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<p><strong><em>Mr. Stephen Lewis</em></strong> is the co-founder and co-director of AIDS-Free World, an international advocacy organization that works to promote more urgent and more effective global responses to HIV/Aids.</p>
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<p>The first woman to win a Nobel Prize in Literature was Swedish lesbian <strong><em>Selma Lagerlof</em></strong> (1858 – 1940).  Lagerlof began her career as a schoolteacher but by 1895 was earning enough income from book royalties to focus solely on her writing.</p>
  
<p>For more than two decades, Stephen Lewis has contributed to the United Nations as Canada’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF, and as the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa.</p>
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<p>In 1894, Lagerlof met writer Sophie Elkan and they quickly became friends and companions for life.</p>
  
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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 5,000 contemporary and historical figures who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, 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.
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Did You Know?

Selma Lagerlof

Selma Lagerlof

The first woman to win a Nobel Prize in Literature was Swedish lesbian Selma Lagerlof (1858 – 1940). Lagerlof began her career as a schoolteacher but by 1895 was earning enough income from book royalties to focus solely on her writing.

In 1894, Lagerlof met writer Sophie Elkan and they quickly became friends and companions for life.

Read more