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Mon Oct 1, 2018, 11:19 PM Oct 2018

The (gay) Power 50: 2018

How do LGBTQ people wield power in 2018? From a trans delegate and a lesbian pop star to a fearless showrunner and a high school hero, we're proving our methods are more expansive than ever.

1. Ryan Murphy
One of the most successful television showrunners of all time ....

2. Anderson Cooper
Though Donald Trump’s war on CNN and other “fake news” media outlets wages on, Anderson Cooper continues to deliver rightful criticism of our current administration with unwavering candor. The opinionated gay anchor ....

3. Rachel Maddow
There was a moment this year when MSNBC host Rachel Maddow lost her composure as she read a report detailing the immigrant children who were being forcibly separated from their parents and sent to “tender age shelters.” ....

Click on link https://www.out.com/power-50/2018/9/25/exclusive-2018-power-50-list#media-gallery-media-3
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The (gay) Power 50: 2018 (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Oct 2018 OP
Thank you for posting this... Upthevibe Oct 2018 #1

Upthevibe

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1. Thank you for posting this...
Tue Oct 2, 2018, 12:25 AM
Oct 2018

Excellent list - I think I'd have put Rachel ahead of Anderson though...(Having said that, I DO like Anderson)...As a lesbian, it's heartening to see the success of these folks and awesome that being in the closet is (for the most part) a thing of the past. I think we've made some progress....

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