It’s always hard to sum up a lifetime of memories and accomplishments when paying tribute to those that contributed to our community. Call their names. #NeverForget
- Lebanese-American poet, essayist, and visual artist Etel Adnan
- Author Brenda Adcock
- Author, playwright, poet and painter Red Jordan Arobateau.
- Academic Leo Bersani, French literary critic and queer theorist
- Singer-songwriter and community activist Blackberri
- Canadian writer, novelist, poet, and playwright Marie-Claire Blais.
- Chuck Colber, a freelance journalist reporting for gay and mainstream audiences
- Publisher and editor of Haworth Press Bill Cohen
- Leslie Cohen author, activist, and along with her wife Beth, model for the Gay Liberation Statue in NYC
- Writer and educator Randy P Conner
- Kim Corsaro, writer, editor and publisher for 30 years of the San Francisco Bay Times
- Poet Steve Dalachinsky
- Lesbian activist, author, editor, and teacher Elana Dykewomon
- Terrance Dean, author, academic, and a former MTV executive.
- Author Kathleen DeBold, former Lambda Literary employee
- Author, performer, editor and publisher Kernwood Elmslie
- Author and memoirist Lars Eighner
- Author, activist, and media strategist Jeffrey Escoffier
- Arden Eversmeyer founder of both Lesbians Over Age Fifty (LOAF) and the Old Lesbian Oral Herstory Project (OLOHP)
- Critic, translator, lyricist, playwright and dramaturg Michael Feingold
- Educator, theologian activist and author Sally Miller Gearheart
- Novelist, memoirist, biographer, literary critic, and essayist Doris Grumbach
- Writer and writing coach Ellen Greenblatt
- Painter, youth advocate and professor Madeline “Maddy” Gold
- Feminist film director, producer, writer, and cinematographer Barbara Hammer
- Photographer and author Sue Hardesty
- Author and activist Crispin Hollings
- Poet, literary critic, essayist, teacher, and translator Richard Howard
- Leslie Jordan, actor, writer, comedian and singer
- Author Steve Neil Johnson
- LGBT activist, author and college professor Arnie Kantrowitz
- Poet and educator, anthologist and curator Dean Kostos
- Richard LaBonte, writer, editor and co-founder of A Different Light Bookstore
- Author Richard Lipez/Richard Stevenson
- Writer and editor Barbara Love
- Mystery writer Claire McNab
- Crime and mystery writer Marijane Meaker (Vin Parker /M.E. Kerr)
- Poet David Melnick
- Bookseller Ben McFall
- Actress, author, playwright, and disability rights activist Susan Nussbaum
- Professor, historian, encyclopedist, and gay activist William A. Percy III
- Editor Jim O’Quinn
- Cuban lesbian feminist, writer, and a professor Mirta Quintinales
- Writer and staunch advocate for LGBTQ+ rights Colin Robinson
- Susan Silverman feminist, and civil rights activist
- Poet, musician and activist Jackie Sheeler
- Composer, lyricist and author Stephen Sondheim
- Writer and editor Andre Leon Talley
- Archivist and activist Jean Tretter
- LGBTQ rights activist, lawyer, and writer Urvashi Vaid
- Novelist, poet, editor and journalist Patrica Nell Warren
- Playwright Jeff Weiss
- Artist, musician and instrument masker Sue Parker “Rainbow” Williams
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