For years, The G-Listed has celebrated the birthdays of LGBTQ+ celebrities, community leaders, and public figures on the social media platforms Facebook, Twitter, 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 7. See who we are celebrating today.

Ariane Davis
actress and “Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta” star

Caster Semenya
South African Olympic gold medal-winning runner

Chester Kallman
poet and librettist

Christian Louboutin
iconic French fashion designer

Dionne Brand
Canadian poet, novelist, essayist, and documentarian

Jamal Sims
award-winning choreographer, documentarian, and “RuPaul’s Drag Race” star

June Miller
novelist

Kerri R Smith-Osei
life coach, family therapist, and community advocate

Michael Sam
football athlete and community advocate

MJ Rodriguez
actress, musician, and trans-rights activist

Zora Neale Hurston
legendary author, anthropologist, and filmmaker
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.