"Gay" is like having a propensity similar to an addicit[sic]'s to be hooked on crack, alcohol, etc.

This page was created by David Lauri (read why). If you’re an addict who’d like to be featured on this page or if you know of a famous addict who should be featured on this page, send an e-mail to addict@davidlauri.com. Refresh the page to see more addicts.

Brandon Teena

Teena was a trans man who was raped and murdered in Humboldt, Nebraska, in 1993. View his Wikipedia entry.

Raeanna Biddle

A previous pastor of Eternal Joy MCC church, Raeanna and her partner Judy live in Dayton, Ohio.

Mark Tumeo

Mark is a member of the Cleveland Heights, Ohio, City Council, first elected in 2005 and re-elected in 2009. Read more about him on his Fenn College faculty profile.

Joe Lacey

Joe is a member of the Dayton Board of Education, first elected in 2005 and re-elected in 2009. Read more about Joe on his blog.

E. Lynn Harris

Harris was a best-selling author. Learn more about him on his website.

Amanda Armstrong

Amanda was elected in 2009 to the Medina, Ohio, Educational Service Center Governing Board. Read more about her on this profile.

Brian Jarvis

Brian Jarvis is the Beavercreek City Council member who claims that all the other people on this page are defective, as good for their communities as crack addicts or alcoholics. To learn more about him, visit his Beavercreek City Council page.

Kevin Johnson

Kevin won election in 2009 to Portsmouth, Ohio, city council. Read more about Kevin on his blog.

Pete Hager

Pete has worked for the City of Dayton since 1989, most recently as director of the department of central services. Pete lives in Dayton with his partner Eli.

Nickie Antonio

Antonio is a Lakewood, Ohio, City Councillor, first elected in 2005 and re-elected in 2009. Read more about her on her campaign website.

Eric Resnick

Eric was elected to the Canton City School Board in 2009. Read more about him on his website.

Carol Fey

Carol won election in 2009 to her first term as a member of the Bexcley School Board. Read more about Carol in this Facebook profile.

Beth Brant

Brant is a Mohawk Indian, a lesbian, a mother, a grandmother, an activist, and a feminist. Read her Voices from the Gaps profile.

Sandra Kurt

Sandra won election in 2009 to Akron, Ohio, city council. Read more about Sandra on her website.

Michael Hawk

Michael just bought a historic 1920s bungalow in east Dayton, Ohio.

Margarethe Cammermeyer

Cammermeyer is a former colonel in the Washington National Guard and a gay rights activist. Read more about her on her website.

David Lauri

David Lauri is the creator of the “Addicts” webpage. To learn more about him, visit his website.

Mary Wiseman

Elected in 1998 to serve on Dayton’s City Commission, Wiseman is now a Montgomery County, Ohio, Common Pleas Court judge, appointed in 2007 and elected in 2008. Read more about Judge Wiseman on her court profile.

Angie Pierson

Angie and her partner Lynda live in Springfield, Ohio.

Jim Sands

Jim is a member of the Athens, Ohio, City Council, first elected in 1999. Read more about him on this profile.

Gaye Adegbalola

Adegbalola is a musician, founding member of Saffire — The Uppity Blues Women, plays guitar, harmonica and a composer. Read more about her on her website.

Larry LaFountain

LaFountain is an author, performer and professor. Read more about him on his web page.

Jerry Larson

Larson was appointed to Akron Municipal Court in 2009 and won election to retain his seat in November. Read more about Judge Larson on his website.

Urvashi Vaid

Vaid is a LGBT civil rights activist. View her Wikipedia entry.