Out100 Issue w/Most Influential LGBTQ+ People

Out100 Issue w/Most Influential LGBTQ+ People

Pride Media’s Out magazine is thrilled to release the 2020 Out100 presented by Lexus, available on newsstands today. The list remains the largest annual portfolio recognizing members of the LGBTQ+ for their ground-breaking, ripple-inducing, and culture-shifting impact nationwide. The coveted and anticipated Out100 issue features four covers including trailblazing actor Wilson Cruz, activist and BLM organizer Janaya Khan, actor and director Joe Mantello, and artist and icon Janelle Monáe.L
This year’s honorees make up one of the most diverse lists in Out magazine’s history, spanning several generations and a multitude of intersections from 18-year-old rap sensation Kidd Kenn and 99-year old trans WWII U.S. Navy fighter pilot Robina Asti to MSNBC journalist Rachel Maddow, who in a year of political tension was a voice of reason for the LGBTQ+ community. From fashion legend André Leon Talley, headlining musician Lizzo, comedian Wanda Sykes, actors Jeremy Pope and Cheyenne Jackson to modeling industry heavyweight Ivan Bart, the creators of Queer Eye, and Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’s very queer team Jamal BrownReggie Greer, and Karine Jean-Pierre, inclusivity and progress are the driving force behind this year’s list. 

Each honoree represents not just the past but also the future. Leading into 2021, the LGBTQ+ community as a whole will undoubtedly reap the benefits of their accomplishments. This year might have brought an onslaught of challenges, but it also welcomed new opportunities to reflect about what matters to the LGBTQ+ community and what lies ahead in the fight for equality and justice.  Now more than ever, it’s vital to recognize the powerful voices leading the charge and sounding off the new vanguard of queer leaders. In a year of Pride celebrated at home instead of in the streets, community support from company partners like LexusCitiGileadMcDonald’s USATruly Hard Seltzer, and Stoli® Group USA, LLC has never been more important or helpful in amplifying these powerful Out100 voices moving the LGBTQ+ community forward. 
The 2020 Out100 Virtual Honoree Induction Ceremony features appearances by 2020 Out100 Honorees: 
  • Cover stars Wilson Cruz and Joe Mantello.
  • In the “Television” category: Theo GermaineDavid Collins, Michael Williams & Bob Eric (Scout Productions)Brandon Kyle GoodmanCheyenne JacksonJamal SimsJeremy PopeShakina, and Jo Ellen Pellman.
  • In the “Fashion and Beauty” category: Patrick ChurchPatrick Starrr, and Ivan Bart.
  • In the “The Firsts” category: Shevrin JonesParis BarclaySharon-Franklin Brown, and Kierra Johnson.
  • In the “Advocacy” category:  Mark S. KingRashad RobinsonQueen JeanCody Renard RichardScott WienerMary TrumpRachel Levine,Malcolm KenyattaTiffany Caban, and Ritchie Torres.
  • In the “Biden’s Team” category: Jamal Brown and Reggie Greer.
  • In the “Thinkers” category: Andrew Gelwicks.
  • In the “All Stars” category: Thomas Beattie.
  • In the “Film” category: Brigette Lundy-Paine, and Gerard Bush & Christopher Rens.
  • In the “Innovators” category: Richard Gray.
*And Special Guests – Melanie C. and Parson James. 

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