“Gay” may have once meant “happy,” but there’s nothing jolly about this collection of crazy queers.

Sure, there are some great homos out there – countless, in fact – but some men loving men made their mark with tooth, nail and pure, unadulterated evil.

Thus, without further ado, we present to you some cold bitches, including this lovely gent: former Polish Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski. Sure, he's only "allegedly" gay, but that doesn't mean he can't be a nasty queen!

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An unsung hero of aural innovation, Arthur Russell began making musical waves in the early 1970s. Fresh to New York from Iowa, by way of San Francisco, Russell threw himself into the burgeoning downtown music scene. Collaborating with the likes of Phillip Glass, Allen Ginsberg and David Byrne, Russell collapsed the barriers between classic and dance. His cello and synthesizer made beautiful music. No matter how experimental and heady, however, Russell's sound remains remarkable accessible. It's as fit for the disco queen as for the theorist.

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