ACTORS
WILSON CRUZ
As an actor Cruz has garnered wide-ranging roles in comedy and drama, playing silly, sexy, and serious since his groundbreaking portrayal of an out high schooler in My So-called Life. After appearing in Coffee Date and Logo's Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World, Cruz has a recurring role in Steven Bochco's Raising the Bar and stars in the upcoming films The People I've Slept With, The Ode, and He's Just Not That Into You with Drew Barrymore.NEWLYWEDS
GEORGE TAKEI & BRAD ALTMAN
To some, George Takei will always be Star Trek's Mr. Sulu, while to others, he's big daddy Kaito Nakamura on Heroes. But in his biggest role to date, he and his partner of 21 years became husbands on September 14 in Los Angeles. As part of their vows, Brad Altman (seated) said that he'd called Takei many things during their time together—"life partner, significant other"—but now "I can add ‘my husband' to the list of things I call you."MUSICIAN
MISSY HIGGINS
Missy Higgins's piano-laced ballads have helped set the scene on Smallville and Grey's Anatomy, and she began touring America with the Indigo Girls in September to promote the U.S. release of her second album, 2008's On a Clear Night. In her birthplace, however, the Aussie singer-songwriter—who identifies as "not straight"—has received the ARIA Award (Australia's Grammy) for Best Female Artist two years in a row.PRODUCER
SILVIO HORTA
Now in its third season, Ugly Betty has never been hotter, and as much as we love her, America Ferrera can’t take all the credit. Horta, the creator of the American adaptation of Betty La Fea, is also writer and executive producer of the show. He’s been nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series and won the Alma award for Outstanding Writing.ACTIVIST
MATT FOREMAN
While the politics of LGBT organizations can sometimes be volatile, Foreman was a rock of stability during his five years as executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. By the time he stepped down from the NGLTF in April to become director of the gay and lesbian program at the Evelyn & Walter Haas Jr. Fund in San Francisco, he had stabilized the organization, helped defend marriage equality in Massachusetts, and aided the mobilization of state and local support against antigay attacks. This year he had the chance to walk down the aisle in San Francisco and enjoy some of the fruits of his own labor.