visionary genius
Pride
strong stand
Zooey Zephyr was silenced for speaking out, and became a political star in the process
true original
Designer and drag artist Godoy shines bright by always being 100% himself
pride on
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acting up
Justice Smith never hid his authenticity, and it shines through in all of his roles
style guru
Stylist Michael Fisher is helping make fashion a less intimidating and more empowering space
scene stealer
J. Harrison Ghee is snatching Tonys and making nonbinary history
rising star
Broadway’s Justin David Sullivan on singing Max Martin hits, fashion inspiration, & living out & proud
loud and proud
We can’t get enough of Drew Tarver, bisexual king and star of ‘The Other Two’
trailblazer
Alex Mohajer could be the first openly gay Iranian man elected in the world
film phenom
D.Smith is using her talents to amplify voices that need to be heard
voice of a generation
Alice Oseman is helping author a brighter future for LGBTQ+ youth
the meet-and-greet
G-O-D-D-E-S-S: The collected wisdom of mother Sasha Colby
shining bright
Zach Willmore’s journey with HIV inspires us all to live fearlessly
shakespeare 2.0
Playwright James Ijames makes Black queer folks feel seen with his artistry
thought leader
Author and advocate Raquel Willis is blazing a path for the LGBTQ+ community by telling her story
documentary diva
With ‘Holding Moses’, Rivkah Beth Medow is bringing queer and disabled cinema forward
pace yourself
Lee Pace is the Renaissance daddy that we all want & need
look over here!
Jaida Essence Hall is getting the victory lap she deserves
the resort king
With ‘The White Lotus,’ Mike White helped turn prestige TV into the ultimate queer destination
renaissance man
Thaddeus Coates is doing it all, in style
tech innovator
Sam Altman is leading us into the future with OpenAI
broadway royalty
From the wizard to Tony-winning Greek deity, André De Shields has delivered for decades
divinely queer