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15 rich and famous LGBT people around the world

  • <p>Estimated Net Worth: Not known<br>Born: 23 September 1965 (age 52 years)<br>Occupation: Indian prince, probable heir of the Maharaja of Rajpipla in Gujarat. He runs a charity, The Lakshya Trust, which works with the LGBT community.<br>He is the first openly gay prince in the world. When he first came out in 2006, he faced severe backlash from family and society. </p>
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    Manvendra Singh Gohil

    Estimated Net Worth: Not known
    Born: 23 September 1965 (age 52 years)
    Occupation: Indian prince, probable heir of the Maharaja of Rajpipla in Gujarat. He runs a charity, The Lakshya Trust, which works with the LGBT community.
    He is the first openly gay prince in the world. When he first came out in 2006, he faced severe backlash from family and society.

  • <p>Estimated worth: $625 million<br>November 1, 1960 (age 57)<br>Occupation: CEO of Apple<br>On October 30, 2014, Cook came out as gay stating, ‘I’m proud to be gay, and I consider being gay among the greatest gifts God has given me.’ </p>
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    Tim Cook

    Estimated worth: $625 million
    November 1, 1960 (age 57)
    Occupation: CEO of Apple
    On October 30, 2014, Cook came out as gay stating, ‘I’m proud to be gay, and I consider being gay among the greatest gifts God has given me.’

  • <p>Net worth: Not known<br>Born in 1979 in Thane<br>Occupation: Transgender rights activist, Hindi film actor and Bharatanatyam dancer<br>First transgender person to represent Asia Pacific in the UN in 2008<br>Awarded ‘Indian of the Year 2017<br>Source: networthpost.org </p>
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    Laxmi Narayan Tripathi

    Net worth: Not known
    Born in 1979 in Thane
    Occupation: Transgender rights activist, Hindi film actor and Bharatanatyam dancer
    First transgender person to represent Asia Pacific in the UN in 2008
    Awarded ‘Indian of the Year 2017
    Source: networthpost.org

  • <p>Net worth:$8.86 Billion<br>Born: 11 July 1934 (age 83)<br>Occupation: Italian fashion designer known for his clean, tailored lines.<br>He is credited with pioneering red-carpet fashion.<br>Publicly identified as bisexual, he had a longstanding relationship with his business partner, the architect Sergio Galeotti, who died of a heart attack in 1985. </p>
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    Giorgio Armani

    Net worth:$8.86 Billion
    Born: 11 July 1934 (age 83)
    Occupation: Italian fashion designer known for his clean, tailored lines.
    He is credited with pioneering red-carpet fashion.
    Publicly identified as bisexual, he had a longstanding relationship with his business partner, the architect Sergio Galeotti, who died of a heart attack in 1985.

  • <p>Net worth:$450million<br>Born: 25 March 1947<br>Occupation: English singer, pianist, and composer<br>In his five-decade career Elton John has sold more than 300 million records, making him one of the best-selling music artists in the world. John married his longtime partner David Furnish in a civil ceremony on December 21, 2005. With the help of a surrogate, the couple welcomed their first son, Zachary Furnish-John, in December 2010, and welcomed their second child, Elijah Joseph Daniel Furnish-John, in January 2013. Nine years after their civil ceremony, on December 21, 2014, the couple wed after laws allowing gay marriage took effect the same year in Britain. </p>
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    Elton John

    Net worth:$450million
    Born: 25 March 1947
    Occupation: English singer, pianist, and composer
    In his five-decade career Elton John has sold more than 300 million records, making him one of the best-selling music artists in the world. John married his longtime partner David Furnish in a civil ceremony on December 21, 2005. With the help of a surrogate, the couple welcomed their first son, Zachary Furnish-John, in December 2010, and welcomed their second child, Elijah Joseph Daniel Furnish-John, in January 2013. Nine years after their civil ceremony, on December 21, 2014, the couple wed after laws allowing gay marriage took effect the same year in Britain.

  • <p>Net worth:$700 million<br>Born 7 January 1946<br>Occupation: Co-founder and publisher of the Rolling Stone magazine<br>Though Wenner was in a hetetosexual marriage for more than 2 decades, from 1995, Wenner’s domestic partner has been Matt Nye, a fashion designer. Together, Wenner and Nye have three adopted children, Noah and twins Jude and India Rose. </p>
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    Jann Wenner

    Net worth:$700 million
    Born 7 January 1946
    Occupation: Co-founder and publisher of the Rolling Stone magazine
    Though Wenner was in a hetetosexual marriage for more than 2 decades, from 1995, Wenner’s domestic partner has been Matt Nye, a fashion designer. Together, Wenner and Nye have three adopted children, Noah and twins Jude and India Rose.

  • <p>Net worth: $1.65 billion each<br>Age: Domenico Dolce 13 August 1958 (age 59), Stefano Gabbana: 14 November 1962 (age 55)<br>Occupation: Founders of Italian luxury fashion house Dolce & Gabbana<br>Dolce and Gabbana were an open couple for many years. Following their success, they lived in a 19th-century villa in Milan, and owned several properties on the French Riviera. They ended their long-time relationship in 2003 or 2005, but the pair still work together at D&G. </p>
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    Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana

    Net worth: $1.65 billion each
    Age: Domenico Dolce 13 August 1958 (age 59), Stefano Gabbana: 14 November 1962 (age 55)
    Occupation: Founders of Italian luxury fashion house Dolce & Gabbana
    Dolce and Gabbana were an open couple for many years. Following their success, they lived in a 19th-century villa in Milan, and owned several properties on the French Riviera. They ended their long-time relationship in 2003 or 2005, but the pair still work together at D&G.

  • <p>Net worth: $2.5 billion<br>Born: October 11, 1967 (age 50)<br>Occupation: American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, philanthropist, political activist, and author. He co-founded PayPal in 1999, serving as chief executive officer until its sale to eBay in 2002 for $1.5 billion.<br>In 2016, during a convention speech he announced that he is ‘proud to be gay’. He has supported gay rights causes such as the American Foundation for Equal Rights and GOProud. </p>
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    Peter Thiel

    Net worth: $2.5 billion
    Born: October 11, 1967 (age 50)
    Occupation: American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, philanthropist, political activist, and author. He co-founded PayPal in 1999, serving as chief executive officer until its sale to eBay in 2002 for $1.5 billion.
    In 2016, during a convention speech he announced that he is ‘proud to be gay’. He has supported gay rights causes such as the American Foundation for Equal Rights and GOProud.

  • <p>Net worth: $600,000<br>Born: January 23, 1953 (age 65 years)<br>Occupation: British boxing manager and promoter who managed Lennox Lewis<br>Maloney was married for over 15 years to second wife Tracey; they have two daughters. Maloney has a daughter from her first marriage and is a supporter of Millwall Football Club. In August 2014, Maloney announced publicly that she wished to be known as “Kellie” and that she was undertaking gender reassignment. </p>
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    Kellie Maloney (Formerly called Frank)

    Net worth: $600,000
    Born: January 23, 1953 (age 65 years)
    Occupation: British boxing manager and promoter who managed Lennox Lewis
    Maloney was married for over 15 years to second wife Tracey; they have two daughters. Maloney has a daughter from her first marriage and is a supporter of Millwall Football Club. In August 2014, Maloney announced publicly that she wished to be known as “Kellie” and that she was undertaking gender reassignment.

  • <p>Net worth: $2 million<br>Born in 1979 in Mobile, Alabama<br>Occupation: American actress and LGBT advocate. She rose to prominence with her role as Sophia Burset on the Netflix series ‘Orange Is the New Black’, becoming the first openly transgender person to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in the acting category. </p>
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    Laverne Cox

    Net worth: $2 million
    Born in 1979 in Mobile, Alabama
    Occupation: American actress and LGBT advocate. She rose to prominence with her role as Sophia Burset on the Netflix series ‘Orange Is the New Black’, becoming the first openly transgender person to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in the acting category.

  • <p>Net worth: $400 million<br>Born: October 18, 1953 (age 64)<br>Occupation: American computer software programmer, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and LGBT rights activist. Founder of the Gill Foundation and Quark, Inc.<br>He is the single largest individual donor to the LGBT rights movement in U.S. history, having personally committed more than $422 million since the early 1990s. </p>
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    Tim Gill

    Net worth: $400 million
    Born: October 18, 1953 (age 64)
    Occupation: American computer software programmer, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and LGBT rights activist. Founder of the Gill Foundation and Quark, Inc.
    He is the single largest individual donor to the LGBT rights movement in U.S. history, having personally committed more than $422 million since the early 1990s.

  • <p>Net worth: $1.8 billion<br>Born: 1950 (age 68)<br>Occupation: American investor, philanthropist, and member of the Pritzker family.<br>Pritzker retired as a Lieutenant Colonel from the United States Army in 2001, and was later made an honorary Colonel in the Illinois Army National Guard. Pritzker has a daughter from a first marriage, Tal Hava Pritzker, and two sons, Andrew and William, from her marriage to Lisa I. Goren. As of 2014 she was divorced. On August 16, 2013, a statement was released to employees at Tawani Enterprises and the Pritzker Military Library indicating Pritzker to be the world’s first openly transgender billionaire. </p>
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    Jennifer Pritzker

    Net worth: $1.8 billion
    Born: 1950 (age 68)
    Occupation: American investor, philanthropist, and member of the Pritzker family.
    Pritzker retired as a Lieutenant Colonel from the United States Army in 2001, and was later made an honorary Colonel in the Illinois Army National Guard. Pritzker has a daughter from a first marriage, Tal Hava Pritzker, and two sons, Andrew and William, from her marriage to Lisa I. Goren. As of 2014 she was divorced. On August 16, 2013, a statement was released to employees at Tawani Enterprises and the Pritzker Military Library indicating Pritzker to be the world’s first openly transgender billionaire.

  • <p>Net worth: $100 million<br>Born: 28 October 1949 (Age 68 yrs)<br>Occupation:American television personality and retired Olympic gold medal-winning decathlete.<br>Jenner came out as a trans woman, saying that she had dealt with gender dysphoria since her youth and that, ‘for all intents and purposes, I’m a woman’. Jenner cross-dressed for many years and took hormone replacement therapy but stopped after her romance with Kris Kardashian became more serious, leading to marriage in 1992. Jenner has undergone cosmetic surgery, and completed sex reassignment surgery in January 2017. She said she has never been sexually attracted to men, but has instead always been sexually attracted to women, and that, keeping in mind the difficulty people have understanding the difference between sexual orientation and gender identity, she will identify as asexual for now. With her profile raised by her coming out as a trans woman in 2015, Jenner has been called the most famous openly transgender woman in the world </p>
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    Caitlyn Jenner (formerly Bruce Jenner)

    Net worth: $100 million
    Born: 28 October 1949 (Age 68 yrs)
    Occupation:American television personality and retired Olympic gold medal-winning decathlete.
    Jenner came out as a trans woman, saying that she had dealt with gender dysphoria since her youth and that, ‘for all intents and purposes, I’m a woman’. Jenner cross-dressed for many years and took hormone replacement therapy but stopped after her romance with Kris Kardashian became more serious, leading to marriage in 1992. Jenner has undergone cosmetic surgery, and completed sex reassignment surgery in January 2017. She said she has never been sexually attracted to men, but has instead always been sexually attracted to women, and that, keeping in mind the difficulty people have understanding the difference between sexual orientation and gender identity, she will identify as asexual for now. With her profile raised by her coming out as a trans woman in 2015, Jenner has been called the most famous openly transgender woman in the world

  • <p>Net worth: $1 billion<br>Born: 9th August, 1959 (58 years)<br>Occupation: American sportswear fashion designer. He is the honorary chairman and chief creative officer for his company, Michael Kors Holdings Limited, which sells men’s and women’s and ready-to-wear, accessories, watches, jewelry, footwear and fragrance.<br>Kors married his partner, Lance Le Pere, on August 16, 2011, in Southampton, New York </p>
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    Michael Kors

    Net worth: $1 billion
    Born: 9th August, 1959 (58 years)
    Occupation: American sportswear fashion designer. He is the honorary chairman and chief creative officer for his company, Michael Kors Holdings Limited, which sells men’s and women’s and ready-to-wear, accessories, watches, jewelry, footwear and fragrance.
    Kors married his partner, Lance Le Pere, on August 16, 2011, in Southampton, New York

  • <p>Net worth: $400 Million<br>Born: January 26, 1958 (age 60 years)<br>Occupation: American comedian, television host, actress, writer, producer, and LGBT activist.<br>In 1997, DeGeneres came out as lesbian. Since 2004, DeGeneres has had a relationship with Portia de Rossi. After the overturn of the same-sex marriage ban in California, DeGeneres and de Rossi were engaged, and married in August 2008. </p>
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    Ellen DeGeneres

    Net worth: $400 Million
    Born: January 26, 1958 (age 60 years)
    Occupation: American comedian, television host, actress, writer, producer, and LGBT activist.
    In 1997, DeGeneres came out as lesbian. Since 2004, DeGeneres has had a relationship with Portia de Rossi. After the overturn of the same-sex marriage ban in California, DeGeneres and de Rossi were engaged, and married in August 2008.

<p>Estimated Net Worth: Not known<br>Born: 23 September 1965 (age 52 years)<br>Occupation: Indian prince, probable heir of the Maharaja of Rajpipla in Gujarat. He runs a charity, The Lakshya Trust, which works with the LGBT community.<br>He is the first openly gay prince in the world. When he first came out in 2006, he faced severe backlash from family and society. </p>
<p>Estimated worth: $625 million<br>November 1, 1960 (age 57)<br>Occupation: CEO of Apple<br>On October 30, 2014, Cook came out as gay stating, ‘I’m proud to be gay, and I consider being gay among the greatest gifts God has given me.’ </p>
<p>Net worth: Not known<br>Born in 1979 in Thane<br>Occupation: Transgender rights activist, Hindi film actor and Bharatanatyam dancer<br>First transgender person to represent Asia Pacific in the UN in 2008<br>Awarded ‘Indian of the Year 2017<br>Source: networthpost.org </p>
<p>Net worth:$8.86 Billion<br>Born: 11 July 1934 (age 83)<br>Occupation: Italian fashion designer known for his clean, tailored lines.<br>He is credited with pioneering red-carpet fashion.<br>Publicly identified as bisexual, he had a longstanding relationship with his business partner, the architect Sergio Galeotti, who died of a heart attack in 1985. </p>
<p>Net worth:$450million<br>Born: 25 March 1947<br>Occupation: English singer, pianist, and composer<br>In his five-decade career Elton John has sold more than 300 million records, making him one of the best-selling music artists in the world. John married his longtime partner David Furnish in a civil ceremony on December 21, 2005. With the help of a surrogate, the couple welcomed their first son, Zachary Furnish-John, in December 2010, and welcomed their second child, Elijah Joseph Daniel Furnish-John, in January 2013. Nine years after their civil ceremony, on December 21, 2014, the couple wed after laws allowing gay marriage took effect the same year in Britain. </p>
<p>Net worth:$700 million<br>Born 7 January 1946<br>Occupation: Co-founder and publisher of the Rolling Stone magazine<br>Though Wenner was in a hetetosexual marriage for more than 2 decades, from 1995, Wenner’s domestic partner has been Matt Nye, a fashion designer. Together, Wenner and Nye have three adopted children, Noah and twins Jude and India Rose. </p>
<p>Net worth: $1.65 billion each<br>Age: Domenico Dolce 13 August 1958 (age 59), Stefano Gabbana: 14 November 1962 (age 55)<br>Occupation: Founders of Italian luxury fashion house Dolce & Gabbana<br>Dolce and Gabbana were an open couple for many years. Following their success, they lived in a 19th-century villa in Milan, and owned several properties on the French Riviera. They ended their long-time relationship in 2003 or 2005, but the pair still work together at D&G. </p>
<p>Net worth: $2.5 billion<br>Born: October 11, 1967 (age 50)<br>Occupation: American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, philanthropist, political activist, and author. He co-founded PayPal in 1999, serving as chief executive officer until its sale to eBay in 2002 for $1.5 billion.<br>In 2016, during a convention speech he announced that he is ‘proud to be gay’. He has supported gay rights causes such as the American Foundation for Equal Rights and GOProud. </p>
<p>Net worth: $600,000<br>Born: January 23, 1953 (age 65 years)<br>Occupation: British boxing manager and promoter who managed Lennox Lewis<br>Maloney was married for over 15 years to second wife Tracey; they have two daughters. Maloney has a daughter from her first marriage and is a supporter of Millwall Football Club. In August 2014, Maloney announced publicly that she wished to be known as “Kellie” and that she was undertaking gender reassignment. </p>
<p>Net worth: $2 million<br>Born in 1979 in Mobile, Alabama<br>Occupation: American actress and LGBT advocate. She rose to prominence with her role as Sophia Burset on the Netflix series ‘Orange Is the New Black’, becoming the first openly transgender person to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in the acting category. </p>
<p>Net worth: $400 million<br>Born: October 18, 1953 (age 64)<br>Occupation: American computer software programmer, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and LGBT rights activist. Founder of the Gill Foundation and Quark, Inc.<br>He is the single largest individual donor to the LGBT rights movement in U.S. history, having personally committed more than $422 million since the early 1990s. </p>
<p>Net worth: $1.8 billion<br>Born: 1950 (age 68)<br>Occupation: American investor, philanthropist, and member of the Pritzker family.<br>Pritzker retired as a Lieutenant Colonel from the United States Army in 2001, and was later made an honorary Colonel in the Illinois Army National Guard. Pritzker has a daughter from a first marriage, Tal Hava Pritzker, and two sons, Andrew and William, from her marriage to Lisa I. Goren. As of 2014 she was divorced. On August 16, 2013, a statement was released to employees at Tawani Enterprises and the Pritzker Military Library indicating Pritzker to be the world’s first openly transgender billionaire. </p>
<p>Net worth: $100 million<br>Born: 28 October 1949 (Age 68 yrs)<br>Occupation:American television personality and retired Olympic gold medal-winning decathlete.<br>Jenner came out as a trans woman, saying that she had dealt with gender dysphoria since her youth and that, ‘for all intents and purposes, I’m a woman’. Jenner cross-dressed for many years and took hormone replacement therapy but stopped after her romance with Kris Kardashian became more serious, leading to marriage in 1992. Jenner has undergone cosmetic surgery, and completed sex reassignment surgery in January 2017. She said she has never been sexually attracted to men, but has instead always been sexually attracted to women, and that, keeping in mind the difficulty people have understanding the difference between sexual orientation and gender identity, she will identify as asexual for now. With her profile raised by her coming out as a trans woman in 2015, Jenner has been called the most famous openly transgender woman in the world </p>
<p>Net worth: $1 billion<br>Born: 9th August, 1959 (58 years)<br>Occupation: American sportswear fashion designer. He is the honorary chairman and chief creative officer for his company, Michael Kors Holdings Limited, which sells men’s and women’s and ready-to-wear, accessories, watches, jewelry, footwear and fragrance.<br>Kors married his partner, Lance Le Pere, on August 16, 2011, in Southampton, New York </p>
<p>Net worth: $400 Million<br>Born: January 26, 1958 (age 60 years)<br>Occupation: American comedian, television host, actress, writer, producer, and LGBT activist.<br>In 1997, DeGeneres came out as lesbian. Since 2004, DeGeneres has had a relationship with Portia de Rossi. After the overturn of the same-sex marriage ban in California, DeGeneres and de Rossi were engaged, and married in August 2008. </p>
Chaitra Anand

Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code dating back to 1861, introduced during the British rule of India (modelled on the Buggery Act of 1533) criminalises sexual activities against the order of nature, including homosexual sexual activities.

The section was decriminalized with respect to sex between consenting adults by the High Court of Delhi on July 2009. That judgement was overturned by the Supreme Court of India on December 11, 2013 with the Court holding that amending or repealing Section 377 should be a matter left to Parliament, not the judiciary.

On August 24, 2017, the Supreme Court ruled that the Right to Equality was a fundamental right of the constitution, called for equality and condemned discrimination, stated that the protection of sexual orientation lies at the core of the fundamental rights and that the rights of the LGBT population are real and founded on constitutional doctrine.

In light of the Supreme Court’s hearing on July 10, 2018 — which will be continued on July 11, 2018 — on a clutch of petitions challenging Section 377 of the IPC, here is a look at some of the richest, most successful and famous people belonging to the LGBT community in India and world over.

Source: Forbes, moneyinc.com, celebritynetworth123.com, bankrate.com, hollywoodreporter.com