Tsuyoshi Mishima, who worked under the name of Go Mishima, was one of the first contemporary gay artists in Japan. he contributed to 'Barazoku' (The Rose Tribe), the first gay magazine published by Daini Shobo in Tokyo in 1971. in 1974, Mishima founded his own gay magazine called 'Sabu'

Mark Beard channels many artistic personas, including Bruce Sargeant (1898–1938)—a spoof on John Singer Sargent, who died in a tragic wrestling accident