Marlene Dietrich, a Trailblazer in the LGBTQ Community, 1930
Marlene Dietrich was a German-American actress whose career spanned from the 1910’s all the way until the 1980’s. During her heyday, she was a famous actress in the silent film era. She was one of the first actresses to appear in drag, wearing a male Navy officer’s uniform in the 1940 movie Seven Sinners. Marlene was once quoted saying, “In Europe, it doesn’t matter if you’re a man or a woman – we make love with anyone we find attractive.” She wasn’t afraid to admit that she was bisexual, but ultimately married a man. Throughout her lifetime, she openly had affairs with women, even if they were married.