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Nava Mau
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Nava Mau

Meet one of the artists, disruptors, educators, groundbreakers, innovators, and storytellers who all helped make the world a better place for LGBTQ+ people.

Nava Mau made Emmys history this year as the first transgender woman nominated in the category of best supporting actress in a limited series. She was recognized for her Baby Reindeer role of Teri, the love interest of the dramedy’s male lead who happens to be trans. In a story with messy characters, Teri had her life together. And Mau was hailed for bringing heart to one of the year’s biggest shows.

Baby Reindeer is “about the human condition. It's about the way that we seek to belong with each other. And I never thought of [Baby Reindeer] necessarily as a queer show,” says Mau, who previously appeared in Max’s Generation. “It is a human show. And I think the nature of what we've been fighting for is to be recognized as humans first and foremost.”

Mau knows that the fight for LGBTQ+ equality is intersectional: “We can't have equality without justice. And so it's important that we think about the ways that structural barriers to equality exist for different kinds of people around the world, especially Black and brown people.” @navamau

Daniel Reynolds

Daniel Reynolds is the editor-in-chief of Out and an award-winning journalist who focuses on the intersection between entertainment and politics. This Jersey boy has now lived in Los Angeles for more than a decade.

Daniel Reynolds is the editor-in-chief of Out and an award-winning journalist who focuses on the intersection between entertainment and politics. This Jersey boy has now lived in Los Angeles for more than a decade.

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Natalie Wynn
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Bernardo Sim

Bernardo Sim is the deputy editor of Out, as well as a writer and content creator. Born in Brazil, he currently lives in South Florida. You can follow him on Instagram at @bernardosim.

Bernardo Sim is the deputy editor of Out, as well as a writer and content creator. Born in Brazil, he currently lives in South Florida. You can follow him on Instagram at @bernardosim.

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Natalie Wynn

Meet one of the artists, disruptors, educators, groundbreakers, innovators, and storytellers who all helped make the world a better place for LGBTQ+ people.

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Known to fans as ContraPoints, Natalie Wynn amassed 1.83 million YouTube subscribers by creating what she says are “video essays about politics and social issues, from online hate movements to the madness of J.K. Rowling.”

The transgender lesbian influencer makes epic, hours-long video essays that approach topics with academic rigor while creating hilarious and profound pieces of media that involve sets, costumes, ambient lighting, and the intellectual threading of philosophy with pop culture. This year, Wynn released a three-hour-long video where she “mapped the intricate depravities of heterosexual fantasy by studying The Twilight Saga.” In six months, the video amassed 4.5 million views.

However, being continually online has its pitfalls. “My biggest obstacle is the mental illness that afflicts anyone with an online reputation,” she says. “The love and the hate are equally dangerous. Narcissism and paranoia go together. The only cure is knowing when to step away.”

Wynn, an essential voice for her generation, wants the world to know that “LGBTQ+ people are just like everybody else, except more gay.” @contrapoints