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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.
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Name | Lifetime [1] | Nationality | Notable as | Communities [2] |
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Alain LeRoy Locke | b. 1885 | American | Philosopher, writer, educator, art patron | Queer, Gay [3] |
Barbara Jordan | b. 1936 | American | Lawyer, educator, politician, first African-American woman elected to the United States House of Representatives | LGBTQ+ [4] |
Name | Occupation |
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McKinley Belcher III [16] [17] | Actor |
Kemah Bob [18] | Comedian and drag king |
Lee Daniels [19] | Film and television producer |
Little Richard [20] | Singer |
Don Lemon [21] | CNN News anchor and journalist |
Bessie Smith [22] | Singer |
Raven-Symoné [23] | Actress and singer |
Patrick Ian Polk [24] | Film director, producer, singer, and actor |
Frank Ocean [25] | Singer, songwriter, and rapper |
Wanda Sykes [26] | Actress and comedian |
Kevin Abstract [27] | Singer, songwriter, director and rapper |
Terez Carter Thorpe | Activist, Director, Producer |
Daryl Stephens [28] | Actor |
Angel Haze [29] | Rapper |
LZ Granderson [30] | Journalist and commentator CNN and ESPN |
Charles M. Blow [31] | Columnist for The New York Times |
Paris Barclay [32] | Director, producer, and writer |
Andre Leon Talley [33] | Journalist and editor |
Terrance Dean [34] | Writer and author |
Audre Lorde [35] | Author and feminist |
Alice Walker [36] | Author and poet |
Tracy Chapman [37] | Singer |
RuPaul [38] | Actor, drag queen, and television personality |
Tarell Alvin McCraney [39] | Playwright and actor |
James Baldwin [40] | Author |
Janet Mock [41] | Writer, TV host, and transgender rights activist |
Isis King [42] | Model and designer |
Alvin Ailey [43] | Choreographer and activist |
Azealia Banks [44] | Rapper |
Nell Carter [45] | Actress and singer |
Billy Porter | Actor, singer, fashion icon [46] |
Laverne Cox [47] | Actress and LGBT advocate |
Janelle Monáe [48] | Singer-songwriter, actress, model, and record producer |
Mo'Nique [49] | Comedian and actress |
Sir Lady Java [50] | Drag queen, actress, and transgender rights activist |
Amandla Stenberg [51] | Actress and singer |
Tessa Thompson [52] | Actress |
Mel Tomlinson [53] | Ballet dancer and choreographer |
Karamo Brown [54] | Television personality and activist |
François Clemmons [55] | Actor and singer |
Lil Nas X [56] [57] | Rapper, singer, and songwriter |
Harrison David Rivers [58] | Playwright |
Luther Vandross [59] | Singer, songwriter, record producer. |
Todrick Hall [60] | Singer, songwriter, dancer, producer, director, choreographer |
Le1f [61] | Rapper and producer |
Colman Domingo [62] | Actor, playwright, director, producer, professor. |
Angie Stardust [63] | Singer, actress, drag artist |
Queen Latifah | Rapper and Actress |
Amythyst Kiah | Singer, songwriter, musician |
Marlon Riggs | filmmaker |
LeRoy Whitfield [64] | Journalist |
Terry Blade [65] | Singer, songwriter, lyricist |
Monifah Carter Thorpe | Singer, Actress, Producer |
Emira D'Spain [66] | Model, social media influencer, magazine director |
Ma Rainey | Singer |
Niecy Nash [67] | Actress and comedian |
Name | Known For |
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Shea Couleé [68] | American drag queen, musician, actor |
Dorian Corey [69] | American drag performer and fashion designer |
Honey Davenport [70] | American drag performer, singer, songwriter, actor and activist |
David Hampton [71] | Con artist |
Angela Davis [72] | Political activist, academic |
CeCe McDonald [73] | LGBT advocate |
DeRay Mckesson [74] [75] | Activist and educator |
Marsha P. Johnson [76] | Gay liberation activist and Stonewall Riot veteran |
Bayard Rustin [77] | Political and Black rights activist |
Flawless Shade | Drag queen and make-up artist |
Kornbread Jeté | Drag queen |
Mary Anne Adams [78] [79] | Activist for Black community/Black, elderly lesbians, academic, founder of NAMI NOBLA |
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verification. (November 2023) |
This is a list of Black/African Americans who are also members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and/or intersex communities.
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Name | Lifetime [1] | Nationality | Notable as | Communities [2] |
---|---|---|---|---|
Alain LeRoy Locke | b. 1885 | American | Philosopher, writer, educator, art patron | Queer, Gay [3] |
Barbara Jordan | b. 1936 | American | Lawyer, educator, politician, first African-American woman elected to the United States House of Representatives | LGBTQ+ [4] |
Name | Occupation |
---|---|
McKinley Belcher III [16] [17] | Actor |
Kemah Bob [18] | Comedian and drag king |
Lee Daniels [19] | Film and television producer |
Little Richard [20] | Singer |
Don Lemon [21] | CNN News anchor and journalist |
Bessie Smith [22] | Singer |
Raven-Symoné [23] | Actress and singer |
Patrick Ian Polk [24] | Film director, producer, singer, and actor |
Frank Ocean [25] | Singer, songwriter, and rapper |
Wanda Sykes [26] | Actress and comedian |
Kevin Abstract [27] | Singer, songwriter, director and rapper |
Terez Carter Thorpe | Activist, Director, Producer |
Daryl Stephens [28] | Actor |
Angel Haze [29] | Rapper |
LZ Granderson [30] | Journalist and commentator CNN and ESPN |
Charles M. Blow [31] | Columnist for The New York Times |
Paris Barclay [32] | Director, producer, and writer |
Andre Leon Talley [33] | Journalist and editor |
Terrance Dean [34] | Writer and author |
Audre Lorde [35] | Author and feminist |
Alice Walker [36] | Author and poet |
Tracy Chapman [37] | Singer |
RuPaul [38] | Actor, drag queen, and television personality |
Tarell Alvin McCraney [39] | Playwright and actor |
James Baldwin [40] | Author |
Janet Mock [41] | Writer, TV host, and transgender rights activist |
Isis King [42] | Model and designer |
Alvin Ailey [43] | Choreographer and activist |
Azealia Banks [44] | Rapper |
Nell Carter [45] | Actress and singer |
Billy Porter | Actor, singer, fashion icon [46] |
Laverne Cox [47] | Actress and LGBT advocate |
Janelle Monáe [48] | Singer-songwriter, actress, model, and record producer |
Mo'Nique [49] | Comedian and actress |
Sir Lady Java [50] | Drag queen, actress, and transgender rights activist |
Amandla Stenberg [51] | Actress and singer |
Tessa Thompson [52] | Actress |
Mel Tomlinson [53] | Ballet dancer and choreographer |
Karamo Brown [54] | Television personality and activist |
François Clemmons [55] | Actor and singer |
Lil Nas X [56] [57] | Rapper, singer, and songwriter |
Harrison David Rivers [58] | Playwright |
Luther Vandross [59] | Singer, songwriter, record producer. |
Todrick Hall [60] | Singer, songwriter, dancer, producer, director, choreographer |
Le1f [61] | Rapper and producer |
Colman Domingo [62] | Actor, playwright, director, producer, professor. |
Angie Stardust [63] | Singer, actress, drag artist |
Queen Latifah | Rapper and Actress |
Amythyst Kiah | Singer, songwriter, musician |
Marlon Riggs | filmmaker |
LeRoy Whitfield [64] | Journalist |
Terry Blade [65] | Singer, songwriter, lyricist |
Monifah Carter Thorpe | Singer, Actress, Producer |
Emira D'Spain [66] | Model, social media influencer, magazine director |
Ma Rainey | Singer |
Niecy Nash [67] | Actress and comedian |
Name | Known For |
---|---|
Shea Couleé [68] | American drag queen, musician, actor |
Dorian Corey [69] | American drag performer and fashion designer |
Honey Davenport [70] | American drag performer, singer, songwriter, actor and activist |
David Hampton [71] | Con artist |
Angela Davis [72] | Political activist, academic |
CeCe McDonald [73] | LGBT advocate |
DeRay Mckesson [74] [75] | Activist and educator |
Marsha P. Johnson [76] | Gay liberation activist and Stonewall Riot veteran |
Bayard Rustin [77] | Political and Black rights activist |
Flawless Shade | Drag queen and make-up artist |
Kornbread Jeté | Drag queen |
Mary Anne Adams [78] [79] | Activist for Black community/Black, elderly lesbians, academic, founder of NAMI NOBLA |
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