Provides photographs and in-depth coverage of the lives and accomplishments of 70 prominent members of the contemporary gay and lesbian community. International in scope, this book represents a range of fields, from poetry to politics. Individuals profiled include Langston Hughes, Elton John, Martina Navritilova, Barney Frank and Melissa Etheridge.
Foreword xiii(6) Jewelle Gomez Preface xix(4) Michael Bronski Introduction xxiii(2) Contributors xxv(2) Photo Credits xxvii ROBERTA ACHTENBERG American politician 2(6) ALVIN AILEY African American dancer and choreographer 8(8) EDWARD ALBEE American playwright 16(5) PAULA GUNN ALLEN Native American writer and scholar 21(4) DOROTHY ALLISON American writer 25(8) PEDRO ALMODOVAR Spanish filmmaker 33(5) JAMES BALDWIN African American writer 38(7) ARTHUR BELL American journalist and activist 45(4) NANCY K. BEREANO American publisher 49(4) LEONARD BERNSTEIN American composer and conductor 53(8) RON BUCKMIRE African American mathematician and activist 61(5) CHARLES BUSCH American actor and playwright 66(4) PAUL CADMUS American artist 70(8) PAT CALIFIA American writer, activist, and sex researcher 78(5) MICHAEL CALLEN American performer, songwriter, and AIDS activist 83(4) MARGARETHE CAMMERMEYER American military nurse and activist 87(5) DEBRA CHASNOFF American filmmaker 92(4) AARON COPLAND American composer 96(7) MICHAEL DENNENY American editor 103(4) MARTIN DUBERMAN American writer and educator 107(5) MELISSA ETHERIDGE American singer and songwriter 112(5) LILLIAN FADERMAN American professor and writer 117(8) BARNEY FRANK American politician 125(8) ALLEN GINSBERG American poet 133(9) JEWELLE GOMEZ American writer, activist, and teacher 142(4) MARGA GOMEZ Hispanic performer and writer 146(5) BARBARA GRIER American publisher 151(7) MARILYN HACKER American poet 158(8) BARBARA J. HAMMER American filmmaker 166(5) HARRY HAY American activist 171(8) ESSEX HEMPHILL African American writer 179(4) DAVID HOCKNEY British artist and stage designer 183(8) HOLLY HUGHES American playwright and performance artist 191(6) ALBERTA HUNTER African American songwriter and performer 197(8) KARLA JAY American educator, writer, editor, and activist 205(4) BILL T. JONES African American choreographer and writer 209(10) CLEVE JONES AIDS Quilt founder 219(3) FRANK KAMENY American astronomer and activist 222(4) JONATHAN NED KATZ American historian and activist 226(8) LARRY KRAMER American writer and activist 234(6) k. d. lang Canadian singer 240(5) AUDRE LORDE African American writer and activist 245(8) GREG LOUGANIS American Olympic athlete 253(5) PHYLLIS ANNLYON American writer and activist 258(1) DEL MARTIN American writer and activist 258(8) IAN MCKELLEN British actor, writer, and activist 266(4) CHERRIE MORAGA Chicana writer and activist 270(4) MARTINA NAVRATILOVA Naturalized American tennis player and activist 274(8) JOAN NESTLE American archivist and writer 282(7) SIMON NKOLI South African activist and AIDS educator 289(5) RUDOLF NUREYEV Russian dancer, choreographer, and ballet director 294(8) PRATIBHA PARMAR Indian British video artist and filmmaker 302(6) TROY D. PERRY American religious leader 308(4) DEB PRICE American journalist 312(4) ADRIENNE RICH American writer and educator 316(7) MARLON RIGGS African American filmmaker 323(5) RuPAUL African American entertainer 328(4) BAYARD RUSTIN African American activist 332(7) ASSOTTO SAINT African American writer and performer 339(3) CAROL SEAJAY American publisher, activist, and writer 342(4) RANDY SHILTS American writer 346(4) BARBARA SMITH African American writer and activist 350(6) STEPHEN SONDHEIM American composer 356(4) KITTY TSUI Asian American writer 360(4) URVASHI VAID Asian American activist 364(5) GORE VIDAL American writer 369(5) JOHN WATERS American filmmaker 374(4) EDMUND WHITE American writer 378(5) TENNESSEE WILLIAMS American playwright 383(6) MERLE WOO Asian American educator, activist, and writer 389(4) FRANCO ZEFFIRELLI Italian film director and stage designer 393(4) A Closer Look 397(18) Subject Index 415
