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Information on the influence of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender on popular music, is presented. Musicians, Michael Stipe, Rob Halford, and Pete Townshend, have come to the world as gay or bisexual. The song "Crazy Blues," by Mamie Smith, became the first vocal blues record, which sold more than 100,000 copies in the first month after its release.

Information related lesbian artists in the U.S. in the era following the Stonewall riots of 1969. Following the Stonewall riots, lesbian artists in the U.S. became visible with their works and the newsletter "The Ladder," of the first lesbian rights organization Daughters of Bilitis (DOB) featured the works of women artists. Also discussed in the emergence and recognition of lesbian art which took place in the post-Stonewall era in the U.S.

Information related to the depiction of lesbians in American art in the 19th is presented. Women artists did not reveal their names to avoid gender identification and Mary Ann Willson is considered the first women watercolorist of the U.S. Also discussed are works of other women artists including Harriet Goodhue Hosmer, Anne Whitney, and Mary Edmonia Lewis.

Information related to the depiction of lesbians in American art from 1900-1969 is presented. American women artists of the early twentieth century shifted to Europe to seek an environment with lesser sexual restrictions and international groups of artists were formed by expatriate American lesbian writers Gertrude Stein and Alice Toklas in Paris, France. Also discussed are works of several artists including painters Djuna Barnes, Gertrude Stein, and photographer Berenice Abbott.

Information related to gay and lesbian representation in African-American and African diaspora art is presented. Issues related to gender and sexuality were explored by diaspora artists in the late 20th century and the earliest diaspora art works include of artists Mary Edmond Lewis, and Richard Bruce Nugent. Also discussed are works of African American gay and lesbian artists which include Marlon Riggs, Darrel Ellis, and Carla Williams.

Information about the contributions of LGBT individuals in popular music in the U.S. is presented. It mentions that LGBT people have impacted the world of popular music, through their emotions and creativity. It cites that the contributions of these people are almost present in all genres including folk, disco, jazz and cabaret, and country music.

Information about the visibility of lesbian artists in America during post-stonewall period is presented. It explores the significance of lesbian movement to the middle-class women to show off and embrace their identity . It highlights the importance alternative venues from lesbian sex journals to zines to cartoons to web sites and to concerts in developing the future of the lesbian art.

Information about the American lesbian art in the earlier twentieth century is presented. It explores the expatriate experiences of several lesbian artists in the salons of Paris, the emergence of a more democratic art form and photography which allow communities to document their lives and experiences. It highlights their effort and cooperation of demanding their equal rights to further their careers.

Information about the accomplishments of lesbian artists in the nineteenth century is presented. It explores several successful lesbian artists in art including Mary Ann Wilson, Harriet Hosmer and Anne Whitney. It mentions their strategy such as signing their first initial and surname and using male pen names in order to get their work published.

Information about the gay and lesbian representation in the visual arts formulated by the artists of the African Diaspora is presented. It states that their work involves the exploration of sexual and affectional issues. It highlights the significance of disclosing as gay or lesbian to explore every aspects of their complex lives and world.

Information on the presentation and portrayal of transvestism in films is presented. It is mentioned that the meaning of cinematic transvestism has remained problematic for gay audiences not only because transvestism has never meant one single thing, but also because representations of transvestism have often fallen short of what is considered today as gay culture.

The article offers information on the influence of glbt people on popular music. From the 1920s through the 1950s, gay composer Cole Porter wrote dozens of unforgettable songs such as "Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love," "I Get a Kick out of You." Bisexual singer Jill Sobule's 1996 hit song "I Kissed a Girl" is one of the few explicitly lesbian-themed hit songs in recording history.

Information about the presence of lesbianism in the American art in the post-Stonewall years is presented. Like gay artists, lesbian artists also became visible in the post-Stonewall years. They benefited from the feminist and civil rights movements in the 1950s and 1960s. Lesbian imagery emerged in the 1960s. Some lesbian artists who emerged after Stonewall include Louise Fishman and Joan Snyder.

Information about the representation of lesbianism in the 19th century American art is presented. Though lesbian artists existed in the century, they appeared rarely. They faced obstacles both as women and as homosexuals. Serious women artists of any class were an anomaly in the century. Sexism and homophobia in the arts mirrored that of the rest of the culture.

Information about the representation of lesbianism in the 20th century American art (1900-1969) is presented. The lesbian art in the period was influenced by expatriates, especially by the salons of Paris. It was also influenced by the art of photography. After World War II, lesbians were forced to be closeted.

Information about African-American and African diaspora art representing GLBT people is presented. GLBT representation in the visual arts by people of the African Diaspora emerged in the late 20th century as artists began to explore issues specific to gender and sexuality. Prior to the late 20th century their visibility was not apparent.

The article offers information on the influence of glbt people on popular music. From the 1920s through the 1950s, gay composer Cole Porter wrote dozens of unforgettable songs such as "Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love," "I Get a Kick out of You." Bisexual singer Jill Sobule's 1996 hit song "I Kissed a Girl" is one of the few explicitly lesbian-themed hit songs in recording history.

Information about the presence of lesbianism in the American art in the post-Stonewall years is presented. Like gay artists, lesbian artists also became visible in the post-Stonewall years. They benefited from the feminist and civil rights movements in the 1950s and 1960s. Lesbian imagery emerged in the 1960s. Some lesbian artists who emerged after Stonewall include Louise Fishman and Joan Snyder.

Information about the presence of lesbianism in the American art in the 19th century is presented. Though the term "lesbian art" or "lesbian artist" came in public domain after 1970, lesbian artists have existed throughout the century. But they were obscure because women artists were an anomaly in the century. Due to fear, lesbian writers published their works under male pen names. Mary Ann Willson was one the lesbian artists of that period.

Information about the presence of lesbianism in the American art between 1900 and 1969 is presented. The American lesbian art in the period was affected by expatriate culture of salons of Paris, France, and the emergence of photography. However, in the post World War II years, lesbian arts were forced to confine themselves. In the period, anonymous photographs of men and women in loving embraces appeared in archives and antique shops.

Information about GLBT representation in African-American and African Diaspora art is presented. Gay and lesbian representation in that art was first made in the late 20th century when artists began to explore issues related to gender and sexuality. As African-American culture has not been friendly with homosexuality, many artists rely on self-portraiture. African-American expatriate Mary Edmonia Lewis is noted for her busts executed in sculptures.

Gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered persons have had tremendous influence on popular music. As artists, muses, producers, composers, publishers, and every role in between, gays and lesbians have left an indelible impression upon the popular consciousness through their contributions to music. Their presence can be found everywhere, from out lesbian Vicki Randle playing percussion and singing in the Tonight Show band, to two men dressed as cops and kissing in a Marilyn Manson music video. Popular music has always had a gay and lesbian presence, but it has not always been out in the open.

Since Stonewall, lesbian artists in America, from installation artists to filmmakers and photographers to performance artists and painters, have become increasingly diverse and visible. Lesbians in the 1950s and 1960s benefited from both the feminist and the civil rights movements. Within the feminist movement emerged lesbian feminism, which gave rise to groups and experiences that galvanized the lesbian movement and gave many middle-class women the freedom in which to "come out" and embrace their sexuality.

According to cultural and art historians, the notions of "lesbian art" or "lesbian artist" did not exist prior to 1970. However, lesbian artists certainly existed and worked in the nineteenth century, their accomplishments all the more remarkable for the obstacles they faced both as women and as homosexuals. The reasons for their relative obscurity are easily apparent--serious women artists of any stripe were an anomaly in the nineteenth century, and sexism and homophobia in the arts mirrored that of the rest of the culture.

American lesbian art in the earlier twentieth century was indelibly shaped by the expatriate experience, especially by the salons of Paris, and by the emergence of a more democratic art form, photography, which allowed marginalized communities to document their lives and experiences. After World War II, however, many lesbians felt enormous pressure to retreat into the closet. Like the generation that preceded them, American women artists of the early twentieth century went to Europe to seek a less-restricted environment in which to develop their art and many went back and forth between the continents.

Gay and lesbian representation in the visual arts created by people of the African Diaspora emerged most clearly in the late twentieth century as artists began to explore issues specific to gender and sexuality. Artists attracted to members of their own sex certainly existed all along, but prior to the late twentieth century their visibility was not nearly as apparent and their work did not deal explicitly with themes relating to their sexuality. For example, the American expatriate nineteenth-century sculptor Mary Edmonia Lewis (1845-1890) was probably a lesbian and Harlem Renaissance-era sculptor James Richmond Barthé (1901-1989) was almost certainly gay, but neither Lewis nor Barthé publicly declared their homosexuality.

A biography of female sculptor Anne Whitney is presented. She was born on September 2, 1821 and studied with sculptor William Rimmer. Whitney also managed a small school in Salem, Massachusetts in 1846-1848, and published poems in the magazines "Harper's" and "Atlantic Monthly." Also cited are Whitney's friendship with sculptors Harriet Hosmer and Mary Edmonia Lewis, and the subjects of her work, including abolitionists, feminists, and African Americans.

A definition of the term music video in the GLBTQ context is presented. Topics covered include the scarcity of videos with specifically homosexual and non-theatrical characters in the 1980s, music video's mainstream launch via the cable television network MTV in 1981, and ambiguity toward explicit sexual themes in early videos produced by GLBTQ artists. Also mentioned are later music videos by GLBTQ musicians such as Melissa Etheridge, the Indigo Girls, and George Michael.

The article profiles several African-American Blues women singers. Topics discussed include Mamie Smith as the first woman of color to make an audio recording, Gertrude Rainey's performing and traveling in tent shows and singers who composed the music and lyrics for many of the songs they performed and recorded.

The article looks at bisexuality in both film characters and performers. Topics discussed include the first documented appearances of bisexual characters in motion pictures and the Motion Picture Production Code or Hays Code which banned any explicit representation of homosexuality or bisexuality in American films.