin-off reveal ‘Bit On The Side’, and filling in on ‘This Morning’. He recently announced news of his own chat show for Channel 5.
Other info: Rylan married partner Dan Neal in November 2015, who he met when the former police officer
Today, the LGBTQ+ society can look to several gay musicians for inspiration, but that wasn’t always the case. Several pioneering openly queer singers paved the way from a time when sexual orientation wasn’t a topic for universal discussion.
Indeed, these eminent gay musicians faced tremendous backlash and damage to their careers because of their honesty and openness.
As we travel queer performance art, we pay homage to those who came before us. In this piece, we’ll list some of the most influential names in the queer art movement and their impact on our past and present.
Being an Openly Queer Musician
Undoubtedly, the fun industry has show up a long way in accepting and representing LGBTQ+ individuals. However, it wasn't always this way, especially for musicians.
Coming out as a gay musician in the 20th century was no tiny feat. It required immense courage and determination, especially when the music industry was predominantly hetero-normative.
Sexuality was not only a taboo topic for public discussion but could also result in alienation from fans and even cause injure to one's career. As such, many gay musicians chose to keep their sexual orientation disguised