Waving the Rainbow Flag: Famous Gay & Bisexual Women

March 11th, 2011 - By Veronica Wells

Mainstream America hasn’t been particularly accepting of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) community, and that goes double in the African American community. With strong “traditional church” backgrounds and the fear of the down- low brother choosing to express your homosexuality can be detrimental or even dangerous in some situations. Despite this fact, there are some celebrities who’ve decided to endure the inevitable criticism and come out, some publicly, some not so publicly, sharing just one part of who they really are.

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  • jade

    oprah for sure

  • LYRICS

    THIS IS A GOOD LIST! SHERYL MOS’DEF SHOCK’D THE ISH OUTTA ME!!!

    I MAY NOT BE GAY, BUT SNOOP…MMMMMM THAT SNOOP!! I’D BE GAY 4 ONE NITE NO PROBLEM!!!

  • offended blacky

    why are they all black? What of the white lezbos…rosanne and dem!

  • chevi

    InI didin kno sheryl swoopes was gay! Smh! DAM! Everybody commin out. They lef tht put out of the bible so its nt right!

  • Elvis

    Read your Bible. Licking carpets is wrong!

  • goldie

    oprah duh!

    • Whatev

      The list is WAVING the rainbow flag. Meaning they are proud of their sin. Oprah has not admitted it.

  • Catherine

    thanks for this. there are so many more beautiful and brilliant entries.
    including June Jordan, Barbara Smith, Pauli Murrary, Pat Powell, Pat Parker, Bernice Johnson Reagon, Toshi Reagon, Mary Watkins, Sakia Gunn, Lorraine Hansberry?

  • homie

    have nothing against gay or bisexual, but just can't understand one day wanting apples, another bananas

  • Christie_love

    @7lady: Cosign! I love me a strong man!!

    • dana111

      Good for you… now, what does that have to do with this story?

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  • ms shug

    I thought Whoopi was gay.

    • http://twitter.com/Aabaakawad @Aabaakawad

      She just plays them on TV.

    • Prissy

      LOL Whoopi is def NOT gay! She's been with TONS of men. Ted Danson (she broke up his marriage).. The list goes on and on..

      • Breed

        Whoopi once said she was bisexual. I think Oprah should be on that list//

        • Breed

          I forgot to say that Angela Davis entry was surprising!

  • everything is terrible

    The Billie Holiday and Angela Davis one(s) kind of surprised me. Good list.

  • courtney

    I agree, Danielle…I was talking to my boyfriend about Snoop…he thought it was cute I got a girl crush…I would do her….

    • Elvis

      I don't want nothing fake. Real men only!

  • jade

    I’m just waiting for Alicia keys to come out, I’ll be first in line, and Ciara

  • 7lady

    Right Elvis get what? Lol! Cuz that’s the problem a woman aint got nothin to give you. Even when it comes to goin down aint nothin like his beard against your thighs. Big hands cuppin ya booty. Big ole man spooning you making you feel safe. Somethin pokin you in the back in the middle of the night. I aint knockin what they do but damn it aint nothin like a man.

    • BiFemme

      Of course it ain't nothing like a man. That's the whole point of being with a woman.

  • Elvis

    Sick chicks…

    • http://twitter.com/ DT

      Yo, why they gotta be sick, just because they know what they like?

  • http://Really TwoManyToCount

    Queen Latifah/**Alicia Keyes/The Brat/Missy Elliot/Keri Hilson/ Rhianna/Nicki Minaj…. and the list goes on….

    • http://www.randomtandem.com RandomTandem

      I guess they didnt count them cuz they didnt officially come out of the closet? lol

    • JaznJustice

      OPRAH!

    • truth

      rihanna, keri, nicki minaj are all faux-mosexuals. meaning they do it bcuz its the in thing now and it get attention. i will believe it when the get girlfriends. but until then they will all be attracted to men. especially nicki minaj. fakes

  • danielle

    snoop pearson can get it!

    • Elvis

      Get what?

    • BiFemme

      Oooh girl! Every morning, noon and night! LOL! That chick is primo stud.

    • Loving Snoop!

      Yes!! She is too damn hot!!

    • Lila

      Yes "she" can

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