January 1 birthdays

Notable LGBTQ Birthdays: January 1

For years, The G-Listed has celebrated the birthdays of LGBTQ+ celebrities, community leaders, and public figures on the social media platforms FacebookTwitter, and Instagram. Now, The G-Listed carries the celebration of our local, regional, national, and international heroes onto the blog, where readers and subscribers can follow our daily birthday celebration of honorees in a blog post per day.

Today, we are celebrating our LGBTQ+ notables born on January 1. See who we are celebrating today.

E M Forster

E. M. Forster
English novelist

Franklin Morris Wilkerson

Franklin Morris Wilkerson
Washington DC community organizer

Golda Rosheuvel

Golda Rosheuvel
actress and singer

James Hormel

James Hormel
philanthropist, LGBT activist, diplomat, and Hormel meatpacking heir

Joe Orton

Joe Orton
English playwright, author, and diarist

Martine Rothblatt

Martine Rothblatt
lawyer, author, entrepreneur, and transgender rights advocate

Santa Lucia

Santa Lucia
“La Mas Draga” star and drag entertainer

Topher Campbell

Topher Campbell
British filmmaker and LGBTQ activist

Check out The G-Listed’s Instagram profile, where we tagged those with active Instagram profiles that you may follow or celebrate personally.

Is there an LGBTQ+ public figure born on this day and not featured? Please share that information with us at theglisted@gmail.com for consideration of inclusion.

About Waddie G.

Waddie G. is the Founding Editor of The G-Listed. Based in New York City, Waddie G.’s writing shows off his biggest passions for pop and gay cultures. Born in Sacramento, raised in Kansas City, developed in Atlanta, and matured in Chicago, Waddie G. is an unabashed foodie, proud R&B junkie, adventurous traveler, serial scribbler, and textbook Virgo. Waddie G. and his content has been featured on the "Wendy Williams Show," TMZ, Grindr, Vice, I-D, Windy City Times, and The Gothamist.

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