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  •   Home > News > Entertainment

    Ellen DeGeneres, Frank Ocean, Ellen Page and Laverne Cox have made it onto Out Magazine's Power 50 List 2017

    The 59-year-old television presenter made her way into third position on the annual list after she was recognised for being an "unwavering source of light in a world fuelled by anger", but was pipped to the post by CNN anchor Anderson Cooper, who came second, and political journalist Rachel Maddow, who claimed the winning crown.


    'Thinkin' Bout You' hitmaker Frank - who came out as gay in 2012 but believes he first fell in love with a man when he was 19 years old - found himself in 12th place after the magazine praised him for bringing "male pronouns into romantic mainstream R&B", while 'Orange is the New Black' star Laverne followed closely behind in 14th position.

    The 33-year-old actress - who became the first transgender person to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in the acting category - has been recognised for being a "reigning trans icon" and, although she shot into the limelight for playing Sophia Burset on the Netflix series, her acting work is now "just a small part of her own revolution."

    Ellen - who came out as gay during a speech at the Human Rights Campaign's Time to Thrive conference in Las Vegas at the beginning of 2014 - took 15th place for her commitment to" tracking the living conditions of LGBTQ people around the world", as well as "tackling a full slate of upcoming film projects."

    A number of fashion designers, including Michael Kors, Raf Simons and Tom Ford, also made it onto the publication's recognition list but found themselves in the middle spectrum - coming 21st, 26th and 30th, respectively.

    Caitlyn Jenner - who was known as Bruce Jenner until she underwent gender reassignment surgery in 2015 - was also recognised for the "crucial" role she plays in the LGBTQ community, although the "controversy" she causes meant she dropped into 44th place, while Mark Takano - a U.S. Representative from California - concluded the list.

    The full Power 50 List 2017 is as follows:

    1- Rachel Maddow

    2 - Anderson Cooper

    3 - Ellen DeGeneres

    4 - Jill Soloway

    5 - Ryan Murphy

    6 - Anthony Romero

    7 - Tammy Baldwin

    8 - RuPaul Charles

    9 - Mary Kay Henry

    10 - The Wachowskis

    11 - Tim Cook

    12 - Frank Ocean

    13 - DeRay McKesson

    14 - Kate McKinnon

    15 - Laverne Cox

    16 - Ellen Page

    17 - Tarell Alvin McCraney

    18 - Scott Rudin

    19 - Jared Polis

    20 - Dustin Lance Black

    21 - Michael Kors

    22 - Larry Kramer

    23 - Glenn Greenwald

    24 - Chris Kelly

    25 - Shepard Smith

    26 - Raf Simons

    27 - Roxane Gay

    28 - Darren Walker

    29 - Janet Mock

    30 - Tom Ford

    31 - Robin Roberts

    32 - Joel Simkhai

    33 - Lee Daniels

    34 - Andy Cohen

    35 - Justin Tranter

    36 - David Cicilline

    37 - Tyler Oakley

    38 - Bryan Fuller

    39 - Lydia Polgreen

    40 - Gigi Gorgeous

    41 - Chad Griffin

    42 - Hanne Gaby Odiele

    43 - Greg Berlanti

    44 - Caitlyn Jenner

    45 - Tim Gill

    46 - Sarah Kate Ellis

    47 - Don Lemon

    48 - Lisa Sherman

    49 - Hilton Als

    50 - Mark Takano

    © 2024 Bang Showbiz, NZCity

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