Rainbow List 2015: Long time champions

Many famous names have been moved into our long-time champions list, which we celebrate heartily

One of the Rainbow List's long time champions, Sue Perkins (Ian Gavan/Getty Images)

Lord Waheed Alli

John Amaechi

April Ashley

Clare Balding

John Barrowman

Linda Bellos

Alan Bennett

Christopher Biggins

Liz Bingham

Paul Burston

Simon Callow

Susan Calman

Bea Campbell

Alan Carr

Michael Cashman

Julian Clary

Reverend Richard Coles

Caroline Cossey – aka Tula

Russell T Davies

Evan Davis

Carol Ann Duffy

Stella Duffy

Rupert Everett

Stephen Fry

Eileen Gallagher

Mark Gatiss

Boy George

Michael Grandage

Maggi Hambling

Jonathan Harvey

Philip Hensher

Jane Hill

David Hockney

Alan Hollinghurst

Sir Nicholas Hytner

Derek Jacobi

Dr Christian Jessen

Sir Elton John

Roz Kaveney

Jackie Kay

David Lan

Phyllida Lloyd

Val McDermid

Sir Ian McKellen

Cameron Mackintosh

Jim MacSweeney

Graham Norton

Paul O’Grady

Nigel Owens

Sue Perkins

Andrew Pierce

Mary Portas

Alice Purnell

Mark Rees

Sue Sanders and Tony Fenwick

Fiona Shaw

Lord (Chris) Smith

Diana Souhami

Ben Summerskill

Peter Tatchell

Gareth Thomas

Colm Tóibín

Sandi Toksvig

Gok Wan

Sarah Waters

Stephen Whittle

Jeanette Winterson