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After achieving international stardom, Mitchell founded the Dance Theater of Harlem, the first black classical ballet company in the United States.

Lister kept extensive diaries—23 volumes over 34 years—documenting her life and same-sex relationships.

Lister was born into an aristocratic English family. She received formal schooling, a rarity for a girl of that era.

 Ivory won the Academy Award for “Call Me by Your Name” (2017), a gay coming-of-age romantic drama set in 1980s Italy.

Indiana is best known for his ubiquitous 1965 work “LOVE,” which features the word rendered in colorful stacked letters with the “O” tilted.

In coming out with his diagnosis—and his homosexuality—Hudson helped raise public awareness and humanize the disease.

An advocate for Indian visibility and positive cultural change through the arts, s/he overcame discrimination to break down gender barriers in traditional dance.

As a leader of the #NeverAgain Movement, González' activism gave rise to nationwide demonstrations and helped trigger a monumental shift in U.S. anti-gun initiatives.

(Editor's note: October is LGBT History Month, celebrated annually to recognize the notable achievements of LGBT people throughout time.

(Editor's note: October is LGBT History Month, celebrated annually to recognize the notable achievements of LGBT people throughout time.

Dunye grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Temple University and her Master of Fine Arts from Rutgers Mason Gross School of the Arts. In 1992 Art Matters Inc. awarded her a fellowship. The following year, her work appeared in the Biennial Exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art.