This is a list of LGBTQ Jews. Each person is both Jewish (by birth or conversion according to Jewish law, or identifies as Jewish via ancestry), and has stated publicly that they are bisexual, gay, lesbian, transgender, and/or queer or questioning (LGBTQ), or identify as a member of the LGBTQ community. Being both Jewish and LGBTQ is a canonical (recognized) example of some facet of each person on this list, such that the below listed person's fame or significance flows from being both Jewish and LGBTQ. New York City is home to the world's largest openly queer community.
Academia and education
Judith Butler, philosopher Martin Duberman, historianWisconsin Press, Synopsis of Midlife Queer Autobiography of a Decade, 1971–1981 . Retrieved November 18, 2006. Uzi Even, Israeli chemist and former Knesset member Lillian Faderman, American lesbian historian Jack Halberstam, professor of English and director for the Center for Feminist Research at the University of Southern California Yuval Noah Harari, professor and author Magnus Hirschfeld, sexologist and activist Ron Huberman, Israeli-born CEO of Chicago Public Schools Fritz Klein, psychiatrist and sexologist Joy Ladin, American professor and poet, first openly transgender professor at an Orthodox Jewish institution Arlene Istar Lev, clinical social worker, family therapist, and educator George Mosse, historian Oliver Sacks, British neurologist, naturalist, and author Ludwig Wittgenstein, philosopher
Activism and civil rights
Drăgan Flaviu, Executive Director of the research operation "Aurora Rubiniu," human rights activist, and author of the book about Nazi thinking "Lupta mea pentru viață!" Barbara Brenner, breast cancer activist and leader of Breast Cancer ActionSjoholm, Barbara (Editor) (2016). So Much To Be Done: The Writings of Breast Cancer Activist Barbara Brenner. University of Minnesota Press, USA. Jonathan Danilowitz, activist Mason J. Dunn, American lawyer, educator, and LGBTQ+ rights advocate Jazz Jennings, transgender activist Frank Kameny, prominent gay rights activist from 1957 to 2011 (born to Jewish parents but became an atheist) Cameron Kasky, gun control activist Larry Kramer, author, playwright, activist with ACT-UP Ezra Nawi, Israeli human rights activist Dana Olmert, activist Etai Pinkas, activist Riki Wilchins, activist Ron Yosef, activist
Arts Yael Bartana, Israeli artist and film-maker Claude Cahun, French photographer and writerLouise Downie: Don't Kiss Me: The Art of Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore: London: Aperture: 2006: Robert Denning, American interior designer"Robert Denning Dies at 78; Champion of Lavish Décor", by Mitchell Owens, September 4, 2005, New York Times obituary Yishay Garbasz, artist in photography, installation, and video Uri Gershuni, Israel photographer and educator Gluck, British painter Nan Goldin, photographer"National Foundation for Jewish Culture". Jewishculture.org. Elmyr de Hory, Hungarian-born painter and art forger Herbert List, photographerglbtq >> arts >> List, Herbert Adi Nes, Israeli photographer Maurice Sendak, illustrator and author of children's books as well as costume and set designer for films, theater and opera Al Shapiro, artist and creator of first gay comic strip Simeon Solomon, painterglbtq >> arts >> Solomon, Simeon
Drag performers Acid Betty, American drag queen Alexis Michelle, American drag queen Denali, American drag queen Flawless Sabrina, American drag queen and activist Jinkx Monsoon, American drag queen, winner of RuPaul's Drag Race and RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Joey Jay, American drag queen Lil Miss Hot Mess, American drag queen Miz Cracker, American drag queen Plane Jane, American drag queen Sasha Velour, American drag queen and winner of RuPaul's Drag Race
Fashion
Eliad Cohen, Israeli model and entrepreneur Marc Jacobs, American fashion designer Calvin Klein, American fashion designer Michael Kors, American sportswear fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi, American fashion designer Zac Posen, American fashion designer Arnold Scaasi, Canadian-born American fashion designer
Film, television, and theater Chantal Akerman, film directorMorris, Gary (August 2002), Rare Docs on French Filmmakers , Bright Lights Film Journal. Retrieved November 18, 2006. Simon Amstell, comedian and television presenterLynskey, Dorian (August 2, 2006), 'I always want the funny line', The Guardian. Retrieved November 18, 2006. Assi Azar, TV personality Neal Baer, TV writer, producer Orna Banai, actress, comedian Michael Bennett, choreographer and musical theatre director Alison Brie, actress, writer, producer Ilene Chaiken, creator of The L WordStrohm, Deidre (January 22, 2004), A Conversation With Ilene Chaiken , Power-up.net. Retrieved November 18, 2006. George Cukor, film director Barry Diller, media executive Sandi Simcha DuBowski, documentary filmmaker Beanie Feldstein, actress Harvey Fierstein, actor and playwright Diane Flacks, Canadian Jewish comedic actress, screenwriter and playwright Brandon Flynn, actor Eytan Fox, Israeli film director Stephen Fry, actor, comedian and writer Victor Garber, actor, comedian and writer Ilana Glazer, stand-up comedian, actor, writer Judy Gold, stand-up comedian and actress Julie Goldman, stand-up comedian Amos Guttman, film director Todd Haynes, film director Matan Hodorov, journalist, TV presenter Nicholas Hytner, theatre and film director Abbi Jacobson, comedian, actress, writer, and illustrator Moisés Kaufman, award-winning Venezuelan-born playwright and director, US resident Jessica Kirson, comedian Asi Levy, actress Dan Levy, actor, writer, and comedian Matt Lucas, comedian and actor Michael Lucas, entrepreneur, filmmaker, and pornographic film star Miriam Margolyes, award-winning British actress best known for her portrayal of Professor Sprout in the Harry Potter film series Ezra Miller, actor Ben Platt, actor, singer, and songwriter best known for his roles in Dear Evan Hansen, The Book of Mormon, and Pitch Perfect Max Rhyser, actor Jerome Robbins, choreographer and musical theatre director Lili Rosen, American actress, writer and Yiddish cultural consultant Joshua Rush, actor Jonathan Sagall, actor, director and screenwriter"OUT! - 800 berühmte Lesben, Schwule und Bisexuelle" by Axel Schock & Karen-Susan Fessel, Querverlag, Berlin 2004, John Schlesinger, film director Noah Schnapp, actor Antony Sher, actorThe Big Interview: Sir Antony Sher | Official London Theatre Guide Kate Siegel, actor Bryan Singer, film director Joey Soloway, writer, director, producer, comedian Peter Spears, actor and film producerDoes Hollywood give Jewish?. Jewish Journal. July 27, 2007. ["And then there are those who pick and choose their causes specific to their own personal development. Peter Spears, as just one example, came to Hollywood for his work, but recently found himself on a mission to Israel's film industry, which helped him to rediscover his Jewish self in the process."]Retrieved 15 August 2016 Mauritz Stiller, film director Jacob Tierney, Canadian actor, director, screenwriter Robin Tyler, comic and activist Gal Uchovsky, actor Bruce Vilanch, comedy writer and actor Dale Winton, TV presenter Evan Rachel Wood, actress, model, and musician
Literature Leroy F. Aarons, journalist, editor, author, playwright, activist founder of the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA) Jon Robin Baitz, playwright and screenwriterMackie, Drew (September 25, 2006), Jon Robin Baitz: Not Your Usual TV Writer , Afterelton.com. Retrieved November 19, 2006. Gad Beck, Holocaust survivor and authorGad Beck Steve Berman, speculative fiction writerOfficial site biography . Retrieved November 19, 2006. Betty Berzon, author, first psychotherapist in America to come out as gay to the public (1971) Kate Bornstein, writer, playwright, performance artist, gender theorist Jane Bowles, novelist and playwright Alfred Chester, novelist Benjamin Cohen, journalist Nick Denton, founder of Gawker MediaLevy, Stephen (June 2004), How Can I Sex Up This Blog Business?, Wired.com. Retrieved November 18, 2006. Joel Derfner, writer and memoirist Gabe Dunn, writer, journalist, comedian, and actorliterature >>Gaby Dunn Elana Dykewomon, American novelist Eve Ensler, playwright and performer György Faludy, poet Leslie Feinberg, activist, author Edward Field, poetglbtq >> literature >> Field, Edward Sanford Friedman, novelistglbtq >> literature >> Jewish-American Literature Robert Friend, poet Masha Gessen, journalist, author, and activist Allen Ginsberg, US Beat Generation poetThe Gay 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Gay Men and Lesbians, Past and Present, Paul Russell. Kensington Books, 2002 , pp. 254-257 Richard Greenberg, playwrightAll About Jewish Theatre - The games people play : 'Take Me Out' wonders what the world of sports would do with a gay superstar Jacob Israël de Haan, poetglbtq >> literature >> Dutch and Flemish Literature Marilyn Hacker, poetVQR » The Mimesis of Thought: On Adrienne Rich's Poetry Aaron Hamburger, novelistVQR » Interview with Aaron Hamburger Max Jacob, poet Chester Kallman, poet and librettistShow An Event Eva Kotchever, also known as Eve Addams, Polish feminist, writer, owner of the Eve's Hangout in New York, assassinated at Auschwitz Larry Kramer, playwright, author, film producer, public health advocate, LGBT rights activist, and founder of ACT UP Lisa Kron, playwright and performer Tony Kushner, playwright and screenwriter Arthur Laurents, playwright, screenwriter and librettist David Leavitt, novelist and short-story writerglbtq >> literature >> Leavitt, David Fran Lebowitz, author and public speaker Leo Lerman, writer/editor Sue-Ann Levy, columnist Michael Lowenthal, novelist Jay Michaelson, writer, columnist, author of God vs. Gay? Herbert Muschamp (1947–2007), New York Times architecture critic Joan Nestle, writer, editor and activist, founder of the Lesbian Herstory Archives Leslea Newman, children's book author, short story writer, editor Harold Norse, poetglbtq >> literature >> Norse, Harold Marcel Proust, novelistglbtq >> literature >> Proust, Marcel David Rakoff, essayistSalon.com People | David Rakoff Adrienne Rich, poet and essayist Paul Rudnick, playwright, screenwriter and columnist Muriel Rukeyser, poet Siegfried Sassoon, poetglbtq >> literature >> Sassoon, Siegfried Sarah Schulman, journalist, writer and playwright Martin Sherman, playwright Andrew Solomon, writer on politics, culture and psychology Susan Sontag, essayist and novelistglbtq >> literature >> Sontag, Susan Gertrude Stein, writerglbtq >> literature >> Stein, Gertrude Julian Stryjkowski, novelistglbtq >> literature >> Polish Literature Bogi Takács, poet Paula Vogel, playwright and teacher Yona Wallach, poet
Music Aderet, singer-songwriter, DJ, producer Howard Ashman, playwright and lyricistHoward Ashman on Glbtq.com. Retrieved November 18, 2006. Babydaddy, member of Scissor SistersMaclean, Gareth (September 25, 2004), Sisters under the skin, The Guardian. Retrieved November 18, 2006. Jean-Pierre Barda, singer, actor Madison Beer, singer, songwriter Frieda Belinfante, conductor (she has a Jewish father)Synopsis of autobiographical But I was a Girl . Retrieved November 17, 2006. Leonard Bernstein, composer and conductor Marc Blitzstein, composer Carrie Brownstein, guitarist in Sleater-Kinney Barbara Butch, DJ, musician Aaron Copland, composer Joel Derfner, musical theatre composer Brian Epstein, manager of The Beatles Michael Feinstein, singer and pianist William Finn, musical theatre composer, lyricist and librettist Avery Friedman, musician and singer-songwriter Ezra Furman, singer-songwriter David Geffen, film producer and record executiveglbtq >> arts >> Geffen, David God-Des (of God-Des and She) Ari Gold, pop singer Lesley Gore, pop singer