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  1. 2. American actress best known for her starring role as Poussey Washington in the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black
  2. 5. First openly LGTBQ governor of Massachusetts
  3. 6. First openly transgender person in a German state or federal parliament
  4. 8. First openly gay NFL player
  5. 9. Under the name Vin Packer, she wrote mystery and crime novels, including Spring Fire
  6. 13. Activist and historian. Founding member of Mattachine Society of the Niagara Frontier
  7. 15. American conductor, Baltimore Symphony and chief conductor of the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra
  8. 17. Activist and philanthropist in LGBTQ rights, mental health, education and the arts. He is founder of the Solomon Research Fellowships in LGBT Studies at Yale University, a member of the board of directors of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, and a patron of the Proud2Be Project. His articles on gay marriage have appeared in Newsweek, The Advocate, and Anderson Cooper 360.
  9. 18. Created and/or produced Glee, American Horror Story, and Pose
  10. 22. South African Anglican priest, author, and activist
  11. 25. Activist who was part of the Stonewall Rebellion, survivor of Attica State Prison
  12. 26. Australian politician who is currently serving as the Minister for Foreign Affairs and leader of the Government in the Senate in the Albanese government
  13. 28. Activist, was kicked out of the Marines for being a lesbian
  14. 29. Singer of "It's my Party" and "You Don't Own Me"
  15. 30. Actor in Call Me Kat, Will and Grace, and American Horror Story
  16. 31. American Radioman in the United States Navy who was murdered for being gay
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  1. 1. Playwright, composer, and lyricist, best known for his musical A Strange Loop
  2. 3. Best known for his presentation before the American Psychiatric Association that led to the removal of homosexuality as a mental illness from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
  3. 4. Journalist, contributing editor of New York Magazine, co-host of the podcast Pivot
  4. 7. Former businessman, and philanthropist for human rights
  5. 10. American singer, songwriter and artist, best known as the lead singer and lyricist of alternative rock band R.E.M.
  6. 11. Author, teacher, and activist. Received the Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction
  7. 12. Teacher, writer, and activist. Married to the US secretary of transportation.
  8. 14. Basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury and two time Olympic gold medalist
  9. 16. American scientist working in regenerative medicine and tissue engineering.
  10. 19. Writer and editor for New York Magazine, The Hairpin, and New York Times Magazine
  11. 20. Became the country's first openly transgender mayor in 2008
  12. 21. Current governor of Oregon
  13. 23. Author of The New York Times best-selling essay collection Bad Feminist
  14. 24. American fashion journalist, stylist, creative director, and editor-at-large of Vogue magazine, and he was the first African-American male creative director at Vogue
  15. 27. British comedian, actor, activist. Recently began using "Suzy" in addition to her name