Terrance Heath

She was famous for her bawdy performances and a chorus line of eight effeminate male dancers.

Octavia Butler wasn’t just a giant in science fiction literature, she was also a black lesbian who overcame multiple obstacles to become a bestselling author.

She sold more than 2 million records in the first ten months after she was signed by Columbia Records and performed on Broadway – and then the Great Depression hit.

Harlem Renaissance dancer, domestic worker, archivist, philanthropist, and early lesbian activist; Mabel Hampton was many, many things in her lifetime.

“I’m not a drag queen. I’m Sylvester.”

Take a moment to acknowledge how many gay & lesbian Americans were a part of the tragedy – as victims, rescuers, and survivors.

“I hope to have the opportunity to prove someday that this is not who I am, just something I did wrong.”

Roem has raised almost $30,000 from over 800 donors from all 50 states, as well as the District of Columbia, since the rabidly anti-LGBTQ group announced a protest aimed at her.

She was famous for her bawdy performances and a chorus line of eight effeminate male dancers.

The “bizarre and eccentric vagabond poet” was open about his sexuality, and then married a woman.