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And the winners of the 2017 Queerties are…

The Queerties have arrived, that time of the year when readers of Queerty get a chance to vote for best of LGBTQ Media and Culture. In fact, you voted 300,000 times, a record turnout.

The winners of the 2017 Queerties have made a difference simply by entertaining in a queer friendly manner or by championing our cause, even when it’s not necessarily in the job description.

Ok, except for the “2nd Worst Person in the World,” who can buzz off.

With no further ado…

1. Badass of the year: Michelle Obama

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Winner: Michelle Obama 

Former first lady, style icon, working mom and all around badass.

Runners up:

Chuck Schumer

George Takei

Laverne Cox

Sarah McBride

Hillary Clinton

2.  2nd Worst Person In the World: Kellyanne Conway

Winner: Kellyanne Conway 

Presidential counsel, spokesliar, and model for crypt keeper chic.

Runners up:

Benham Brothers

Sean Spicer

Pat McCrory

Jennifer Boyle

Peter Thiel

3.  Social Media Maven: Max Emerson

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Winner: Max Emerson 

Model, YouTuber, DNA jackpot winner and all-around media star

Runners up:

Ari Fitz

Miles Jai

Andre Hamann

Daniel Franzese

Arielle Scarcella

4. Queerty Crush: Pietro Boselli

Winner: Pietro Boselli 

Math teacher turned model

Runners up:

Nick Jonas

Laith Ashley

Nyle DiMarco

Jwan Yosef

Frank Ocean

Jussie Smollett

Nico Tortorella

 5. Hero Award: The Trevor Project

Winner: Trevor Project 

Non-profit devoted to educating and preventing suicide by LGBTQ youth

Runners up:

Larkin Street Youth Center

Los Angeles LGBT Center

GLAAD

NLGJA – Association of LGBTQ Journalists

GLSEN

6. Fashion­ista: Tom Ford

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Winner: Tom Ford 

Designer, director, advocate

Runners up:

Joe Haller & Ian Hannula

Marc Jacobs

Zac Posen

Andrew Christian

Olivier Rousteing

7. Enter­tainer: RuPaul

Winner:  RuPaul 

Drag icon, actor, style maven, and Emmy Award-winning TV host

Runners up:

Madonna

James Corden

Sia

Ellen DeGeneres

Billy Eichner

Lady Gaga

Janelle Monae

8. YouTuber: Todrick Hall

Winner:  Todrick Hall 

Singer, broadway performer, all-around good guy

Runners up:

Raymond Braun

Sky Williams

RJ Aguiar

Ethan Hethcote

MarkE Miller

Rhodes Brothers

Davey Wavey

9. Top Jock: Tom Daley

Winner:  Tom Daley 

Olympic diver & sex symbol

Runners up:

Jordan Burroughs

Cory Moreno

Brian Anderson

Chris Mosier

Orlando Cruz

10.  Web Series: Go-Go Boy Interrupted

Winner:  Go-Go Boy Interrupted

Sit-com about gay life in Los Angeles

Runners up:

Hey Qween!

#Adulting

Couple-ish

The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo

The Feels

Feral

Fashion Photo RuView

11. Indie Movie: Hurricane Bianca

Winner: Hurricane Bianca 

Comedy about an outed teacher who becomes a drag queen

Runners up:

Beach Rats

God’s Own Country

Other People

King Cobra

Viva

Moonlight

Spa Night

12. TV Series: Stranger Things

Winner:  Stranger Things 

Sci-Fi series about a group of kids searching for a lost friend

Runners up:

Search Party

Transparent

Insecure

Orange is the New Black

The Leftovers

The Night Of

American Horror Story: Roanoke

13. Holly­wood Block­buster: Deadpool

Winner: Deadpool

Crazy comedy about a post-modern superhero

Runners up:

Rogue One

The Jungle Book

Sausage Party

La La Land

Arrival

14. Best Doc­umentary: I Am Not Your Negro

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Winner: I Am Not Your Negro 

Film about the great queer, African-American author James Baldwin

The Trans List

Who’s Gonna Love Me Now?

Kiki

Strike a Pose

Mapplethorpe: Look At The Pictures

15. Closet Door Bust­down: Colton Haynes

Winner: Colton Haynes 

Actor, role model, heartthrob, survivor of anxiety disorder

Runners up:

Charlie Carver

Ingrid Nilsen

Cody Alan

Maria Munir

Brandon Davis

Lilly Wachowski

Waylon Smithers

16. Rising Diva: Bianca Del Rio

Winner: Bianca Del Rio 

Winner of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race‘ season 6, star of ‘Hurricane Bianca’ & stand-up comedian. #NotTodaySatan

Runners up:

The Boulet Brothers

Katya

Alyssa Edwards

Bob The Drag Queen

Alaska

A special thanks to the sponsors of the 2017 Queerties: FX’s “Feud,” SKYY Vodka and the city of New Orleans

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