Biographies of LGBTQ+ activists, artists, and public figures, including their life stories, advocacy work, and contributions to equality and representation.
LGBTQ+ activism
Chella Man is a multidisciplinary artist, actor, writer, model, and public advocate. Many viewers recognize him as Jericho Wilson in the DC series Titans, but his acting work sits within a broader practice that includes visual art, essays, public speaking, and social media. He has spoken publicly about being Deaf,
LGBTQ+ activism
Christine Jorgensen was an American transgender woman whose hormone treatment and surgeries in Denmark, followed by her return to the United States, made her national news in the early 1950s. She was not the first transgender woman or the first person to receive gender-affirming medical care, but she became
LGBTQ+ activism
David Gere is a scholar, artist, and advocate whose work connects the cultural history of HIV/AIDS with public-health practice. He is known for examining how artists responded to the AIDS crisis, especially in **The Art of the AIDS Crisis**, and for helping develop arts-based health programs through
Photography
Slava Mogutin is a Russian-born American artist, writer, photographer, and LGBTQ+ activist. He became known through openly gay journalism and activism in post-Soviet Russia, then built a multidisciplinary practice in the United States after receiving political asylum. His poetry, prose, photography, collage, performance, and collaborative projects connect private