Gay Rights Watch » GRW Politics http://blog.gayrightswatch.com Gay news and headlines. All the gay you can take in a day. Sat, 16 Jul 2011 05:44:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 OUT Magazine’s Top 50 Most Powerful Gays: Anderson Cooper, Barney Frank and Ellen Top List http://blog.gayrightswatch.com/2009/04/out-magazines-top-50-most-powerful-gays-anderson-cooper-barney-frank-and-ellen-top-list/ http://blog.gayrightswatch.com/2009/04/out-magazines-top-50-most-powerful-gays-anderson-cooper-barney-frank-and-ellen-top-list/#comments Mon, 06 Apr 2009 20:34:20 +0000 Bryan http://blog.gayrightswatch.com/?p=606 Out magazine power 50Power and Money have always been close companions, and the global economic crisis has only made them more so. But the Out Power 50 list has never been only about person wealth: congressman Barney Frank rose to the top this year because of his power over national financial policy. On the other hand, since just about everyone from Warren Buffet (not on our list — he’s not gay) to Dolce & Gabanna (also not on the list — they don’t live and work primarily in North America) has taken a personal financial hit, changes in person wealth generally didn’t affect rankings. As last year’s were, these were determined by: (1) Political clout; (2) cultural resonance; (3) individual wealth; and (4) current personal profile. New entries are marked with a star, and the arrows indicate change from last year’s rank.

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Go here to see the full top 50.

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The film stars Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, Emile Hirsch, James Franco and Diego Luna. If the trailer is any indication, this is going to be an amazing movie. Trailer below.

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