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<h3 align="center"> LGBTQ MAGAZINE EDITORS</h3>
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<h3 align="center"> LGBTQ BILLIONAIRES</h3>
[[File:press.jpg|100px|link=LGBTQ Magazine Editors|thumb|left|LGBTQ Magazine Editors]]
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<p>Despite the increased use of technology to transmit information about the LGBTQ community, there remains a plethora of national and local LGBTQ magazines and newspaper.</p>
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<p>To achieve the financial status of Billionaire puts an individual in a very small, high profile group. Assuming it was earned (versus inherited), it connotes a high degree of success and accomplishment. Along with it comes a great burden of responsibility to a community and the world at large.</p>
  
<p>Several of these magazines have received international readership stature (such as ''Out'' magazine and ''The Advocate'' of the United States, or ''Gay Times'' and ''PinkNews'' of the United Kingdom) and encompass global issues that affect the LGBTQ community. The majority, however, remain focused on their local communities and issues. Some of the publications have ceased to exist but were material players in the advancement of LGBTQ rights around the world in the past - there is a rich history of the contribution of queer journalists to the coverage of LGBTQ issues.</p>
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<p>To be LGBTQ and a billionaire puts additional pressure on an individual and makes them that much more unique. Historically, it would have made it difficult to be public about one's sexuality because it imposed a need to socialize in a broad financial and political world that regarded homosexuality as taboo. Today, the constraints about personal sexuality in many parts of the world are not as severe, and hence we can identify individuals who publicly acknowledge they are LGBTQ.</p>
  
<p>We have identified many individuals as founders and/or principal editors of LGBTQ magazines. They hail from Australia, India, Canada, Norway, France, Argentina, the United States, Great Britain, Scotland, Switzerland, Slovenia, and Denmark. To see the complete list [[LGBTQ Magazine Editors|Click Here]]</p>
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<p>We have identified a number of individuals, both historical and contemporary, who can be classified as billionaires. To see the complete list [[LGBTQ Billionaires|Click Here]]</p>
  
 
'''Directory of past 'Did You Know?' Articles''' [[Past 'Did You Know?' Articles|See Here]]
 
'''Directory of past 'Did You Know?' Articles''' [[Past 'Did You Know?' Articles|See Here]]

Revision as of 18:12, 29 September 2014


The goal of QueerBio.com is to be the definitive online biographical reference source for the international LGBTQ community. Its database lists over 7,500 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 and others through a collective knowledge of this international community.


Managing Editors: Mark S. Bonham, Connie Bonello, Gordon Dunbar

Search for a Biography

To search for an individual from the database of over 7,500 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.

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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 BILLIONAIRES

LGBTQ Billionaires

To achieve the financial status of Billionaire puts an individual in a very small, high profile group. Assuming it was earned (versus inherited), it connotes a high degree of success and accomplishment. Along with it comes a great burden of responsibility to a community and the world at large.

To be LGBTQ and a billionaire puts additional pressure on an individual and makes them that much more unique. Historically, it would have made it difficult to be public about one's sexuality because it imposed a need to socialize in a broad financial and political world that regarded homosexuality as taboo. Today, the constraints about personal sexuality in many parts of the world are not as severe, and hence we can identify individuals who publicly acknowledge they are LGBTQ.

We have identified a number of individuals, both historical and contemporary, who can be classified as billionaires. To see the complete list Click Here

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