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Power 50

The 8th Annual Power 50

The 8th Annual Power 50

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Who has it? How do they wield it? Whom does it affect? Our ranking of the most influential LGBT voices in American culture.

50-simon-halls-and-stephen-huvane

50. Simon Halls & Stephen Huvane
Founders, Slate PR, 50/53

49-rupaul-charles

49. RuPaul Charles
Actor/Producer/Author, 53

48-chuck-wolfe

48. Chuck Wolfe
CEO, the Victory Fund, 51

47-roberta-kaplan

47. Roberta Kaplan
Lawyer, 47

46-jenna-lyons

46.Jenna Lyons
President & Executive Creative Director, J. Crew, 45

45-nick-denton

45. Nick Denton
CEO, Gawker Media, 47

44-lourd-huvane

44. Bryan Lourd & Kevin Huvane
Managing Partners, CAA, 53/55

43-tim-gill

43. Tim Gill
Philanthropist, 60

42-frank-ocean

42. Frank Ocean
Musician, 25

41-megan-ellison

41. Megan Ellison
Film Producer, 28

40-chris-hughes

40. Chris Hughes
Publisher and Editor in Chief, The New Republic, 30

39-marc-jacobs

39. Marc Jacobs
Designer/Businessman, 51

38-dustin-lance-black

38. Dustin Lance Black
Screenwriter/Activist/Producer, 39

37-tom-ford

37. Tom Ford
Designer/Businessman, 52

36-nate-silver

36. Nate Silver
Statistician/Journalist, 36

35-suze-orman

35. Suze Orman
TV Host/Author/Financial Advisor/Entrepreneur, 62

34-harvey-levin

34.Harvey Levin
Founder and Managing Editor, TMZ, 63

33-jesse-cagle

33. Jess Cagle
Editorial Director, People & Entertainment Weekly, 48

32-scot-rudin

32. Scott Rudin
Film and Theater Producer, 55

31-brittney-griner

31. Brittney Griner
Basketball Player, 23

30-evan-wolfson

30. Evan Wolfson
Founder and President, Freedom to Marry, 57

29-ellen-page

29. Ellen Page
Actress, 27

28-bryan-singer

28. Bryan Singer
Director/Writer/Producer, 48

27-don-lemon

27. Don Lemon
News Anchor, 48

26-andrew-sullivan

26. Andrew Sullivan
Author/Commentator/Entrepreneur, 50

25-david-cicilline

25. David Cicilline
U.S. Representative, 52

24-mark-takano

24. Mark Takano
U.S. Representative, 53

23-jennifer-pritzker

23. Jennifer Pritzker
Businesswoman/Philanthropist, 63

22-david-geffen

22. David Geffen
Media Mogul/Philanthropist, 71

21-annise-parker

21. Annise Parker
Mayor of Houston, 57

20-jane-lynch

20. Jane Lynch
Actress, 53

19-anthony-romero

19. Anthony Romero
Executive Director, ACLU, 48

18-ken-mehlman

18. Ken Mehlman
Businessman/Political Strategist, 47

17-mary-kay-henry

17. Mary Kay Henry
International President, SEIU, 56

16-chad-griffin

16. Chad Griffin
President, HRC, 40

15-barry-diller

15. Barry Diller
Chairman & Senior Executive, IAC/InterActiveCorp, 72

14-anderson-cooper_0

14. Anderson Cooper
News Anchor, 46

13-peter-thiel

13. Peter Thiel
Hedge Fund Manager/Venture Capitalist, 46

12-michael-kors

12. Michael Kors
Fashion Designer/Businessman, 54

11-jared-polis

11.Jared Polis
U.S. Representative, 38

10-robin-roberts

10. Robin Roberts
TV Host, 53

9-michael-sam

9. Michael Sam
Football Player, 24

8-andy-cohen

8.Andy Cohen
TV Executive/Host, 45

7-neil-patrick-harris

7. Neil Patrick Harris
Actor, 40

6-ryan-murphy

6. Ryan Murphy
Writer/Director/Producer, 48

5-glenn-greenwald

5. Glenn Greenwald
Journalist/Lawyer/Author, 47

4-tammy-baldwin

4. Tammy Baldwin
U.S. Senator, 52

3-rachel-maddow

3. Rachel Maddow
News Anchor/Political Commentator, 41

2-tim-cook

2. Tim Cook
CEO, Apple, 53

1-ellen-degeneres

1.Ellen DeGeneres
Talk Show Host/Producer/Spokesperson, 56

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