100 Heroes

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100 Heroes

100 Heroes: John Gielgud

The gay man who became an acting powerhouse.

100 Heroes

100 Heroes: Glenway Wescott

The gay man who became a celebrated poet and novelist.

100 Heroes

100 Heroes: Gilgamesh

The gay man who became the hero of some of the world's oldest stories.

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100 Heroes: Harry Hay

The gay man who founded the Mattachine Society.

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100 Heroes: Dong Xian

The gay man who slept his way to the top of the Han Dynasty in Imperial China.

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100 Heroes: Marlon Brando

The gay man who became an iconic leading man.

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100 Heroes: Hans Christian Anderson

The gay man who told the stories of our childhood.

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100 Heroes: George Platt Lynes

The gay man who elevated the male nude to an art-form

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100 Heroes: Sergei Diaghilev

The gay man who founded one of the most influential ballet companies in the world.

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100 Heroes: Mehmed II, the Conqueror

The gay man who ruled the Ottoman Empire.

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100 Heroes: Hafez

The gay man who became of Islam's most influential poets.

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100 Heroes: Paul Verlaine

The gay man who became one of the world's greatest poets.

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100 Heroes: Philip Anh

The gay man who showed Hollywood how to embody two cultural identities.

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100 Heroes: Arthur Mitchell

The gay man who helped break down the barriers of ballet.

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100 Heroes: Tennessee Williams

The gay man who became an American literary icon.

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100 Heroes: J.C. Leyendecker

The gay man who established modern magazine design.

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100 Heroes: Stephen Sondheim

The gay man who became one of the biggest names in musical theatre.

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100 Heroes: Nikolai Gogol

The gay man who became a giant of Russian literature.

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100 Heroes: Eugène Jansson

The gay man who infused his art with sensuality.

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100 Heroes: Wilfred Owen

The gay man who chronicled the First World War.

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100 Heroes: Rudolf Nureyev

The gay man who became an iconic dancer.

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100 Heroes: Vaslav Nijinsky

The gay man who was one of the greatest dancers the world has seen.

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100 Heroes: Will Geer

The gay man who combined acting with activism.

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100 Heroes: Chips Channon

The gay man who became a well-connected politician.

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100 Heroes: Mike Calvert

The gay man who always led from the front.