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The goal of QueerBio.com is to be the definitive online biographical reference source for the international LGBTQ community. Its database lists over 6,000 contemporary and historical figures who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer, and includes artists, sports figures, politicians, entertainers, business leaders, academics, activists, and more. The database is widely international in scope and is an ideal source for research and analysis with full search and sort functionality.

The mission is to inspire, educate, and motivate all generations of LGBTQ individuals through a collective knowledge of this international community.

Managing Editors: Mark S. Bonham, Connie Bonello

Search for a Biography

To search for an individual from the database of over 6,000 biographies, simply type the name in the Search Box located in the top right hand corner of this Home Page and click on GO.

Alternatively, you can view and scroll through the entire list of biographies by viewing the All Biographies section.

To search for LGBTQ individuals with a common characteristic (examples: all Nobel Prize winners, all Writers, all Politicians, all Tony Award winners, all Olympic Gold medal winners, all individuals of a specific nationality) simply type the characteristic in the Search Box located in the top right hand corner of this Home Page and click on GO. Results of your search will be displayed alphabetically by Last Name. A second Search Box will be displayed for you to search within the database of individuals with that common characteristic.

Subscribe to our Weekly Email Biography Newsletter

By subscribing to our weekly email Biography Newsletter you will receive a weekly email containing informative stories about notable international LGBTQ individuals or groups.

Bonham Centre Awards Gala

Annual Awards established in 2007 to recognize individuals or groups that have made a significant contribution to the advancement and education of human rights issues surrounding sexual education. Click here to find out more about the Bonham Centre Awards, past recipients, and present nominees.

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Our goal is to make QueerBio.com the go-to website for global biographical information on LGBTQ identified individuals. To do this requires a serious commitment of people and resources, so we need your help to fund and help this project grow. Click here for more information.

Did You Know?

LGBTQ AMBASSADORS

LGBTQ Ambassadors

With the recent appointment of gay Ted Osius as the new U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam, it is revealing to look at the list of LGBTQ Ambassadors around the world. Not surprising, perhaps, is that there are not very many of them. As political representatives in other countries, a certain sensitivity to that country's culture and opinion is required. Too many countries are still accommodating, or completely intolerant, toward LGBTQ individuals around the world.

President Bill Clinton of the U.S. showed his mettle in appointing that country's first gay ambassador, James Hormel, in 1999. Later, the country's move to greater acceptance of LGBTQ individuals in the State Department received a significant boost from his wife and Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton. Great Britain lifted a ban on homosexuals in the Foreign Office only in 1991 under Prime Minister John Major.

Even more disappointing, perhaps, is the complete absence of lesbians in the Ambassador list. Why is this so? Perhaps more of an issue should be made of this fact. Other countries with LGBTQ Ambassadors are limited to Great Britain and France.

To read more on this subject, see a list of LGBTQ Ambassadors, and link to several commentaries and analysis of the issue of LGBTQ diplomats Click Here

Directory of past 'Did You Know?' Articles See Here