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A six-band rainbow flag representing the LGBTQ community LGBTQ people lesbian , gay , bisexual , transgender , or queer . Other individuals are often included in the group, such as questioning , intersex , asexual , aromantic , and agender , denoted under variants of the initialism "LGBTQ ". The group is generally conceived as broadly encompassing all individuals who are part of a sexual or gender minority . Variants of the abbreviation, including LGBTQ+, LGBTQIA, and LGBTQIA+, are also used. (Full article...
Club Portland , a now defunct gay bathhouse in Portland, Oregon A gay bathhouse gay sauna or a gay steambath , is a public bath targeted towards gay and bisexual men. In gay slang , a bathhouse may be called just "the baths", "the sauna ", or "the tubs". Historically, they have been used for sexual activity .
Bathhouses offering similar services for women are rare, but some men's bathhouses occasionally have a "lesbian " or "women only" night. Some, such as Hawks PDX , offer so-called "bisexual" nights, where anyone is welcome regardless of gender. (Full article...
Melissa Lou Etheridge rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Her self-titled debut album was released in 1988 and became an underground success. It peaked at No. 22 on the Billboard 200Bring Me Some Water ", garnered Etheridge her first Grammy Award nomination for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female in 1989 . Her second album, Brave and Crazy Never Enough
In 1993, she released what would become her mainstream breakthrough album, Yes I Am I'm the Only One ", "If I Wanted To ", and "Come to My Window " all reached the Top 40 in the United States, while the latter earned Etheridge her second Grammy Award. Yes I Am spent 138 weeks on the Billboard 200, peaking at No. 15, and earning a RIAA certification of 6× Platinum , her largest selling album to date. Her fifth album, Your Little Secret Billboard 200, her highest-charting album to date. Its tracks "Nowhere to Go" and "I Want to Come Over " both reached the Top 40 in the United States. (Full article...
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Ian McKellen Ian McKellen , English stage and screen actor. McKellen is gay and a prominent campaigner for LGBT rights.
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18 – Matěj Stropnický (1983–), Czech left-wing politician
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19 – Tegan Quin (1980–), Canadian singer-songwriter-musician and member of indie rock duo Tegan and Sara
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19 – Riyad Vinci Wadia (1967–2003), Indian independent filmmaker
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21 – Billy Porter (1969–) American actor, singer, writer, and director
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21 – Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (1640–1701), younger brother of King Louis XIV
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