Tom Ford

OUT magazine has released its second annual “Power” issue, ranking the 50 most influential gays and lesbians in America. They write: “The rankings were determined by scoring each candidate on these criteria: (1) political clout; (2) pop-cultural resonance; (3) individual wealth; and (4) current personal profile.”

50. Kelly Bush

49. Benny Medina

48. Brian Swardstrom

47. Susan Arnold

46. Martina Navratilova

45. Jonathan Burnham

44. Bob Greenblatt

43. Adam Rose

42. Bryan Lourd

41. Carolyn Strauss

40. Christine Vachon

39. Jon Stryker

38. Lorri L. Jean

37. Simon Halls & Stephen Huvane

36. Annie Leibovitz

35. Randy Lovely

34. Craig Zadan & Neil Meron

33. Jim Nelson

32. Jeremy Bernard & Rufus Gifford

31. Rosie O’Donnell

30. Sheila Kuehl

29. Adam Moss

28. Tim Gunn

27. Jasper Johns

26. Fred Hochberg

25. Tom Ford

24. Suze Orman

23. Anthony Romero

22. Nick Denton

21. Nate Berkus

20. Andrew Sullivan

19. Greg Berlanti

18. Christine Quinn

17. Martha Nelson

16. Perez Hilton

15. Brian Graden

14. Rich Ross

13. Jodie Foster

12. The New York Times Gay Mafia

11. Scott Rudin

10. Peter Thiel

9. Marc Jacobs

8. Joe Solmonese

7. Jann Wenner

6. Andrew Tobias

5. Tim Gill

4. David Geffen

3. Anderson Cooper

2. Barney Frank

1. Ellen DeGeneres

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