John Amaechi

Judith Arndt

Billy Bean

Amanda Bearse

Tom Bianchi

Melissa Etheridge

Rudy Galindo

Bruce Hayes

James Hormel

Sir Elton John

Billie Jean King

David Kopay

Judith Light

Greg Louganis

Chris Morgan

Leigh-Ann Naidoo

Petra Rößner

Esera Tuaolo

Ji Wallace

Rudy Galindo

Residence: Reno, Nevada, USA

Sport: Figure skating

At a glance: In 1996 Rudy won gold in the U.S. Figure Skating Championships and, just weeks later, the bronze medal at the World Championships ... He won Junior World titles in pairs with Kristi Yamaguchi ... He came out in his autobiography "Icebreaker" in 1996 was diagnosed with AIDS in 2001 ... Rudy continues to perform despite having both hips replaced in 2003 because of avascular necrosis ... In 2006 he was a judge on the WE: Women's Entertainment reality program "Skating's Next Star" and performed in the Champions on Ice tour ... He is appearing in two of the 2007 Disson Skating shows to be aired on the U.S. NBC and Style networks in December and January ... Rudy's website: www.rudy-galindo.com

Quotable: "It means a lot to me to be asked to support the Gay Games movement, knowing that the Gay Games' key founder, Dr. Tom Waddell, died from AIDS during an era when treatments were not as advanced as today. The many organizations that make up the Federation of Gay Games are about fitness for life as much as they are about organizing competitions. I think it's important to be up front about my HIV status and find it difficult to imagine not being out, open and proud. Staying in the closet wasn't something I really even considered. I'm just being me."