Tim Cook è per il terzo anno consecutivo al top della classifica dei gay più influenti d’America stilata dalla rivista Out. Nonostante non si sia mai dichiarato gay pubblicamente, il CEO di Apple compare al primo posto di questo speciale elenco. Al secondo posto c’è la presentatrice Ellen DeGeneres mentre al terzo posto troviamo il creatore di serie tv come “Glee”, “American Horror Story” e “The New Normal”, Ryan Murphy. Al’ultio posto, in cinquantesima posizione, si piazza la drag televisiva RuPaul, preceduta da Tom Ford (31), Marc Jacobs (19), Neil Patrick Harris (13) e Anderson Cooper (5). Grande assente, l’attrice Jodie Foster.
Ecco la classifica completa:
50. RuPaul Charles, Actor/Producer/Author, 52
49. Perez Hilton, Blogger/TV personality, 35
48. Jason Goldberg & Bradford Shellhammer, Fab.com founders, 41 and 36
47. Simon Halls & Stephen Huvane, Founders, Slate PR, 49, 52
46. Megan Smith, Google Executive/Inventor, 48
45. Dan Savage, Editor/Activist/Author, 48
44. Robert Hanson, CEO, American Eagle Outfitters, 50
43. Dustin Lance Black, Screenwriter/Activist/Producer, 38
42. Clive Davis, Sony Music Executive, 81
41. Evan Wolfson, Founder and President, Freedom to Marry, 56
40. Jane Lynch, Actress, 52
39. Nick Denton, CEO, Gawker Media, 46
38. Jenna Lyons, President and Executive Creative Director, J. Crew, 44
37. Mary Kay Henry, International President, SEIU, 55
36. Annise Parker, Mayor of Houston, 55
35. Jann Wenner, Publishing Magnate, 67
34. Bryan Singer, Director/Writer/Producer, 4733. Jeremy BernardWhite House Social Secretary, 51
32. Ken Mehlman, Businessman, Political Strategist, 46
31. Tom Ford, Fashion Designer/Film Director, 51
30. Kevin McClatchy, Newspaper Chain Chairman, 50
29. Bryan Lourd & Kevin Huvane, Managing Partners, CAA, 52, 54
28. Suze Orman, TV Host/Author/Financial Advisor/Entrepreneur, 61
27. Chuck Wolfe, CEO, The Victory Fund, 50
26. Tim Gill, Software Pioneer/Philanthropist, 59
25. Harvey Levin, TV Producer/TMZ Founder and Managing Editor, 62
24. Andrew Sullivan, Columnist, 49
23. David Geffen, Media Mogul, 70
22. Anthony Romero, ACLU Executive Director, 47
21. Matt Drudge, Drudge Report Creator/Editor, 4620. Christine QuinnNew York City Council Speaker, 46
19. Marc Jacobs, Fashion Designer/Creative Director, 50
18. Martha Nelson, Editor in Chief, Time Inc., 60
17. Scott Rudin, Film and Theatre Producer, 54
16. Chad Griffin, HRC President, 39
15. Mark Takano | David Cicilline | Jared Polis, Congressmen
14. Andy Cohen, TV Executive/Host, 44
12. Barry Diller, Chairman and Senior Executive, IAC/InterActiveCorp, 71
13. Neil Patrick Harris, Actor, 39
11. Chris Hughes, Facebook co-founder and Publisher of The New Republic, 29
10. Frank Ocean, Musician, 25
9. Tammy Baldwin, Senator, 51
8. Shepard Smith, News Anchor, 49
7. Peter Thiel, PayPal co-founder and Facebook investor, 45
6. Nate Silver, Statistics Guru, 35
5. Anderson Cooper, CNN presenter, 45
4. Rachel Maddow, MSNBC presenter, 40
3. Ryan Murphy, Writer/Director/Producer, 47
2. Ellen DeGeneres, TV presenter, 55
1. Tim Cook, CEO, Apple, 52