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People who have played a part in Welsh LGBT history
*please note that inclusion in this list does not imply that identified people were/are LGBT
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| Abse, Leo | Welsh lawyer & gay rights campaigner | 1917-2008 | ||
| Arwystli, Huw | Medieval poet | c1550 | ||
| Baker, Julie | Transgender activist | |||
| Barrowman, John | Actor & singer | 1967- | ||
| Berman, Rodney | Politician | |||
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Transgender activist
Mythical Welsh king |
1946-
Welsh mythology |
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Politician
Soldier, writer |
1962-
1912-2010 |
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| Burton, Richard | Actor | 1925-1984 | ||
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Butler, Eleanor Charlotte |
Author
See Ladies of LLangollen |
1739-1829 |
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| Butterworth, Sue | Co-founder of Silver Moon bookshop | 1950-2004 | ||
| Collins, Sandra | Model | |||
| Davies, Andrew | Author & screenwriter | 1936- | ||
| Davies, Rhys | Author | 1901-1978 | ||
| Davies, Ron | Welsh Politician | 1946- | ||
| Davies, Russell T. | TV producer & screenwriter | 1963- | ||
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Donnelly, Desmond |
Murdered for being gay
MP for Pembroke, instigated homosexual reform |
1981-2005
1920-1974 |
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| Drummond, Alex | Psychotherapist, author, & social activist | 1964- | ||
| Dyson, A. E. | Critic & gay rights campaigner | 1928-2002 | ||
| Evans, Christine | Surgeon | |||
| Evans, Daniel | Actor & director | 1973- | ||
| Evans, Luke | Actor | 1979- | ||
| Evans, Nigel | Politician | 1957- | ||
| Geoffrey of Monmouth | Ancient cleric & chronicler | c1100-c1155 | ||
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Gerald of Wales
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Medieval clergyman & chronicler
Welsh landowner & Conservative politician |
c1146-c1223
1807-1874 |
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Welsh writer, actor & comedian |
1920-1964 |
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| Graves, Robert | Author | 1895-1985 | ||
| Harries, Lauren | Media personality & transsexual | 1978- | ||
| Harris, Richard | Life coach & author | |||
| Hopkin, Richard | Politician | |||
| Izzard, Eddie | Comedian & actor | 1962- | ||
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Playwriter, composer & actor |
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| John, Jeffrey | Priest | 1953- | ||
| John, Margaret | Actor | 1926-2011 | ||
| Jones, John Sam | Author | |||
| Jones, Ruth | Actor & writer | 1966- | ||
| Jones, Terry | Comedian, actor, author & historian | 1942- | ||
| Justine | Actor | |||
| Keen, Ann | Politician & gay rights campaigner | 1948- | ||
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Victorian personalities
Author |
(1856-1935) |
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Llewellyn, Howard |
Victorian author & scientist
Activist |
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| Lloyd, Mary | Artist | ?-1898 | ||
| Lucas, Matt | Comedian, screenwriter & actor | 1974- | ||
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Fashion designer Ancient king of Gwynedd |
1971- ?-c547 |
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| Manuel, Thomas | Prosecuted for sodomy | |||
| McBean, Angus | Photographer | 1904-1990 | ||
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Morgan, Charles Octavious
Morgan, Mihangel |
Victorian antiquarian
Author |
1803/5-1888
1955- |
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| Morgan, Evan | Poet & author | 1893-1949 | ||
| Morgan, Henry | Pirate | c1635-1688 | ||
| Moore, Peter | Serial killer | 1940- | ||
| Morris, Sophie | Transgender activist | |||
| Myfanwy | Fictional character | |||
| Novello, Ivor | Composer, singer & actor | 1893-1951 | ||
| Nutter, Tommy | Tailor | 1943-1992 | ||
| Opie, Jo | Human rights activist | 1931-2010 | ||
| Owen, Kai | Actor | 1975- | ||
| Owens, Nigel | Rugby referee | 1971- | ||
| Paraskeva, Janet | Government official | 1946- | ||
| Parker, Mike | Author | 1967- | ||
| Parry, Dian | Transsexual activist | |||
| Philips, Katherine | Poet -The Seventeenth century Sappho | 1632-1664 | ||
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Podeschi, Federico
Ponsonby, Sarah |
Human rights activist
See Ladies of LLangollen |
(1755-9-1832) |
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| Price, Adam | Politician | 1968- | ||
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Rees, Goronwy |
Writer & Academic Actor |
1909-1979 1944- |
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| Reynolds, Martin | Anglican clergyman | |||
| Rhys, Edward Prosser | Poet and publisher | 1901-1945 | ||
| Roberts, Bartholomew | Pirate | 1682-1722 | ||
| Roberts, Linda | Transgender person | |||
| Rubens, Bernice | Booker Prize winning novelist | 1928-2004 | ||
| Selby, Dennis | Author | |||
| Spender, Stephen | Poet & author | 1909-1995 | ||
| Strange, Steve | Singer | 1959 | ||
| Taylor, Jaci | Politician | 1945- | ||
| Thomas, Daffyd | Fictional character | |||
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Rugby player
British politician |
1974-
1925-1994 |
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Writer |
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Valentine, Gareth
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Composer, conductor and musical director
Headmaster and clergyman |
1956-
1816-1897 |
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| Waters, Sarah | Author | 1966- | ||
| Watkins, Ian 'H' | Singer | 1976- | ||
| Weeks, Jeffrey | Historian & gay activist | 1945- | ||
| Williams, Emlyn | Dramatist & actor | 1905-1987 | ||
| Williams, Griffith Vaughan | Journalist & gay rights activist | 1940-2010 | ||
| Williams, Rowan | Archbishop of Canterbury | 1950- | ||
| Willox, Annabelle | Academic & queer theorist | |||
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