List of gay, lesbian or bisexual people: Sa–Sc

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The historical concept and definition of sexual orientation varies and has changed greatly over time; for example the word "gay" wasn't used to describe sexual orientation until the mid 20th century. A number of different classification schemes have been used to describe sexual orientation since the mid-19th century, and scholars have often defined the term "sexual orientation" in divergent ways. Indeed, several studies have found that much of the research about sexual orientation has failed to define the term at all, making it difficult to reconcile the results of different studies.^[1][2][3] However, most definitions include a psychological component (such as the direction of an individual's erotic desire) and/or a behavioural component (which focuses on the sex of the individual's sexual partner/s). Some prefer to simply follow an individual's self-definition or identity.

The high prevalence of people from the West on this list may be due to societal attitudes towards homosexuality. The Pew Research Center's 2003 Global Attitudes Survey found that "[p]eople in Africa and the Middle East strongly object to societal acceptance of homosexuality. But there is far greater tolerance for homosexuality in major Latin American countries such as Mexico, Argentina, Bolivia and Brazil. Opinion in Europe is split between West and East. Majorities in every Western European nation surveyed say homosexuality should be accepted by society, while most Russians, Poles and Ukrainians disagree. Americans are divided–a thin majority (51 percent) believes homosexuality should be accepted, while 42 percent disagree."^[4]

This is a partial list of confirmed famous people who were or are gay, lesbian or bisexual. Famous people who are simply rumored to be gay, lesbian, or bisexual are not listed.

Sa–Sc

Neurologist, naturalist and author Oliver Sacks

Writer Marquis de Sade

Poet Sappho

Poet, writer and memoirist May Sarton

Poet, writer and soldier Siegfried Sassoon

Writer Dan Savage

Politician Alfonso Pecoraro Scanio

Jewish-German WWII resistance fighter Felice Schragenheim

Photographer, writer and journalist Annemarie Schwarzenbach

Name	Lifetime[5]	Nationality	Notable as	Notes[6]
Sa'at, AlfianAlfian Sa'at	b. 1977	Singaporean	Writer	G[7]
Saavedra, JorgeJorge Saavedra	b. ?[5]	Mexican	AIDS activist	G[8]
Acevedo, Jerónimo SaavedraJerónimo Saavedra Acevedo	b. 1936	Canarian	Politician	G[9]
Sabados, StevenSteven Sabados	b. ?[5]	Canadian	Interior designer and talk show host.	G[10]
Sabin, DianeDiane Sabin	b. 1952	American	LGBT rights activist	L[11]
Sachs, MauriceMaurice Sachs	1906–1945	French	Writer	G[12]
Sacks, OliverOliver Sacks	1933–2015	English	Neurologist	G[13]
Sackville-West, VitaVita Sackville-West	1892–1962	English	Writer	L[14]
Sade, Marquis deMarquis de Sade	1740–1814	French	Writer, philosopher	B[15]
Sadownick, DouglasDouglas Sadownick	b. ?[5]	American	Writer	G[16]
Sáenz, Benjamin AlireBenjamin Alire Sáenz	b. 1954	American	Writer	G[17]
Sáenz, JaimeJaime Sáenz	1921–1986	Bolivian	Writer	B[18]
Sagan, FrançoiseFrançoise Sagan	1935–2004	French	Playwright, novelist, screenwriter	L[19]
Sagan, LeontineLeontine Sagan	1889–1974	Austrian	Actor, theater director	L[20]
Sagat, FrançoisFrançois Sagat	b. 1979	French	Porn star	G[21]
Sagawa, IsseiIssei Sagawa	b. 1949	Japanese	Murderer / Cannibal	B[22]
Sage, SinnSinn Sage	b. 1983	American	Porn star	B[23]
Sahely, EdEd Sahely	b. 1969	Canadian	Actor, comedian	G[24]
St. James, JamesJames St. James	b. 1966	American	Former Club Kid and author	G[25]
Saint-Laurent, YvesYves Saint-Laurent	b. 1936–2008	French	Fashion designer	G[26]
Saliers, EmilyEmily Saliers	b. 1963	American	Rock musician (Indigo Girls)	L[27]
Salo, OlaOla Salo	b. 1977	Swedish	Rock musician	B[28]
Saltarelli, JacopoJacopo Saltarelli	1459–?	Italian	Model, prostitute	G[29]
Salva, VictorVictor Salva	b. 1958	American	Film director	G[30]
Salvail, ÈveÈve Salvail	b. 1971	Canadian	Model	L[31]
Salzgeber, ManfredManfred Salzgeber	1943–1994	German	Actor, film producer	G[32]
Sam, MichaelMichael Sam	b. 1990	American	Football player	G[33]
Samson, JDJD Samson	b. 1978	American	Performer	L[34]
Sanchez, AlexAlex Sanchez	b. 1957	Mexican	Writer	G[35]
Sanders, SueSue Sanders	b. 1947	English	Activist	L[36]
Sanderson, TerryTerry Sanderson	b. 1946	English	Writer, secularist, activist	G[37]
Sandin, RamonRamon Sandin	b. 1970	Puerto Rican	Diver, actor	G[38]
Sandler, BarryBarry Sandler	b. 1947	American	Filmmaker	G[39]
Sands, DianeDiane Sands	b. 1947	American	Politician	L[40]
Sandy, MichaelMichael Sandy	1977–2006	American	Murder victim	G[41]
Sapphire	b. 1950	American	Writer, performance artist	L[42]
Sappho	630–570ca. 630–570 BCE	Greek	Poet	L[43]
Sargent, DickDick Sargent	1930–1994	American	Actor	G[44]
Sargeson, FrankFrank Sargeson	1903–1982	New Zealander	Writer	G[45]
Sarnoff, ElizabethElizabeth Sarnoff	b. ?[5]	American	Screenwriter	L[46]
Sarton, MayMay Sarton	1912–1995	Belgian-American	Writer	L[47]
Sasser, SeanSean Sasser	1968–2013	American	Educator, chef, television personality	G[48]
Sassoon, SiegfriedSiegfried Sassoon	1886–1967	English	Writer	G[49]
Satchwell, KathleenKathleen Satchwell	b. ?[5]	South African	Judge	L[50]
Satre, TullyTully Satre	b. 1989	American	Student, LGBT rights activist	G[51]
Saul, JohnJohn Saul	b. 1942	American	Writer	G[52]
Savage, DanDan Savage	b. 1964	American	Columnist	G[53]
Savage, JonJon Savage	b. 1953	English	Writer	G[54]
Savannah	1970–1994	American	Porn star	B[55]
Savitz, EdEd Savitz	1942–1993	American	Criminal	G[56]
Saxberg, LorneLorne Saxberg	1958–2006	Canadian	Journalist	G[57]
Saylor, StevenSteven Saylor	b. 1956	American	Writer	G[58]
Scaasi, ArnoldArnold Scaasi	b. 1931	Canadian	Fashion designer	G[59]
Scanio, Alfonso PecoraroAlfonso Pecoraro Scanio	b. 1959	Italian	Politician	B[60]
Scagliotti, JohnJohn Scagliotti	b. ?[5]	American	Film director	G[61]
Scanlan, DickDick Scanlan	b. 1961	American	Writer	G[62]
Scarpelli, GlennGlenn Scarpelli	b. 1966	American	Actor	G[63]
Scavullo, FrancescoFrancesco Scavullo	1921–2004	American	Photographer	G[64]
Schafer, SueSue Schafer	b. ?[5]	American	Politician	L[65]
Scheffer, WillWill Scheffer	b. ?[5]	American	Screenwriter and television producer	G[66]
Schellenbach, KateKate Schellenbach	b. 1966	American	Rock musician (Luscious Jackson)	L[67]
Schemel, PattyPatty Schemel	b. 1967	American	Rock musician (Hole)	L[68]
Scheuß, ChristianChristian Scheuß	b. 1966	German	Writer	G[69]
Schick, GerhardGerhard Schick	b. 1972	German	Politician	G[70]
Schindler, Jr., Allen R.Allen R. Schindler, Jr.	1969–1992	American	U.S. Naval Seaman	G[71]
Schippers, ThomasThomas Schippers	1930–1977	American	Composer, conductor	G[72]
Schlesinger, JohnJohn Schlesinger	1926–2003	English	Film director	G[73]
Schneebaum, TobiasTobias Schneebaum	1922–2005	American	Artist	G[74]
Schneider, FredFred Schneider	b. 1951	American	Rock musician (The B-52's)	G[75]
Schneider, MariaMaria Schneider	1952-2011	French	Actor	B[76]
Schoppmann, ClaudiaClaudia Schoppmann	b. 1958	German	Historian and writer	L[77]
Schrader, RandRand Schrader	1945–1993	American	Activist and judge	G[78]
Schrag, ArielAriel Schrag	b. 1979	American	Cartoonist	L[79]
Schragenheim, FeliceFelice Schragenheim	1922–1944	German	Resistance fighter	L[80]
Schroeter, WernerWerner Schroeter	b. 1945	German	Film director	G[81]
Schulman, SarahSarah Schulman	b. 1958	American	Writer, activist	L[82]
Schumacher, JoelJoel Schumacher	b. 1939	American	Filmmaker	G[83]
Schuyler, JamesJames Schuyler	1923–1991	American	Poet	G[84]
Schwarzenbach, AnnemarieAnnemarie Schwarzenbach	1908–1942	Swiss	Photographer	L[85]
Sciortino, CarlCarl Sciortino	b. ?[5]	American	Politician	G[86]
Scoppettone, SandraSandra Scoppettone	b. 1936	American	Writer	L[87]
Scorsone, ErnestoErnesto Scorsone	b. 1952	American	Politician	G[88]
Scott, AndrewAndrew Scott	b. 1976	Irish	Actor	G[89]
Scott, AnnAnn Scott	b. 1965	French	Writer	B[90]
Scott, AvyAvy Scott	b. 1981	American	Porn star	B[91]
Scott, CraigCraig Scott	b. 1962	Canadian	Politician	G[92]
Scott, DanielDaniel Scott	b. ?[5]	Australian	Actor	G[93]
Scott, DanielDaniel Scott	b. 1963	American	Writer	G[94]
Scott, HillaryHillary Scott	b. 1983	American	Porn star	B[95]
Scott, IanIan Scott	1934–2006	Canadian	Attorney General of Ontario	G[96]
Scott, JohnJohn Scott	1934–2006	Fijian	Red Cross Director	G[97]
Scott, MelissaMelissa Scott	b. 1960	American	Writer	L[98]
Scott, PatrickPatrick Scott	1921–2014	Irish	Artist	G[99]

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