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Giorgio Armani, the richest LGBTQ billionaire

Within the LGBTQ community, there are 14 known billionaires. As of 2015,^[update] the Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani is the richest person in the community (according to the LGBTQ-interest magazine The Advocate.)

History

In 1980, the DreamWorks co-founder David Geffen came out as the first openly bisexual billionaire in the world. He had wanted to date women before such as Cher, but finally came to realise his sexuality in the early 1980s and had become one of the most important forces in the gay rights movement by 1992.^[1]

Giorgio Armani is known for being notoriously private and has remained relatively quiet about his own sexuality. The Sunday Times speculates he has remained quiet on the subject out of fear sales of Armani might decline in Asia if he officially came out. However, in 2000 he told Vanity Fair, "I have had women in my life. And sometimes men."^[2]^[3]

On 16 August 2013, Jennifer Pritzker made headlines by announcing that she identifies herself as a woman for all business and personal undertakings. This announcement made Pritzker the world's first openly transgender billionaire.^[4] In October 2015, Norway's second richest billionaire Stein Erik Hagen came out as bisexual on the Norwegian talk show Skavlan.^[5]

List

LGBTQ billionaires
Name	Net worth US$ (billions)	LGBTQ identity	Citizenship	Ref.
Giorgio Armani	8.10	Bisexual man	Italy	^[6]
David Geffen	6.10	Gay man	United States	^[7]
Stein Erik Hagen	4.30	Bisexual man	Norway	^[8]
Peter Thiel	3.30	Gay man	Germany New Zealand United States	^[7]
Tom Ford	2.20	Gay man	United States	^[9]
Jennifer Pritzker	1.80	Trans woman	United States	^[7]
Domenico Dolce	1.74	Gay man	Italy	^[7]
Jon Stryker	1.60	Gay man	United States	^[7]
Stefano Gabbana	1.56	Gay man	Italy	^[7]
Megan Ellison	1.50	Lesbian	United States	^[10]
Tim Cook	1.30	Gay man	United States	^[7]
GT Dave	1	Gay man	United States	^[11]^[12]
Sam Altman	1	Gay man	United States	^[13]
Scott Bessent	1	Gay man	United States	^[14]

References

^ "David Geffen (This article was originally published in September 1994)". Archived from the original on 2017-03-03. Retrieved 2015-10-25.
^ "Giorgio Armani Says Gay Men Shouldn't 'Dress Homosexual'". Huffington Post. 20 April 2015.
^ "Giorgio Armani says gay men shouldn't 'dress homosexual'". Washington Post. 21 April 2015.
^ Solomon, Brian (September 16, 2013). "Jennifer Pritzker Becomes First Transgender Billionaire". Forbes.
^ "Norway's Second Richest Billionaire Comes Out As Bisexual". Towleroad. October 2015.
^ "#174 Giorgio Armani". Forbes.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Robehmed, Natalie (March 3, 2014). "Meet The World's LGBT Billionaires". Forbes.
^ "Norway's second richest billionaire comes out as bisexual on chat show watched by 3m viewers". The Independent.
^ "Profile - Tom Ford". Forbes.
^ "Three Game-Changing Female Producers Make Sure Passion-Driven Films Hit the Screen". Variety.
^ "GT Dave". Forbes.
^ "GT Dave on breaking down stereotypes as a gay business leader". Fast Company (Video interview). Retrieved 18 February 2024.
^ "Sam Altman". Forbes.
^ "Trump chooses Bessent to be treasury secretary, Vought as budget chief, Chavez-DeRemer for Labor". AP News. 2024-11-23. Retrieved 2024-12-01.

[1] "David Geffen (This article was originally published in September 1994)". Archived from the original on 2017-03-03. Retrieved 2015-10-25.

[2] "Giorgio Armani Says Gay Men Shouldn't 'Dress Homosexual'". Huffington Post. 20 April 2015.

[3] "Giorgio Armani says gay men shouldn't 'dress homosexual'". Washington Post. 21 April 2015.

[4] Solomon, Brian (September 16, 2013). "Jennifer Pritzker Becomes First Transgender Billionaire". Forbes.

[5] "Norway's Second Richest Billionaire Comes Out As Bisexual". Towleroad. October 2015.

[6] "#174 Giorgio Armani". Forbes.

[Robehmed-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Robehmed, Natalie (March 3, 2014). "Meet The World's LGBT Billionaires". Forbes.

[8] "Norway's second richest billionaire comes out as bisexual on chat show watched by 3m viewers". The Independent.

[9] "Profile - Tom Ford". Forbes.

[10] "Three Game-Changing Female Producers Make Sure Passion-Driven Films Hit the Screen". Variety.

[11] "GT Dave". Forbes.

[12] "GT Dave on breaking down stereotypes as a gay business leader". Fast Company (Video interview). Retrieved 18 February 2024.

[13] "Sam Altman". Forbes.

[14] "Trump chooses Bessent to be treasury secretary, Vought as budget chief, Chavez-DeRemer for Labor". AP News. 2024-11-23. Retrieved 2024-12-01.

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 {{Short description|Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons among the richest people in the world}}
-[[File:GiorgioArmani.jpg|thumb|right|[[Giorgio Armani]]]]
+[[File:GiorgioArmani.jpg|thumb|right|[[Giorgio Armani]], the richest LGBTQ billionaire]]
-'''LGBT billionaires''' refers to people who identify as [[LGBT]] and who are [[billionaire]]s, in relation to the monetary fortune they control and their net worth.
-{{As of|2015}}, Italian fashion designer [[Giorgio Armani]] — who has a [[net worth]] of {{USD}}8.1&nbsp;[[1,000,000,000|billion]] — was the world's richest person who is openly part of the [[LGBT community]] (according to [[United States of America|US]] LGBT-interest magazine ''[[The Advocate (LGBT magazine)|The Advocate]].)''
+Within the [[LGBTQ community]], there are 14 known [[billionaire]]s. {{As of|2015|post=,}} the Italian fashion designer [[Giorgio Armani]] is the richest person in the community (according to the LGBTQ-interest magazine ''[[The Advocate (magazine)|The Advocate]]''.)
-Armani has a long-term lover, Sean Melo. They have been together since 2000.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/people/2015/02/12/14-insanely-wealthy-lgbt-people |title=14 Insanely Wealthy LGBT People |work=[[The Advocate (LGBT magazine)|The Advocate]] |date=February 12, 2015|first=Leslie |last=Dobbins}}</ref>
-Another rich man who is open about being in the LGBT community is Josh Spilstead who gained his fortunes in a makeup company and has a fortune of £20 (according to me).
 ==History==
-In 1980, [[DreamWorks Pictures|DreamWorks]] co-founder [[David Geffen]] came out as the first openly bisexual billionaire in the world. He had dated women before such as [[Cher]], but finally came to terms with this sexuality in the early 1980s and had become one of the most important forces in the [[gay rights movement]] by 1992.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://davidsheff.com/article/david-geffen/|title=David Geffen (This article was originally published in September 1994)}}</ref>
+In 1980, the [[DreamWorks Pictures|DreamWorks]] co-founder [[David Geffen]] came out as the first openly bisexual billionaire in the world. He had wanted to date women before such as [[Cher]], but finally came to realise his sexuality in the early 1980s and had become one of the most important forces in the [[gay rights movement]] by 1992.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://davidsheff.com/article/david-geffen/|title=David Geffen (This article was originally published in September 1994)|access-date=2015-10-25|archive-date=2017-03-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303020349/http://davidsheff.com/article/david-geffen/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
-[[Giorgio Armani]] is known for being notoriously private and has remained relatively quiet about his own sexuality. ''[[The Sunday Times]]'' speculates he has remained quiet on the subject out of fear sales of [[Armani]] might decline in Asia if he officially came out. However, in 2000 he told ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'', "I have had women in my life. And sometimes men."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/20/giorgio-armani-gay-men-_n_7102838.html |title=Giorgio Armani Says Gay Men Shouldn't 'Dress Homosexual' |date=20 April 2015 |work=[[Huffington Post]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/04/21/giorgio-armani-says-gay-men-shouldnt-dress-homosexual/ |title=Giorgio Armani says gay men shouldn’t ‘dress homosexual’ |date=21 April 2015 |work=[[Washington Post]] }}</ref>
+[[Giorgio Armani]] is known for being notoriously private and has remained relatively quiet about his own sexuality. ''[[The Sunday Times]]'' speculates he has remained quiet on the subject out of fear sales of [[Armani]] might decline in Asia if he officially came out. However, in 2000 he told ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'', "I have had women in my life. And sometimes men."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/20/giorgio-armani-gay-men-_n_7102838.html |title=Giorgio Armani Says Gay Men Shouldn't 'Dress Homosexual' |date=20 April 2015 |work=[[Huffington Post]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/04/21/giorgio-armani-says-gay-men-shouldnt-dress-homosexual/ |title=Giorgio Armani says gay men shouldn't 'dress homosexual' |date=21 April 2015 |newspaper=[[Washington Post]] }}</ref>
-On 16 August 2013, [[Jennifer Pritzker]] made headlines by announcing that she identifies herself as a woman for all business and personal undertakings. This announcement made Pritzker the world's first openly transgender billionaire.<ref>{{cite news |first=Brian |last=Solomon |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/briansolomon/2013/09/16/jennifer-pritzker-becomes-first-transgender-billionaire/ |title=Jennifer Pritzker Becomes First Transgender Billionaire |work=[[Forbes]] |date=September 16, 2013 }}</ref> In October 2015, Norway's second richest billionaire [[Stein Erik Hagen]] came out as bisexual on the Norwegian talk show [[Skavlan]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.towleroad.com/2015/10/stein-erik-hagen/ |date=October 2015 |work=Towleroad |title=Norway’s Second Richest Billionaire Comes Out As Bisexual }}</ref>
+On 16 August 2013, [[Jennifer Pritzker]] made headlines by announcing that she identifies herself as a woman for all business and personal undertakings. This announcement made Pritzker the world's first openly transgender billionaire.<ref>{{cite news |first=Brian |last=Solomon |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/briansolomon/2013/09/16/jennifer-pritzker-becomes-first-transgender-billionaire/ |title=Jennifer Pritzker Becomes First Transgender Billionaire |work=[[Forbes]] |date=September 16, 2013 }}</ref> In October 2015, Norway's second richest billionaire [[Stein Erik Hagen]] came out as bisexual on the Norwegian talk show [[Skavlan]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.towleroad.com/2015/10/stein-erik-hagen/ |date=October 2015 |work=Towleroad |title=Norway's Second Richest Billionaire Comes Out As Bisexual }}</ref>
 ==List==
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-|+LGBT billionaires
+|+LGBTQ billionaires
+|-
+! scope="col" | Name
+! scope="col" | [[Net worth]]<br/>[[US$]] (billions)
+! scope="col" | LGBTQ identity
+! scope="col" | Citizenship
+! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Reference heading}}
+|-
+!scope="row"|{{sortname|Giorgio|Armani}}
+| style="text-align:center;"|8.10 {{loss}}|| style="text-align:center;"|[[Bisexual|Bisexual man]]|| Italy
+| <ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/giorgio-armani/ |title=#174 Giorgio Armani | work=Forbes}}</ref>
+|-
+!scope="row"|{{sortname|David|Geffen}}
+| style="text-align:center;"|6.10 {{profit}}|| style="text-align:center;"|[[Gay man]]|| United States
+| <ref name="Robehmed">{{cite news| url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2014/03/03/meet-the-worlds-lgbt-billionaires/ |title=Meet The World's LGBT Billionaires | work=Forbes |date=March 3, 2014 |first=Natalie |last=Robehmed}}</ref>
 |-
-!scope="col"| Name
+!scope="row"|{{sortname|Stein Erik|Hagen}}
+| style="text-align:center;"|4.30 {{profit}}|| style="text-align:center;"|[[Bisexual|Bisexual man]]|| Norway
-!scope="col"| [[Net worth]]<br/>[[USD]]&nbsp;[[1,000,000,000|bn]]
+| <ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/norway-s-second-richest-billionaire-comes-out-as-gay-on-chat-show-watched-by-3m-a6680526.html |title=Norway's second richest billionaire comes out as bisexual on chat show watched by 3m viewers | work=The Independent }}</ref>
-!scope="col"| LGBT identity
-!scope="col"| Citizenship
 |-
+!scope="row"|{{sortname|Peter|Thiel}}
-!scope="row"|{{sort|Armani, Giorgio|[[Giorgio Armani]]}}<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/giorgio-armani/ |title=#174 Giorgio Armani | work=Forbes}}</ref>
-| style="text-align:center;"|8.10 {{loss}}|| style="text-align:center;"|[[Bisexual]]|| {{flagicon|Italy}} Italy
+| style="text-align:center;"|3.30  {{profit}}|| style="text-align:center;"|[[Gay man]]|| {{hlist|Germany|New Zealand|United States}}
+| <ref name=Robehmed/>
 |-
+!scope="row"|{{sortname|Tom|Ford}}
-!scope="row"|[[David Geffen]]<ref name="Robehmed">{{cite news| url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2014/03/03/meet-the-worlds-lgbt-billionaires/ |title=Meet The World's LGBT Billionaires | work=Forbes |date=March 3, 2014 |first=Natalie |last=Robehmed}}</ref>
-| style="text-align:center;"|6.10 {{profit}}|| style="text-align:center;"|[[Gay]]|| {{flagicon|USA}} United States
+| style="text-align:center;"|2.20  {{profit}}|| style="text-align:center;"|[[Gay man]]|| {{hlist|United States}}
+|<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/tom-ford-1/ |title=Profile - Tom Ford | work=Forbes }}</ref>
 |-
+!scope="row"|{{sortname|Jennifer|Pritzker}}
-!scope="row"|[[Stein Erik Hagen]]<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/norway-s-second-richest-billionaire-comes-out-as-gay-on-chat-show-watched-by-3m-a6680526.html |title=Norway’s second richest billionaire comes out as bisexual on chat show watched by 3m viewers | work=The Independent }}</ref>
-| style="text-align:center;"|4.30 {{profit}}|| style="text-align:center;"|Bisexual|| {{flagicon|Norway}} Norway
+| style="text-align:center;"|1.80 {{profit}}|| style="text-align:center;"|[[Trans woman]]|| United States
+| <ref name=Robehmed/>
 |-
-!scope="row"|[[Peter Thiel]]<ref name=Robehmed/>
+!scope="row"|{{sortname|Domenico|Dolce}}
-| style="text-align:center;"|3.30  {{profit}}|| style="text-align:center;"|Gay|| {{flagicon|USA}} United States and {{flagicon|New Zealand}} New Zealand
+| style="text-align:center;"|1.74 {{loss}}|| style="text-align:center;"|[[Gay man]]|| Italy
+| <ref name=Robehmed/>
 |-
-!scope="row"|[[Jennifer Pritzker]]<ref name=Robehmed/>
+!scope="row"|{{sortname|Jon|Stryker}}
-| style="text-align:center;"|1.80 {{profit}}|| style="text-align:center;"|[[Transgender]]|| {{flagicon|USA}} United States
+| style="text-align:center;"|1.60 {{profit}}|| style="text-align:center;"|[[Gay man]]|| United States
+| <ref name=Robehmed/>
 |-
-!scope="row"|[[Domenico Dolce]]<ref name=Robehmed/>
+!scope="row"|{{sortname|Stefano|Gabbana}}
-| style="text-align:center;"|1.74 {{loss}}|| style="text-align:center;"|Gay|| {{flagicon|Italy}} Italy
+| style="text-align:center;"|1.56 {{loss}}|| style="text-align:center;"|[[Gay man]]|| Italy
+| <ref name=Robehmed/>
 |-
-!scope="row"|[[Jon Stryker]]<ref name=Robehmed/>
+!scope="row"|{{sortname|Megan|Ellison}}
-| style="text-align:center;"|1.60 {{profit}}|| style="text-align:center;"|Gay|| {{flagicon|USA}} United States
+| style="text-align:center;"|1.50 {{loss}}|| style="text-align:center;"|[[Lesbian]]|| United States
+| <ref>{{cite news| url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/megan-ellison-gigi-pritzker-molly-smith-1201322765/ |title=Three Game-Changing Female Producers Make Sure Passion-Driven Films Hit the Screen | work=Variety }}</ref>
 |-
-!scope="row"|[[Stefano Gabbana]]<ref name=Robehmed/>
+!scope="row"|{{sortname|Tim|Cook}}
-| style="text-align:center;"|1.56 {{loss}}|| style="text-align:center;"|Gay|| {{flagicon|Italy}} Italy
+| style="text-align:center;"|1.30 {{profit}}|| style="text-align:center;"|[[Gay man]]|| United States
+| <ref name=Robehmed/>
 |-
+!scope="row"|{{sortname|GT|Dave}}
-!scope="row"|[[Megan Ellison]]<ref>{{cite news| url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/megan-ellison-gigi-pritzker-molly-smith-1201322765/ |title=Three Game-Changing Female Producers Make Sure Passion-Driven Films Hit the Screen | work=Variety }}</ref>
-| style="text-align:center;"|1.50 {{loss}}|| style="text-align:center;"|[[Lesbian]]|| {{flagicon|USA}} United States
+| style="text-align:center;"|1 {{profit}}|| style="text-align:center;"|[[Gay man]]|| United States
+| <ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/gt-dave/?sh=4d06c0dd7bbe |title=GT Dave | work=Forbes}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |type=Video interview |title=GT Dave on breaking down stereotypes as a gay business leader |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/video/gt-dave-on-breaking-down-stereotypes-as-a-gay-business-leader/YFDHShsf |access-date=18 February 2024 |work=[[Fast Company]]}}</ref>
 |-
-!scope="row"|[[Tim Cook]]<ref name=Robehmed/>
+!scope="row"|{{sortname|Sam|Altman}}
-| style="text-align:center;"|1.30 {{profit}}|| style="text-align:center;"|Gay|| {{flagicon|USA}} United States
+| style="text-align:center;"|1 {{profit}}|| style="text-align:center;"|[[Gay man]]|| United States
+| <ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/sam-altman/?sh=519e3f43107e |title=Sam Altman | work=Forbes}}</ref>
 |-
+|[[Scott Bessent]]
-!scope="row"|[[GT Dave]]
+|1{{profit}}
-| style="text-align:center;"|1 {{profit}}|| style="text-align:center;"|Gay|| {{flagicon|USA}} United States
+|[[Gay man]]
+|United States
+|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-23 |title=Trump chooses Bessent to be treasury secretary, Vought as budget chief, Chavez-DeRemer for Labor |url=https://apnews.com/article/treasury-trump-biden-finance-elections-bessent-transition-8df8be88e4c83df4b9f3c4238966e79d |access-date=2024-12-01 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>
 |}
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 [[Category:Lists of people by wealth]]
 [[Category:Billionaires]]
-[[Category:Lists of LGBT-related people]]
+[[Category:Lists of LGBTQ-related people]]

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