Doug Cooper Spencer
Doug Cooper Spencer was born on April 6, 1954. He is a highly respected novelist, short fiction writer, essayist, lecturer, beloved friend, and human rights activist living in New
Stephen Bailous
Stephen Bailous was born on March 14, 1954. He is a respected advocate, consultant, program director, and community builder. Stephen LaMont Bailous was born in Canton, Ohio to
Mario Cooper
Photo: Monica Almeida, The New York Times Mario Cooper was born on February 8, 1954 (to May 29, 2015). He was an activist, political leader, attorney, and renowned national leader
Joseph Beam
Joseph Beam was born on December 30, 1954 (to December 27, 1988). He was an important and visionary writer and thinker, and a gay rights activist who worked to foster greater accep
Vicki Randle
Vicki Randle was born on December 11, 1954. She is a singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and composer who became the first woman to be a member of The Tonight Show Band, sta
Keith Barrow
Keith Barrow was born on September 27, 1954 (to October 22, 1983). He was an R&B, soul, and disco singer and songwriter with a distinctive falsetto, best known for his 1978 hit
Patrick Kelly
Patrick Kelly was born on September 24, 1954 (to January 1, 1990). He was a celebrated fashion designer, style consultant, and influential trendsetter. Patrick Kelly was born in Vi
George C. Wolfe
George C. Wolfe was born on September 23, 1954. He is a highly celebrated American playwright, director of theater and film, and one-time actor who has earned five Tony Awards and
Alain LeRoy Locke
Alain Locke was born on September 13, 1885 (to June 9, 1954). He was an important gay, Black writer, philosopher, scholar, and patron of the arts, who is often referred to as the â
Earnest Hite
Earnest Hite was born on August 24, 1954 (to January 15, 2008). He was a respected HIV/AIDS and Black gay activist, health educator, and youth worker for community-based groups in