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Jane Harrison (1850-1928)
Brief biography of Jane Harrison, British classical scholar and professor of archeology, and her lesbian love affair with one of her students, Hope Mirrlees (1887-1978).
http://www.sbu.ac.uk/~stafflag/janeharrison.html
William Rufus de Vane King (1786-1853)
William Rufus King, Vice President of the United States and homosexual lover of President James Buchanan.
http://www.geocities.com/boybluetoo/rufey.html
Famous or Distinguished Gays, Lesbians, and Bisexuals
List of names of famous or distinguished people of same-sex or bisexual orientation or behavior, followed by a list of sources.
http://calvin.usc.edu/~trimmer/famous_names.html
Maria Louise Pool (1841-1898)
Excerpts from a biography of the lesbian New England writer, unusually frank considering it was published in 1899.
http://www.burrows.com/poolbio.html
Sophocles (497-406 BCE)
Short bio of the famous Athenian playwright, highlighting his gay affairs.
http://www.androphile.org/preview/Library/Biographies/Sophocles
Baron Wilhelm Von Gloeden (1856-1931)
Incisive overview of the life and art of the pioneering German gay photographer, his lifelong affair with his favorite model, and the destruction of much of his collection at the hands of Benito Mussolini's fascists.
http://vongloedengayhistory.free.fr/
Harmodius and Aristogiton
The story of the pair of homosexual lovers from ancient Athens who were credited with the overthrow of the tyranny and the establishment of the democracy.
http://www.androphile.org/preview/Library/History/Harmodius
Hadrian and Antinous
A detailed look at the life, death, and deification of the youth Antinous and his effect on Emperor Hadrian of Rome. Richly illustrated with contemporary portraits of the two.
http://ladyhedgehog.hedgie.com/antinous.html
Fabian S. Woodley
A tribute to a poet of the 1890-1930 'Uranian' movement. Includes all the poems from 'A Crown of Friendship'.
http://www.freewebs.com/ganymedes/
Benjamin Britten: Ripe for Reassesment?
A survey of the musical output of the composer, with reflections on his sexuality.
http://www.musicweb.uk.net/classrev/2001/Sept01/Britten_Brewer.htm
Johann Joachim Winckelmann (1717-1768)
Detailed biography of homosexual writer and art critic Johann Joachim Winckelmann (1717-1768), illustrated with portraits of him.
http://www.androphile.org/preview/Library/Biographies/Winckelmann/gayhistory/index.htm
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