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A list of LGBT rights activists by country, in alphabetical order. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... LGBT social movements is a collective term for a number of movements that share related goals of social acceptance of homosexuality and/or gender variance. ...

Australia

• Rodney Croome ^{[citation needed]}

Rodney Croome is the spokesperson for the Tasmanian Gay and Lesbian Rights Group, and one of the founders of the Australian Coalition for Equality (ACE). ...

Canada

Germany

• Volker Beck^{[citation needed]}
• Heinrich Himmler ^[1]
• Magnus Hirschfeld^{[citation needed]}
• Karl Heinrich Ulrichs^{[citation needed]}

Volker Beck campaigning in Freiburg, Germany, in 2005 Volker Beck (born 12 December 1960 in Stuttgart) is a German politician, specifically a Green Party representative in the Bundestag first as their Speaker for Legal Affairs (1994-2002) and now as the Green Party whip. ... For other uses, see Holocaust (disambiguation) and Shoah (disambiguation). ... Magnus Hirschfeld in 1933 Magnus Hirschfeld (Kolberg, May 14, 1868 - Nice, May 14, 1935) was a prominent German-Jewish physician, sexologist, and gay rights advocate. ... -1...

Ireland

• Tonie Walsh^{[citation needed]}

Image:Tonie Gay-Pride-Demo 1984. ...

Italy

People's Republic of China

• Li Yinhe^[2]

Li Yinhe addressing the International Conference on LGBT Human Rights Li Yinhe (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Pinyin: ) (February 4, 1952 – ) is a sociologist, sexologist, and an activist for LGBT rights in Peoples Republic of China. ...

Romania

• Florin Buhuceanu^{[citation needed]}
• Romaniţa Iordache^{[citation needed]}

Florin Buhuceanu (born in 1971) is a Romanian gay rights activist and the former executive director of ACCEPT, Romanias largest LGBT rights organisation. ... Romaniţa Iordache is a Romanian human rights activist and the current president of ACCEPT, Romanias largest LGBT rights organisation. ...

Sierra Leone

• Fannyann Eddy^{[citation needed]}

Fannyann Eddy (1974 - 2004) was a ground-breaking activist for lesbian and gay rights in her native Sierra Leone and throughout Africa. ...

South Africa

• Joel Gustave Nana Ngongang^{[citation needed]}

Joël Gustave Nana Ngongang (born 1982), frequently known as Joel Nana, is a leading African LGBT human rights advocate and HIV/AIDS activist. ...

Taiwan

• Josephine Ho^[3]

Josephine Ho (何春蕤, Hanyu Pinyin Hé Chūnruí)) is a professor at Taiwans National Central University. ...

United Kingdom

• Jeremy Bentham^{[citation needed]}
• Ian McKellen^{[citation needed]}
• Robert Mellors^{[citation needed]}
• Peter Tatchell^{[citation needed]}

Jeremy Bentham (IPA: ) (26 February [O.S. 15 February 15] 1748) – June 6, 1832) was an English jurist, philosopher, and legal and social reformer. ... Sir Ian Murray McKellen, CBE (born May 25, 1939) is an English stage and screen actor, the recipient of a Tony Award and two Oscar nominations. ... LGBT rights Around the world By country History · Groups · Activists Declaration of Montreal Same-sex relationships Marriage · Adoption Opposition · Discrimination Violence This box:      Bob Mellors (b. ... LGBT rights Around the world By country History · Groups · Activists Declaration of Montreal Same-sex relationships Marriage · Adoption Opposition · Discrimination Violence This box:      Peter Gary Tatchell (born 25 January 1952) is an Australian-British human rights activist, who is best known internationally for his attempts to perform a citizens...

United States of America

• Gary Bauer national activist on issues of LGBT rights^{[citation needed]}
• Chastity Bono (born 1969), daughter of Sonny Bono and Cher.^{[citation needed]}
• David P. Brill (1955–1979), Boston-based journalist.^{[citation needed]}
• Anita Bryant activist on LGBT rights in Florida ^{[citation needed]}
• Margarethe Cammermeyer (born 1942), former colonel in the Washington state National Guard whose coming out story was made into the 1995 movie Serving in Silence, starring Glenn Close.^{[citation needed]}
• Ward Connerly, republican, anti-racial quota activist, who has spoken out in favor of domestic partnership rights^{[citation needed]}
• Matt Foreman (born 1953), Executive Director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF). ^{[citation needed]}
• Barney Frank (born 1940), member of the Democratic Party who has served as a member of Congress from Massachusetts since 1981.^{[citation needed]}
• Aaron Fricke (born 1962), who successfully sued the Cumberland, Rhode Island school system in 1980 for the right to bring his boyfriend to the senior prom.^{[citation needed]}
• Barbara Gittings (1932–2007), founder of the New York City chapter of the Daughters of Bilitis who also pushed for the American Psychological Association to remove homosexuality from its list of mental disorders in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM).^{[citation needed]}
• Harry Hay (1912–2002), founder of the Mattachine Society, the first gay rights group in the United States.^{[citation needed]}
• Brenda Howard (1946–2005), an instrumental figure in the immediate post-Stonewall era in New York City.^{[citation needed]}
• Cheryl Jacques (born 1962), former member of the Massachusetts State Legislature and the president of the Human Rights Campaign from January through November 2004. She resigned from this post less than a month after the passage of 11 state constitutional amendments banning gay marriage.^{[citation needed]}
• Frank Kameny (born 1925), participant in many gay rights rallies of the 1960s and 1970s, most notably the push in 1972-1973 for the American Psychological Association to remove homosexuality from its list of mental disorders in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM).^{[citation needed]}
• Morris Kight (1919–2003), founder of Los Angeles' Gay and Lesbian Front and Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center.^{[citation needed]}
• Larry Kramer (born 1935), author and playwright who helped form the prominent gay rights organizations Gay Men's Health Crisis and AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT-UP).^{[citation needed]}
• Scott Long (born 1963), Executive Director of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights Program at Human Rights Watch. ^{[citation needed]}
• Phyllis Lyon (born 1924), lesbian activist who co-founded the Daughters of Bilitis with longtime partner Del Martin.^{[citation needed]}
• Del Martin (born 1921), lesbian activist who co-founded the Daughters of Bilitis with longtime partner Phyllis Lyon.^{[citation needed]}
• Harvey Milk (1930–1978), openly gay city supervisor of San Francisco, California who was assassinated (along with mayor George Moscone) in 1978.^{[citation needed]}
• Gavin Newsom (born 1967), heterosexual mayor of San Francisco, California who directed his office to issue wedding licenses to same-sex couples in February 2004. This process was halted the next month by the California Supreme Court.^{[citation needed]}
• Jean O'Leary (1948–2005), former Roman Catholic nun who helped found National Coming Out Day in 1987.^{[citation needed]}
• Fred Phelps activist at a national level on LGBT rights from a religious perspective^{[citation needed]}
• Elisia & Carrie Ross-Stone (a.k.a. The Rainbow Grannies) (born 1954 & 1955 respectively), Founders of Rainbow Law, the first online LGBTQ free legal document preparation service. The Grannies twice rode their bicycles across the US (in 2003 and 2004) to advocate for marriage equality and are featured in the documentary, Lesbian Grandmothers from Mars.

^{[citation needed]} Gary L. Bauer (born May 4, 1946, in Covington, Kentucky)[1] is a conservative American politician notable for his ties to several evangelical Christian groups and campaigns. ... Chastity Bono (born March 4, 1969) is an American actress as well as advocate for human rights and gay rights. ... Salvatore Phillip Sonny Bono (February 16, 1935) – January 5, 1998) was an American record producer, singer, actor, and politician whose career spanned over three decades. ... This article is about Cher, the entertainer. ... David P. Brill (b. ... Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, The Hub (of the Universe)1, Athens of America, The Cradle of Revolution, Puritan City, Americas Walking City Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas M. Menino(D) Area    - City 232. ... Anita Jane Bryant (born March 25, 1940, in Barnsdall, Oklahoma) is an American singer. ... Margarethe Cammermeyer (born March 24, 1943) is a former colonel in the Washington National Guard and a gay rights activist. ... For other uses, see Colonel (disambiguation). ... For the capital city of the United States, see Washington, D.C.. For other uses, see Washington (disambiguation). ... The United States National Guard is a reserve forces component of the United States Army (the Army National Guard) and the United States Air Force (the Air National Guard). ... Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story is a 1995 television film recounting the events in the life of Colonel Margarethe Cammermeyer which led to her discharge from the Washington National Guard under the U.S. militarys gay exclusion policy. ... Glenn Close (born March 19, 1947) is a five-time Academy Award-nominated American film and stage actress. ... 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HRC logo The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) is one of the largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) equal rights organization in the United States. ... Franklin E. Kameny (born May 21, 1925 in New York City) was one of the first American gay rights activists. ... The American Psychological Association (APA) is a professional organization representing psychology in the US. It has around 150,000 members and an annual budget of around $70m. ... The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual published by the American Psychiatric Association The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is a handbook for mental health professionals that lists different categories of mental disorder and the criteria for diagnosing them, according to the publishing organization the American Psychiatric Association. ... Morris Kight was a gay civil rights pioneer and peace activist, based in Los Angeles. ... The current version of the article or section reads like an advertisement. ... Larry Kramer (born June 25, 1935), American dramatist, author and gay rights activist, was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut and was educated at Yale University (class of 1957). ... The Gay Mens Health Crisis (GMHC) is a non-profit, volunteer-supported and community-based AIDS service organization that has lead the United States in the fight against AIDS. It was founded by seven gay men - Arthur Bell, Nathan Fain, Larry Kramer, Larry Mass, Paul Popham, Paul Rapaport and... ACT UP, or the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power, is a diverse, non-partisan group of individuals . ... LGBT rights Around the world By country History · Groups · Activists Declaration of Montreal Same-sex relationships Marriage · Adoption Opposition · Discrimination Violence This box:      Scott Long (born June 5, 1963 in Radford, Virginia) is a prominent activist in the human rights movement working for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and... 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• Tully Satre (born 1989), blogger who gained fame in March 2006 for challenging then-Senator George Allen at a political meeting in Culpeper, Virginia.^{[citation needed]}
• Dan Savage (born 1964), columnist of Savage Love and author. Editor of the Seattle weekly, The Stranger. ^{[citation needed]}
• Ruth Simpson Founder of the first lesbian community center. Former President of Daughters of Bilitis New York. Author of From the Closet to the Courts.^{[citation needed]}
• Joe Solmonese (born 1965), former political fundraiser and current (as of March 2007) president of the Human Rights Campaign.^{[citation needed]}
• Urvashi Vaid, (b. 1958, New Delhi, India) is an American activist who has worked for over 25 years promoting civil rights for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons. [1], [2], [3]. Vaid and activist/comedian Kate Clinton [4]are in a long-term relationship.[5] ^{[citation needed]}
• Merle Woo, openly lesbian Asian American socialist feminist and writer.^{[citation needed]}

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See also

• List of gay-rights organizations

LGBT rights Around the world By country History · Groups · Activists Declaration of Montreal Same-sex relationships Marriage · Adoption Opposition · Discrimination Violence This box:      Here is a list of gay-rights organizations around the world. ...

References