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List of LGBTQ rights activists

This is a list of notable LGBTQ rights activists who have worked to advance LGBTQ rights through political change, legal action or publication. It is ordered by country, alphabetically.

Albania
Xheni Karaj, founder of Aleanca LGBT organization and recipient of the Civil Rights Defenders of the Year Award 2022 • Kristi Pinderi, LGBT activist and journalist; founder of Pro-LGBT ==Angola==
Angola
Carlos Fernandes, LGBT activist and a founder/director of the Iris Angola Association • Imanni Da Silva, Angolan model and transgender rights activist • Titica, transgender Angolan singer and goodwill ambassador for UNAIDS ==Argentina==
Argentina
Mariana Alarcón, human rights activist who worked for labor rights for transgender women • Claudia Pía Baudracco, led the movement to repeal laws criminalizing transgender identities; co-founder of the Argentine Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Trans FederationLohana Berkins, founder of the Association for the Fight for Travesti and Transsexual Identity • Lara María Bertolini, human rights activist advocating for the rights of travesti, transgender, and non-binary people • Claudia Castrosín Verdú, she and her partner were the first lesbian couple to form a civil union in Latin America; vice president of FALGBT • Carlos Jáuregui, gay activist. • Roberto Jáuregui, gay activist, Carlos's brother. == Armenia ==
Armenia
Lilit Martirosyan, trans right activist, founder of the Right Side NGO ==Australia==
Austria
Helmut Graupner, lawyer and LGBT activist • Gery Keszler, organizer of the Life BallAlex JürgenUlrike LunacekHermann von Teschenberg, barrister, translator, and LGBT rights activist ==Bangladesh==
Bangladesh
Xulhaz Mannan == Barbados ==
Barbados
Ro-Ann Mohammed, co-founder of the organization Barbados - Gays, Lesbians and All-Sexuals against Discrimination (B-GLAD) • Donnya Piggott, tech entrepreneur, human rights advocate, co-founder of the organization Barbados - Gays, Lesbians and All-Sexuals against Discrimination (B-GLAD) == Belgium ==
Belgium
Sonja Eggerickx, teacher, women and LGBT rights advocate • Eliane Morissens, teacher and LGBT activist for labor rights == Belize ==
Belize
Botswana
Katlego Kai Kolanyane-Kesupile, performance artist, musician, writer and LGBT activist • Monica Tabengwa, lawyer and researcher on LGBT rights issues in sub-Saharan Africa • Caine Youngman, involved in court cases to legalize same-sex relationships ==Brazil==
Bulgaria
Desislava Petrova, LGBT activist, former president of GeminiMonika Pisankaneva, lecturer and activist; founder of Gemini ==Cameroon==
Cameroon
Bandy Kiki, blogger and LGBTQ activist • Joel Gustave Nana NgongangAlice Nkom, first woman lawyer in Cameroon and LGBTQ rights activist ==Canada==
Canada
Barry D. Adam (born 1952), sociologist, author, and HIV/AIDS prevention researcher • Enza Anderson (born 1964), trans rights activist and journalist • Florence Ashley, activist and academic who specializes in trans law and bioethics • Chris Bearchell (1953–2007), gay liberation activist and right to privacy advocate • Alec Butler (born 1959), filmmaker and playwright • Michelle Douglas (born 1963), human rights activist who challenged military anti-LGBTQ discrimination policies • Jim Egan (1921–2000), early LGBTQ rights activist known for his role in Egan v CanadaBrent Hawkes (born 1950), gay rights activist and clergyman • Alan Herbert (1944–2003), LGBTQ rights activist and one of Canada's first out gay politicians • George Hislop (1927–2005), gay rights activist and one of Canada's first out gay politicians • k.d. lang (born 1961), musician and LGBTQ rights activist • John Alan Lee (1933–2013), sociologist and early LGBTQ rights activist • Michael Lynch (1944–1991), gay liberationist and AIDS activist • Irshad Manji (born 1968), educator, human rights activist, and advocate for LGBTQ Muslims' rights • Tim McCaskell (born 1951), gay rights and AIDS activist • Christin Milloy, LGBTQ activist and Canada's first out transgender provincial-level political candidate • Arsham Parsi, activist and founder of the International Railroad for Queer RefugeesGordon Price, urban planner, gay rights activist, and former politician • Svend Robinson (born 1952), Canada's first MP to come out as gay while in office • Bill Siksay (born 1955), first out gay non-incumbent man to be elected to Canada's House of Commons • Clara Sorrenti (born 1994), Twitch streamer, political commentator, and trans rights activist • Richard Summerbell (born 1956), scientist, author, and gay activist • Jenna Talackova (born 1988), model who successfully waged a legal battle to be allowed to compete in the Miss Universe CanadaMark Tewksbury (born 1968), competitive swimmer who challenged homophobia in the sports world • Kai Cheng Thom (born 1991), writer, performance artist, and activist • Thomas Waugh (born 1948), academic, film critic, and activist ==Chile==
Chile
Luis LarraínPedro LemebelJaime ParadaPablo Salvador ==China, People's Republic of==
China, People's Republic of
Cui Zi'enLi Tingting, LGBT rights and feminist activist • Li YinheXian, LGBT rights activist and founder of Beijing-based lesbian organization Tongyu ==Colombia==
Costa Rica
Victor Madrigal-Borloz == Croatia ==
Croatia
Franko DotaMerlinkaMima Simić, LGBTQ activist and Croatia's first openly out LGBTIQ+ political candidate == Cuba ==
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