Gay Power!

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Nate Berkus (open)

an American interior designer and decorator and a survivor of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

Heh -- guess my gaydar's working after all. Nate's got a line of bedding that Linens 'N Things carries, and I kinda thought he looked like "family" .......

Y'know, I also thought Suze Orman was a lesbian. Just kinda a vibe she gives off, plus she seems to know an awful lot about overcoming internal and societal obstacles.

Yeah, metta, thanks for putting this thread together!

 

[metta]

Martina Navratilova (open)

http://www.martinanavratilova.com/

Former #1 in the world woman tennis player. Navratilova is involved with various charities that benefit animal rights, underprivileged children, and gay rights. And she is a vegetarian.

 

[metta]

Billie Jean King

She is generally considered to be one of the greatest female tennis players and female athletes in history. King has been an outspoken advocate against sexism in sports and society. In 2000, she became the first openly gay olympic coach.

 

[metta]

Lorri Jean

nationally recognized as one of the most seasoned and effective leaders in the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender ("GLBT") civil rights movement. Jean currently serves as CEO of the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center, the world's largest GLBT organization with an annual budget exceeding $32 million dollars, a staff of over 200, and which serves more than a quarter million people every year. Immediately prior to her return, Jean spent two years as the Executive Director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF).

 

[metta]

Bryan Singer (open)

an American film director and film producer. Singer won critical acclaim for his work on The Usual Suspects, and is especially popular among fans of the sci-fi and comic book genres, for his work on the first two X-Men films and Superman Returns.

 

[metta]

Irshad Manji

http://www.irshadmanji.com/

a Canadian Muslim feminist, author, journalist, and activist. Manji is Director of the Moral Courage Project at New York University. The Moral Courage Project will teach young leaders to speak truth to power in their own communities. She is a well-known critic of radical Islam and orthodox interpretations of the Qur'an. The New York Times has described her as "Osama bin Laden's worst nightmare".[1] Manji advocates a revival of critical thinking, known as ijtihad in Islamic tradition. To that end, she has launched Project Ijtihad, an international charitable organization dedicated to creating a network of Muslims interested in a liberal reform of Islam.

 

[metta]

Carolyn Strauss

HBO CEO

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[metta]

Marc Cherry

American writer and producer. He is best known for being the creator of the show Desperate Housewives.

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[metta]

Ingrid Sischy

the editor in chief of Interview and a contributing editor to Vanity Fair, was among the first to commission photographic art dealing with the AIDS crisis.

 

[metta]

Dan Matthews

Vice-president of animal rights activist organisation PETA.


His most famous campaign—“Rather Go Naked than Wear Fur”—redefined the concept of cause ads, by using sex to sell the message. Writes Mathews: “For many years I pushed campaigns which appealed to people’s intellect and compassion, but as society became hungrier for entertainment than education we had to dream up flashier ways to vie for people’s attention. Of course, in doing so we often have to make ourselves look quite silly, but I’ve easily adjusted because I am, at heart, a very silly person.”

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[metta]

Brian Swardstrom

Movie Producer



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