It is that time of year when Out begins to reveal who has made the Out100 - a group of 100 courageous out LGBT people who inspired and moved the community over the past year.
To pay homage to their individualism, this year's portfolio is inspired by iconic portraits of the 20th century. Check out the women who were unveiled in Out's sneak peek:
Revs. Mally Lloyd and Katherine Ragsdale - Episcopalian Priests
An Episcopalian priest, Rev. Dr. Katherine Ragsdale (right) served for 17 years on the national board for the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice. She drew fire in 2009 from religious conservatives when she called abortion a "blessing" and the doctors who perform them "heroes." This year, she and fellow Episcopalian priest Rev. Mally Lloyd were married at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul in Boston by Bishop M. Thomas Shaw on New Year’s Day.
Photographed in New York City, September 10, 2011
Geri Jewell - Comedian, Actor and Writer
Jo might have been the butchest of the girls on The Facts of Life, but Geri Jewell, who played Cousin Geri, was the real-life lesbian. A comedian with cerebral palsy, Jewell broke ground as the first person with a visible disability to have a regular role on a primetime network series. She was also a regular on HBO’s Deadwood, and this year, released her autobiography, I’m Walking as Straight as I Can. “I wrote it to tell my truth and a part of my truth is being gay. If I didn’t tell that part of who I am, it would be like writing an autobiography and not saying I have cerebral palsy.”
See the inspiration for this portrait here.
Photographed in Los Angeles, August 18, 2011
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Céline Sciamma – Screenwriter and Director
Sciamma has been showered with accolades and awards this year -- from the Berlin International Film Festival and numerous LGBT film festivals -- for Tomboy, which explores gender through the eyes of a young girl. The filmmaker’s sophomore feature was recently accepted into two French national programs that curate a select number of movies approved for curricular use in primary and secondary schools.
Photographed in London, September 2, 2011
Karey Dornetto - Comedian
The daughter of a military professor and an ex-nun, Karey Dornetto -- who has written for South Park and Arrested Development -- likes to blow your mind with her humorous takes on everyday matters. This year, she worked as a writer on the second season of the hit NBC show Community and is currently plotting season two of Portlandia. “I like Cindy Sherman,” say Dornetto, when asked about her favorite iconic imagery. “She does kind of weird self portraiture, which I tend to do a lot of, too… and send to people, which might be weird.” On the horizon for 2012? Dornetto is developing a pilot of her own.
Photographed in Los Angeles, August 18, 2011
Be sure to check out the complete list of the first 17 honorees from the 17th Annual Out100.
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