Coming Out
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Co-founder of Homan Los Angeles, Psychotherapist, Author
West Hollywood, CA
Payam Ghassemlou was born in 1966 in Tehran, Iran. From a young age, Payam realized he was different from his peers, identifying as gay in...
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INTERSEX BDSM EDUCATOR, RADIO HOST
Houston, TX
Ladyboy Gigi was born in 1955 in Houston, Texas. At birth, Gigi’s genitalia did not fit the standard definitions for male or female bodies (a...
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Psychologist, advocate for AAPI and LGBTQ+ mental health
Los Angeles, CA
Terry Gock was born in Hong Kong on August 10, 1951. His family owned a large Shanghai department store, so Terry and his brother grew...
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black lesbian vampire novelist
San Francisco, CA
Jewelle Gomez was born on September 11, 1948 and grew up in Boston. Jewelle is of Cape Verdean/Wampanoag/Ioway descent, and was largely raised by her...
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co-founder, salsa soul sisters
Brooklyn, NY
Cassandra Grant was born in 1947 in New York City. Her family lived in the Lincoln Projects in Harlem, a haven for Black World War...
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author, trans health trailblazer
Union City, CA
Jamison Green was born in Oakland, California, on November 8, 1948, and designated female at birth. Thus, when he was adopted at one month old,...
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mother of coming-out visionary Rob Eichberg
Laguna Woods, CA
Shirley Greenes was born in 1921 in Brooklyn, NY. Growing up, her father taught her the values of equality, tolerance, and the inclusion of all....
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actor, dancer, music director
Gun Barrel City, TX
Jim Gribben was born in 1943 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Though his childhood was difficult, Jim’s “small but mighty” mother taught him strength and resilience. As...
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Gay Liberation Front radical; artist
New York, NY
Michela Griffo was born in 1949 in Rochester, New York, into a large, unruly family of Irish, Germans, Italians—what Michela calls the United Nations of...
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businessman; physician; co-founders, Equity Foundation
Portland, OR
Jim Vegher was born in 1939 in San Pedro, California, the second oldest in a family of eight kids. Jim’s devoutly Catholic father was thrilled...
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realtor; HRC humanitarian of the year
Dallas, TX
Mike Grossman was born in Minneapolis in 1941 into a traditional Jewish family. At the age of five, he contracted polio, which separated him from...
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psychotherapist, ‘de-cluttering’ professional
Lauderdale, MS
Kim Grubbs was born in 1955 in McComb, Mississippi. When he was about nine years old, his dad purchased a pharmacy in Harlandale, a town...
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Lead Plaintiff to Legalize Gay Sex in Montana
Helena, MT
Linda Gryczan was born on September 23rd, 1953, the oldest of five siblings, and grew up in Western Colorado. At 11 years old, she read...
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Native American Activist and Culture Authority
Fort Hall, ID
Clyde Hall was born on April 8, 1951 in Pocatello, Idaho. Coming from the Shoshone Métis tribe, Clyde grew up on the Fort Hall Reservation....
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‘gay gene’ geneticist, HIV researcher, filmmaker
Haleiwa, HI
Dean Hamer was born in 1951 in Montclair, New Jersey. He graduated from Trinity College in Connecticut and earned a Ph.D. from Harvard Medical School....
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Transgender Flag Creator, Activist, and Navy Veteran
Marietta, GA
Monica Helms was born on March 8, 1951, in Sumter, South Carolina. She was born into a family with a strong military background, spending most...
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