LGBTQ rights activists from New York (state)

Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, known professionally as Lady Gaga, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known for her image reinventions and versatility across the entertainment industry, she is an influential figure in popular music. With estimated sales of 124 million records, she is one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Publications such as Billboard and Rolling Stone have ranked her among the greatest artists in history.

United States Senator from Vermont

American singer, songwriter and actress

American actress and activist

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, also known as AOC, is an American politician and activist who has served since 2019 as the U.S. representative for New York's 14th congressional district. She is a member of the Democratic Party.

American singer and actress (1927–2008)

American actor, comedian, producer, and writer (born 1960)

Kerry Marisa Washington is an American actress. She has received several accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award as well as nominations for two Golden Globe Awards and two Tony Awards. She was included in Time's 100 list of most influential people in 2014, and Forbes named her the eighth highest-paid television actress in 2018.

American writer and feminist activist (1934–1992)

American actress, singer and former Miss America (born 1963)

American actress and singer

Andrew Mark Cuomo is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 56th governor of New York from 2011 until his resignation in 2021 following numerous sexual misconduct allegations. A member of the Democratic Party, he is a son of former governor Mario Cuomo, and ran as an independent for mayor of New York City in the 2025 mayoral election.

American comedian, producer, actress, and television personality

American actress and comedienne (1922–2009)

American politician

American musician

American politician (1920-1998)

Black American queer liberation activist (1945–1992)

American singer-songwriter

American musician and songwriter (born 1976)

American football player, coach, and executive (1913-1970)

American computer scientist and electrical engineer (1938–2024)

American pop singer

Martha Plimpton is an American actress. She started her career as a teen actress in film before transitioning to adult roles on stage and screen. She has received several awards including a Primetime Emmy Award as well as nominations for three Tony Awards. Her feature-film debut was a supporting role in the political thriller Rollover (1981), and she rose to prominence in the adventure film The Goonies (1985). She later took roles in The Mosquito Coast (1986), Shy People (1987), Running on Empty (1988), Parenthood (1989), Samantha (1991), Beautiful Girls (1996), Small Town Murder Songs (2011), Frozen 2 (2019), and Mass (2021). She is a member of the Carradine family.

American singer-songwriter and musician

Russian producer, actor and director of pornographic film

American LGBT activist, transgender rights activist, and community worker (1951–2002)

American guitarist

American stage and film actress (1915-2018)

American actor and singer (1976–2024)

American activist and astronomer, Ph.D. Harvard University 1956 (1925–2011)

American transgender activist and writer (1949–2014)

American sexologist

American television judge

American LGBT rights activist and a technology manager at IBM

American entrepreneur and record executive

American actress

Israeli-American author, rabbi, activist (1991-)

Attorney General of New York since 2019

American writer of comic books, novels, television, movies and video games

American actor

American health care activist; daughter of George W. Bush (born 1981)

American actress

American actress and performance artist

American actor

American psychiatrist and LGBT activist (1932-2006)

American performer and gay rights activist (1920–2014)

American comedy writer, head writer for the Oscars

American feminist and lesbian activist

American conservative television host and author

Michele Singer Reiner was an American photographer, political activist, and film producer. Reiner was the second wife of filmmaker and actor Rob Reiner. She was originally a photographer, taking the cover picture of The Art of the Deal (1987). While working on When Harry Met Sally... (1989), Reiner met her future husband and inspired him to revise the film's ending.

American trans activist, writer and university teacher

Greek LGBT activist

American activist (1946-2005)

American actress and dancer

Olympic medalist in basketball

American blogger (1997–2011)

American voice actress (1960-2008)

LGBT political activist (1946–1996)

American political activist