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List of bisexual people including famous people who identify as bisexual and deceased people who have been identified as bisexual.
Name | Dates | Nationality | Comments | Reference |
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Kobe Tai | born 1972 | American | Pornographic actress, adult model, and erotic dancer | [1] |
Cecilia Tan | born 1967 | American | Erotic writer and activist | [2] |
Laurette Taylor | 1884–1946 | American | Actress | [3] |
Paul Taylor | born 1930 | American | Choreographer | [4] [5] |
Rebecca Lucy Taylor (more commonly known under the stage name Self Esteem) | born 1986 | British | Singer-songwriter | [6] [7] |
Sara Teasdale | 1884–1933 | American | Poet | [8] |
Dana Terrace | born 1990 | American | Storyboard artist, animator, producer | [9] |
Paul Thek | 1933–1988 | American | Artist | [10] |
Dorothy Thompson | 1893–1961 | American | Journalist. Wife of Sinclair Lewis, lover of Christa Winsloe | [11] |
Dame Sybil Thorndike | 1882–1976 | English | Actress | [12] |
Bella Thorne | born 1997 | American | Actress and singer; former Disney Channel starlet | [13] |
Brenton Thwaites | born 1989 | Australian | Actor | [14] [15] |
Chuck Tingle | Unknown | American | Pseudonymous author of gay niche erotica | [16] [17] |
Pete Townshend | born 1945 | English | Singer and guitarist for The Who | [18] |
P. L. Travers | 1899–1996 | Australian | Writer, actress, journalist. Creator of Mary Poppins. | [19] [20] |
Ronald Tree | 1897–1976 | British | American-born journalist, investor, Conservative MP | [21] [22] |
Chögyam Trungpa | 1939–1987 | Tibetan | Buddhist meditation master, artist, Trungpa tülku | [23] |
Marina Tsvetaeva | 1892–1941 | Russian | Poet | [24] |
Corin Tucker | born 1972 | American | Lead singer and guitarist for the band Sleater-Kinney | [25] |
Tyler, the Creator | born 1991 | American | Rapper and singer | [26] |
Name | Dates | Nationality | Comments | Reference |
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Katie Underwood | born 1975 | Australian | Musician and actress formerly with Bardot | [27] |
Mocha Uson | born 1985 | Filipino | Blogger, singer, and politician | [28] [29] |
Name | Dates | Nationality | Comments | Reference |
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Conrad Veidt | 1893–1943 | German | Actor | [30] [31] |
Gore Vidal | 1925–2012 | American | Writer | [32] |
Thea Vidale | born 1956 | American | Stand-up comedian, actress and former professional wrestling valet | [33] [34] |
Name | Dates | Nationality | Comments | Reference |
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Siegfried Wagner | 1869–1930 | German | Composer. Son of Wagner, grandson of Liszt | [35] |
Alice Walker | born 1944 | American | Author | [36] |
Rebecca Walker | born 1969 | American | Author and activist | [37] |
Yona Wallach | 1944–1985 | Israeli | Poet | [38] |
Wallada bint al-Mustakfi | 994–1091 | Andalusian | Poet | [39] |
Clara Ward | 1924–1973 | American | Gospel Music Singer | [40] |
Sylvia Townsend Warner | 1893–1978 | English | Writer | [41] |
Ethel Waters | 1896–1977 | American | Singer and actress | [42] |
Evelyn Waugh | 1903–1966 | English | Writer | [43] |
Jann Wenner | born 1946 | American | Journalist | [44] |
Rosemary West | born 1953 | English | Serial killer | [45] |
John Brooks Wheelwright | 1897–1940 | American | Poet | [46] |
Mike White | born 1970 | American | Writer and actor | [47] |
Stanford White | 1853–1906 | American | Architect | [48] |
Archduke Wilhelm of Austria | 1895–1948 | Austrian | Archduke, soldier, and poet. | [49] |
Rachel Williams | born 1967 | American | Model and TV presenter ( The Girlie Show ) | [50] |
Rozz Williams | 1963–1998 | American | Musician, original songwriter for Christian Death | [51] |
Malcolm Williamson | 1931–2003 | Australian | Composer, Master of the Queen's Music | [52] |
Patrick Wolf | born 1983 | English | Musician | [53] |
Christopher Wood | 1901–1930 | English | Painter | [54] |
Evan Rachel Wood | born 1987 | American | Actress, singer | [55] |
Virginia Woolf | 1882–1941 | English | Writer | [56] |
Kate Worley | 1958–2004 | American | Comic book writer | [57] |
Aileen Wuornos | 1956–2002 | American | Serial killer | [58] |
Name | Dates | Nationality | Comments | Reference |
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Mary Anne Yates | 1728–1787 | English | Actress | [59] |
Nikolai Yezhov | 1895–1940 | Russian | Senior figure in the NKVD during the period of the Great Purge. | [60] |
Marguerite Yourcenar | 1903–1987 | French | Writer | [61] |
Name | Dates | Nationality | Comments | Reference |
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Babe Zaharias | 1911–1956 | American | Athlete | [62] |
Tati Zaqui | born 1994 | Brazilian | Singer-songwriter and dancer | [63] |
Kim Zolciak | born 1968 | American | Singer and cast member of The Real Housewives of Atlanta | [64] |
Anna Maria Żukowska | 1983 | Polish | Politician, jurist | [65] |
BiNet USA was an American national nonprofit bisexual community whose mission was to "facilitate the development of a cohesive network of bisexual communities, promote bisexual visibility, and collect and distribute educational information regarding bisexuality. Until 2020, BiNet USA provided a national network for bisexual organizations and individuals across the United States, and encouraged participation and organizing on local and national levels." They claimed to be the oldest national bisexuality organization in the United States. In 2020, all of the content on BiNet USA's website was replaced with a statement that the BiNet USA president, Faith Cheltenham, now identified as Christian conservative and was walking away from progressive politics entirely.
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In American mainstream comics, LGBT themes and characters were historically omitted intentionally from the content of comic books, due to either formal censorship or the perception that comics were for children and thus LGBT themes were somehow inappropriate. With any mention of homosexuality in mainstream United States comics forbidden by the Comics Code Authority (CCA) until 1989, earlier attempts at exploring these issues in the US took the form of subtle hints or subtext regarding a character's sexual orientation. LGBT themes were tackled earlier in underground comix from the early 1970s onward. Independently published one-off comic books and series, often produced by gay creators and featuring autobiographical storylines, tackled political issues of interest to LGBT readers.
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