Ulrichs, Karl-Heinrich (1825—1895): German activist and writer
Underwood, Katie (1975—): Australian singer
Vallieres, Pierre (1938—1998): Canadian journalist and writer
Van Vechten, Carl (1880—1964): American writer and photographer
Vanita, Ruth (1955—): Indian academic and artist
Vaughan, Keith (1912—1977): English artist
Verburg, Gerda (1957—): Dutch politician
Verlaine, Paul (1844—1896): French poet
Versace, Gianni (1946—1997): Italian designer
Vidal, Gore (1925—): American writer and essayist
Viertel, Salka (1889—1978): Ukrainian actress and screenwriter
Visconti, Luchino (1906—1976): Italian film director
Vogel, Paula (1951—): American playwright
Wagner, Jane (1935—): American writer, director, and producer
Walker, Alice (1944—): American writer
Walpole, Hugh (1884—1941): English writer
Warhol, Andy (1928—1987): American artist
Warren, Patricia Nell (1936—): American writer
Webb, Kathy (1950—): American politician
Wenner, Jann (1946—): American publisher
West, Rosemary (1953—): British serial killer
White, Edmund (1940—): American writer, educator
White, Patrick (1912—1990): Australian writer
Wilde, Oscar (1854—1900): Irish playwright
Williams, Tennessee (1911—1983): American writer
Wings, Mary (1949—): American writer and artist
Wittig, Monique (1935—2003): French radical feminist and writer
Wong, B.D. (1960—): American actor
Wood, Thelma (1901—1970): American sculptor
Woolf, Virginia (1882—1941): English writer
Wuornos, Aileen (1956—2002): American serial killer
Xuan Dieu (1916—1985): Vietnamese poet
Yates, Mary Ann (1728—1787): British actress
Yourcenar, Marguerite (1903—1987): Belgian writer
Zeffirelli, Franco (1923—): Italian stage/film director
Zhou Dan (1974—): Chinese attorney and GLBT rights activist
Zia, Helen (1952—): American writer and activist