17/10/2025
Out Magazine has published the Top 100 Movers and Shakers in the LGBTQIA communities. The list for 2025 is inspirational. In a press release, Out Magazine says "2025 saw staggering setbacks for our community — funding was cut to our nonprofits; brand sponsorships evaporated from Pride events; attacks, particularly those pointed at transgender people, rained from a federal level; our present, our history, and our future were being erased before our eyes. How does one find an upbeat zeitgeist in what felt like an ocean of loss?
But amid these devastating blows, LGBTQ+ people from every walk of life continued to fight the good fight. They taught at schools, researched cures for diseases, sheltered homeless young people, ran for office, preached love in churches and synagogues and mosques, protested in the streets, starred in movies and TV shows, won reality competitions, electrified sports arenas, and even wrote a No. 1 song that made this world a little more “Golden.”
In retrospect, the Out100 theme, Bolder, Brighter!, is self-evident. Throughout time, LGBTQ+ people have faced prejudice and hatred and responded with perseverance and joy, light and fight. In some ways, we have been preparing our whole lives for this moment. As queer people, we know better than most the cruelty that others may be capable of. And we also know the awesome power of community, acceptance, and love."
So, who has made the top 100 LGBTQIA activists globally in the last year? Find out at https://www.out.com/out100
