The 2024 Out100: Kali Reis

Kali Reis is an actor, professional boxer, powerful storyteller, and proud Two-Spirit Indigenous “grown-ass woman.” This year, she starred alongside Jodie Foster in True Detective: Night Country, for which she received an Emmy nomination. And her acting career is on the rise. Reis will appear in the crime thriller Wind River: Rising, the indie film Rebuilding, and the sci-fi film Mercy, starring alongside Chris Pratt and Rebecca Ferguson, in 2025. This work has been “an unexpected blessing.”

“I get to be part of a world of creation and tell stories,” Reis says. “I think being able to embody another person’s life and experiences gives me a better understanding of myself. It’s a silly job, we are just big kids playing house!”

Reis plans to run the New York City marathon this year to bring awareness to missing and murdered Indigenous women. She has also started a boxing promotional company called KOhen Promotions.

“No matter what community you are a part of, we all deserve to be loved and lead with love,” Reis says. “You are enough, and living your truth with all of who you are is a beautiful thing.” @kali_ko_reis

Gabriella Angelina is an entertainment journalist with a unique perspective on the world of TV and film. With a motto of "Don't watch me, watch TV," she has become known for her insightful and often humorous critiques of the latest in entertainment.

Follow her on TikTok, Twitter, and YouTube.

Erik Carter

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.

Educators

Jaymes Black

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

Erik Carter

The Trevor Project — a national suicide prevention and crisis intervention nonprofit supporting LGBTQ+ youth — tapped Jaymes Black this year to helm the group’s vital work.

Black (he/she/they) is Trevor’s first Black and first nonbinary CEO. A former CEO of Family Equality who grew up in the rural South, they bring both an impressive résumé and lived experience to tackling the daunting challenges faced by today’s queer and trans kids. “To be in this role, to be who I needed when I was [a] young queer Black awkward kid in Texas, is…another dream come true,” they say.

Bullies manifest on the playground and in the political world. But through it all, Black is inspired by how many young people live openly and proudly, a resilience that comes with being part of the LGBTQ+ community.

“The way that we view the world is very different. And because of that, I think we come with…this innate strength that others don’t understand,” they say. “We’ll never give up. We’ll never give up the fight. We’ll never give up fighting for equality. We’ll never give up being ourselves.” @thejaymesblack

Search form

Kali Reis

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

Gabriella Angelina

Daniel ReynoldsDaniel 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.

Jaymes Black

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

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.