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<h3 align="center">XIAOGANG WEI - FACE OF THE NEW LGBTQ CHINA</h3>
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<h3 align="center">LESBIAN AND GAY EXPLORERS AND ADVENTURERS</h3>
[[File:xiaogangwei2.jpg|100px|link=Xiaogang Wei|thumb|left|Xiaogang Wei]]
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[[File:explorers.png|100px|link=LGBTQ Explorers and Adventurers|thumb|left|LGBTQ Explorers]]
  
<p>LGBTQ China has a bright future if Xiaogang Wei is representative of this community.</p>
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<p>There are a number of notable LGBTQ explorers and adventurers who have made significant contributions to history.  These contributions consist of world records, historical writings and photographs of their works, discoveries of prehistoric sites, and noted advancements in the fields of anthropology and civil rights.</p>
  
<p>A noted filmmaker, actor, and activist, Xiaogang is the founder of the 'Queer Comrades' website for up-and-coming LGBTQ filmmakers (Comrade in China is code word for homosexual).</p>
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<p>For example, do you know:
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* the bisexual explorer and anthropologist who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1979?
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* the lesbian explorer who was the first woman to sail and ski across the Antarctic?
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* the gay explorer of Africa and the Middle East who was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire?</p>
  
<p>He is also the founder and organizer of the Beijing Queer Film Festival, a Board member of the  Beijing LGBT Centre, a consultant for UNICEF, runs a summer camp for gay youth, and much more. </p>
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<p>For these and more fascinating stories [[LGBTQ_Explorers_and_Adventurers|Read more]]</p>
 
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<p>[[Xiaogang Wei|Read more]]</p>
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'''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 21:04, 19 January 2014


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

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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.

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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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Did You Know?

LESBIAN AND GAY EXPLORERS AND ADVENTURERS

LGBTQ Explorers

There are a number of notable LGBTQ explorers and adventurers who have made significant contributions to history. These contributions consist of world records, historical writings and photographs of their works, discoveries of prehistoric sites, and noted advancements in the fields of anthropology and civil rights.

For example, do you know:

  • the bisexual explorer and anthropologist who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1979?
  • the lesbian explorer who was the first woman to sail and ski across the Antarctic?
  • the gay explorer of Africa and the Middle East who was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire?

For these and more fascinating stories Read more

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