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Reports from the Holocaust: The Story of an AIDS Activist (Stonewall Inn editions)Reports from the Holocaust: The Story of an AIDS Activist (Stonewall Inn editions) by Larry Kramer
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The founder of ACT-UP went to Yale. Yale refused to make a gay studies dept., even when he offered to pay for it.
Sex, Art, and American Culture: EssaysSex, Art, and American Culture: Essays by Camille Paglia
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This famous loudmouth academic went to Yale.
ShockedShocked
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I had a graduate student who said Jodie was definitely out while at Yale.
The Judith Butler ReaderThe Judith Butler Reader
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This famous gender theorist works at Berkeley and got her Ph.D. from Yale.
Cole Porter - An All-Star Tribute (Bell Telephone Hour January 28, 1964)Cole Porter - An All-Star Tribute (Bell Telephone Hour January 28, 1964)
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This famous composer went to Yale. "Dee-Lovely" portrayed him as more heterosexual than he was.
Black, White & Jewish: Autobiography of a Shifting SelfBlack, White & Jewish: Autobiography of a Shifting Self by Rebecca Walker
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Alice Walker's daughter is bisexual, like her mother, and went to Yale.
Sorrow Is the Only Faithful One: THE LIFE OF OWEN DODSONSorrow Is the Only Faithful One: THE LIFE OF OWEN DODSON by James V. Hatch
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This Howard University playwright got his MFA from Yale's Drama department.
Paul Monette: The Brink of Summer's End [VHS]Paul Monette: The Brink of Summer's End [VHS]
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The late author and AIDS activist Paul Monette went to Yale.
Same-Sex Unions in Premodern EuropeSame-Sex Unions in Premodern Europe by John Boswell
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This late gay historian taught at Yale. His work has been hounded and praised widely.
CASE FOR SAME SEX MARRIAGE: From Sexual Liberty to Civilized CommitmentCASE FOR SAME SEX MARRIAGE: From Sexual Liberty to Civilized Commitment by William N. Eskridge
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William Eskridge got his J.D. from Yale and now teaches there.
Samuel Tilden; The Real 19th PresidentSamuel Tilden; The Real 19th President by Nikki Oldaker
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This presidential candidate was a lifelong bachelo (hint-hint!) and a Yale dropout.
The House That Race Built: Original Essays by Toni Morrison, Angela Y. Davis, Cornel West, and Others on Bl ack Americans and Politics in  America TodayThe House That Race Built: Original Essays by Toni Morrison, Angela Y. Davis, Cornel West, and Others on Bl ack Americans and Politics in America Today
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Columbia Law professor Kendall Thomas went to Yale for undergrad and law school.
Frasier - The Complete First SeasonFrasier - The Complete First Season
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David Hyde Pierce is rumored to be gay. To me, it was odd that Niles got married.
Transvestism, Masculinity, and Latin American Literature: Genders Share FleshTransvestism, Masculinity, and Latin American Literature: Genders Share Flesh by Ben. Sifuentes-Jauregui
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This professor got all his degrees from Yale.
The Boundaries of Blackness: AIDS and the Breakdown of Black PoliticsThe Boundaries of Blackness: AIDS and the Breakdown of Black Politics by Cathy Cohen
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This black lesbian professor left Yale and now teaches at UIC.
DialoguesDialogues by Jerry Brown
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NNDB marks Jerry Brown's sexuality as "matter of dispute." Some say he had a boyfriend. He refused to support Proposition 8 in court. He went to Yale Law.
Gay New York: Gender, Urban Culture, and the Making of the Gay Male World, 1890-1940Gay New York: Gender, Urban Culture, and the Making of the Gay Male World, 1890-1940 by George Chauncey
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This renown gay studies scholar got his Ph.D. from Yale.
The Marble QuiltThe Marble Quilt by David Leavitt
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The author of "Lost Language of Cranes" and several other gay books went to Yale.
Why Marriage Matters: America, Equality, and Gay People's Right to MarryWhy Marriage Matters: America, Equality, and Gay People's Right to Marry by Evan Wolfson
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This longtime gay rights activist, Evan Wolfson, went to Yale.
Covering: The Hidden Assault on Our Civil RightsCovering: The Hidden Assault on Our Civil Rights by Kenji Yoshino
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Kenji Yoshino attended Yale Law School.
Life is Not a RehearsalLife is Not a Rehearsal by David Brudnoy
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This conservative radio DJ who died of AIDS complications went to Yale, so much for its image as liberal, but still as gay.
The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of DepressionThe Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression by Andrew Solomon
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This Yalie wrote about depression and how he purposely tried to catch HIV.
A Mother's StoryA Mother's Story by Gloria Vanderbilt
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It's rumored that telejournalist Anderson Cooper, a Vanderbuilt, is gay.
Paris Is BurningParis Is Burning
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Jenny Livingston(e?), the documentarian, went to YU.
Lanterns On The Levee - Recollections Of A Planter's SonLanterns On The Levee - Recollections Of A Planter's Son by William Alexander Percy
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This gay poet, William Alexander Percy, wrote homoerotic stuff in the early 1900s. But he also helped oppress Blacks who faced a Hurricane Katrina-style flood.
Roseanne - The Complete Fifth SeasonRoseanne - The Complete Fifth Season
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I once read that the dark-haired daughter on "Roseanne" had a huge lesbian fanship. When people wrote that she attended Yale, it was always implied that she was a lesbian. Internet accounts say she is and that she's expecting her second child with her partner.
Central America, 1981: Report to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, U.S. House of RepresentativesCentral America, 1981: Report to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives by Gerry E Studds
Gerry Studds, a former Congressman, was married to a man in Massachusetts.