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This is a list of notable men who have appeared in gay pornographic films. Pornography has become more mainstream and as of 2009 was a $13 billion industry in the United States; globally consumers spent more than US$3000 on porn every second of every day, in 2009. The gay market is estimated to be five to ten percent of the overall adult market.

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Intersex people are born with sex characteristics, such as genitals, gonads and chromosome patterns that, according to the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, "do not fit the typical definitions for male or female bodies".

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LGBT billionaires refers to people who identify as LGBT and who are billionaires, in relation to the monetary fortune they control and their net worth.

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There have been a number of LGBT Catholics throughout history.

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New York City has one of the largest LGBT populations in the world. Brian Silverman, the author of Frommer's New York City from $90 a Day, writes that the city has "one of the world's largest, loudest, and most powerful LGBT communities", and "Gay and lesbian culture is as much a part of New York's basic identity as yellow cabs, high-rises, and Broadway theatre". LGBT Americans in New York City constitute the largest self-identifying lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities in the United States.

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Portland, Oregon has a large LGBT community for its size. Notable LGBT people from the city include:Sam Adams – first openly gay mayor of a large U.S. city Matt Alber – singer-songwriter Terry Bean – gay rights activist and political fundraiser James Beard – chef and cookbook author Brett Bigham – educator Jody Bleyle – musician Kate Brown – 38th Governor of Oregon Carrie Brownstein – actress, musician Darcelle XV – drag queen Beth Ditto – singer-songwriter and actress Sarah Dougher – musician Donna Dresch – musician Marie Equi – medical doctor, family planning advocate Gregory Gourdet – chef Laci Green – YouTuber Lou Harrison – composer Alan L. Hart – one of the first trans men to undergo hysterectomy and gonadectomy in the U.S. Todd Haynes – film director Jinkx Monsoon – drag queen Konrad Juengling – LGBT activist and writer Rives Kistler – first and, then, only openly LGBT state supreme court justice in the U.S. Tina Kotek – openly gay member of the Oregon Legislative Assembly Storm Large – singer Thomas Lauderdale – musician Michael J. McShane – United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon Jonte' Moaning – choreographer and dancer Lynn Nakamoto – Oregon Supreme Court judge Andy Ngo – journalist Chuck Palahniuk – author John Paulk – former gay reparative therapy advocate Poison Waters Johnnie Ray – singer, songwriter, musician Aria Sa'id Dale Scott Ari Shapiro – journalist Gail Shibley – first openly gay person to serve in the Oregon State Legislature Tammy Stoner – writer, artist Gus Van Sant – filmmaker Corin Tucker – musician Holcombe Waller Minor White – photographer Cameron Whitten – activist Kaia Wilson – musician Martin Wong – artist Lidia Yuknavitch – writer Peter Zuckerman – journalist

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Notable LGBT people from Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington, include:Faygele Ben-Miriam, activist BenDeLaCreme, drag queen Carrie Brownstein, musical artist, actor, and author Brandi Carlile, musician Abrahm DeVine, swimmer Jenny Durkan, former United States Attorney; Mayor of Seattle since 2017 and the first female mayor since the 1920s Michael Hadreas, musician Rebecca Heineman, video game programmer Gretchen Kalonji – materials scientist, professor, and academic administrator Mary Lambert, singer Jinkx Monsoon, drag queen and singer Waxie Moon, performer Ed Murray, former Seattle mayor 2015 to 2017 Dylan Orr, government official Clyde Petersen, filmmaker and musician W. H. Pugmire, performer and writer Megan Rapinoe, professional athlete Dan Savage, writer and activist Robbie Turner, drag queen

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This is a list of people who identify as pansexual and who are the subjects of articles on the English Wikipedia.

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The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community in San Francisco is one of the largest and most prominent LGBT communities in the United States. In the 1970s, the city's gay male population rose from 30,000 at the beginning of the decade to 100,000 in a city of 660,000 at the end of it. In 1993 Stephen O. Murray, in "Components of Gay Community in San Francisco," wrote that most LGBT residents of San Francisco had originated from other cities and had "come out" in other cities.