Sexuality: Gay Men, Lesbians, Bisexuals, Transsexuals, Page 2

Capote, Truman

At the age of six Capote's parents abandoned him to the care of four elderly, unmarried maternal cousins, three sisters and a brother, living together. He was a high-school dropout, apprent... [more]

Caprotti, Gian Giacomo

Caprotti was a student of the immortal Leonardo da Vinci, who was his frequent model and collaborated with him in some of his paintings. But he was probably more than this. Two sources (... [more]

Church, John

Church was a foundling , discovered on the steps of St. John's Church Clerkenwell, (hence his name) or St. Andrew's Church Holborn as a young toddler, barely able to walk. He was sent to t... [more]

Cole, Nat Kelly

Carol Cole was the daughter of the sister of Maria Cole, wife of the American singer Nat King Cole . She was orphaned when five or six years old and ado... [more]

Cornwell, Patricia

Cornwell was born Patricia Daniels to a married couple. When she was five or seven (sources differ) her father abandoned the family for another woman. Her mother moved with the three childr... [more]

Cullen, Countée

Cullen was raised by his grandmother until her death, and then in 1918 he was adopted by the Rev. Frederick Cullen and his wife. His first collection of poetry was published in 1925, and... [more]

Dean, James Byron

Dean was born to a married couple but when his mother died of cancer in 1940 his father sent him to Indiana to live with his grandparents, where he stayed until 1949. He then returned to li... [more]

Dermit was the adopted son and heir of French author and film director Jean Cocteau (1889-1963). He acted in three of his father's films: Orphée, Les Enfants Terribles and Testament of Orphe... [more]

Fashanu, Justinius Sonny

Justin and John Fashanu were birth brothers. Their Guyanese-British mother and Nigerian father separated when they were toddlers, with their father returning to Nigeria. Unable to cope on... [more]

Fremstad, Olive

Fremstad was born Anna Olivia Rundquist to an unmarried mother in Stockholm. She was adopted there by an American family of Swedish heritage and emigrated with them to the USA when she was ... [more]

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