Talk:Pride Power List 2015 - Revision history

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Campaigner

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	Bisi works as an HIV consultant and on global LGBT advocacy.		Bisi works as an HIV consultant and on global LGBT advocacy.

	]]Ruth Hunt]]		[[Ruth Hunt]]
	Campaigner		Campaigner
	CEO of Stonewall who helped develop the campaign for the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act.		CEO of Stonewall who helped develop the campaign for the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act.

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Arts

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	Editor of DIVA magazine since 2004. Also a media commentator and columnist.		Editor of DIVA magazine since 2004. Also a media commentator and columnist.

	[[Russell T ~~Davis~~]]		[[Russell T Davies]]
	Director, screenwriter		Director, screenwriter
	Famous for dramas such as Queer As Folk, and Channel 4 / E4 series’ Banana and Cucumber.		Famous for dramas such as Queer As Folk, and Channel 4 / E4 series’ Banana and Cucumber.
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	British journalist, activist		British journalist, activist
	Writes for various newspapers and websites, including Buzzfeed, The Guardian, and Attitude.		Writes for various newspapers and websites, including Buzzfeed, The Guardian, and Attitude.

	==Campaigner==		==Campaigner==
	[[Bisi Alimi]]		[[Bisi Alimi]]

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Campaigner

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	CEO of the Albert Kennedy Trust, which supports homeless LGBT young people.		CEO of the Albert Kennedy Trust, which supports homeless LGBT young people.

	[[Ben ~~Summerskil~~]]		[[Ben Summerskill]]
	Campaigner		Campaigner
	Ex CEO of Stonewall and recipient of the 2015 British LGBT Lifetime Achievement Award.		Ex CEO of Stonewall and recipient of the 2015 British LGBT Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Influencers

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	Co-founder of Gay Star News one of the top LGBT news sites in the world.		Co-founder of Gay Star News one of the top LGBT news sites in the world.

	Tris Reid-Smith		[[Tris Reid-Smith]]
	Director, editor, journalist		Director, editor, journalist
	Co-founder and editor-in-chief of Gay Star News.		Co-founder and editor-in-chief of Gay Star News.
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	~~Gok Wan~~		[[Gok Wan ]]
	Gok Wan
	Television presenter		Television presenter
	Best known for his Channel 4 television programme, How to Look Good Naked		Best known for his Channel 4 television programme, How to Look Good Naked

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Charity and Community

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	Raising awareness to, and combating same-sex domestic violence and abuse.		Raising awareness to, and combating same-sex domestic violence and abuse.

	Ditch The Label		[[Ditch The Label]]
	Anti-bullying charity		Anti-bullying charity
	Providing support to those who are bullied in online and offline environments.		Providing support to those who are bullied in online and offline environments.

	Diversity Role Models		[[Diversity Role Models]]
	Anti-bullying charity		Anti-bullying charity
	Seeks to prevent homophobic and transphobic bullying in UK schools.		Seeks to prevent homophobic and transphobic bullying in UK schools.
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	GALOP		[[GALOP]]
	Anti-LGBT hate crime charity		Anti-LGBT hate crime charity
	Helping victims of homophobia, biphobia, transphobia, sexual violence or domestic abuse.		Helping victims of homophobia, biphobia, transphobia, sexual violence or domestic abuse.

	The Gender Trust		[[The Gender Trust]]
	Gender identity charity		Gender identity charity
	Helping those who are affected by gender		Helping those who are affected by gender
	identity issues.		identity issues.

	The Kaleidoscope Trust		[[The Kaleidoscope Trust]]
	Human Rights Charity		Human Rights Charity
	The Kaleidoscope Trust works to uphold the human rights of LGBT people.		The Kaleidoscope Trust works to uphold the human rights of LGBT people.
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	Mermaids		[[Mermaids]]
	Transgender charity		Transgender charity
	Supporting children and teenagers with gender identity issues.		Supporting children and teenagers with gender identity issues.

	Opening Doors		[[Opening Doors]]
	LGBT charity		LGBT charity
	Focuses on meeting the needs of older		Focuses on meeting the needs of older
	LGBT communities.		LGBT communities.

	Stonewall		[[Stonewall]]
	LGBT rights charity		LGBT rights charity
	Working for equality and justice for all		Working for equality and justice for all
	LGBT people.		LGBT people.
	Influencers
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	~~Rylan Clark~~
	Rylan Clark		[[Rylan Clark ]]
	Television presenter		Television presenter
	Rose to fame on X Factor and Big Brother, before becoming a host of Big Brother’s Bit on the Side.		Rose to fame on X Factor and Big Brother, before becoming a host of Big Brother’s Bit on the Side.

	Tom Daley		[[Tom Daley]]
	Olympic diver		Olympic diver
	Olympic diving gold medallist who came out publicly in 2013, by posting a video on YouTube.		Olympic diving gold medallist who came out publicly in 2013, by posting a video on YouTube.

	Evan Davis		[[Evan Davis]]
	Journalist, television presenter		Journalist, television presenter
	An economist, journalist and presenter who is the current host of Newsnight.		An economist, journalist and presenter who is the current host of Newsnight.
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	~~Paris Lees~~		[[Paris Lees]]
	Paris Lees
	Journalist, transgender activist		Journalist, transgender activist
	Was the first trans woman presenter on both BBC Radio 1 and Channel 4.		Was the first trans woman presenter on both BBC Radio 1 and Channel 4.

	Jack Monroe		[[Jack Monroe]]
	Writer, campaigner		Writer, campaigner
	Gained fame through writing a blog about living as an impoverished single parent struggling to feed herself and her son on £10/week.		Gained fame through writing a blog about living as an impoverished single parent struggling to feed herself and her son on £10/week.

	Leng Montgomery		[[Leng Montgomery]]
	D&I advocate, media commentator		D&I advocate, media commentator
	Volunteers with Diversity Role Models and speaks regularly about trans issues.		Volunteers with Diversity Role Models and speaks regularly about trans issues.

	Kathryn Nawrockyi		[[Kathryn Nawrockyi]]
	Director of Opportunity Now		Director of Opportunity Now
	An ambassador for Albert Kennedy Trust and a Diversity Role Model.		An ambassador for Albert Kennedy Trust and a Diversity Role Model.

	Scott Nunn		[[Scott Nunn]]
	Photographer, journalist		Photographer, journalist
	Co-founder of Gay Star News one of the top LGBT news sites in the world.		Co-founder of Gay Star News one of the top LGBT news sites in the world.

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Entertainers

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==Arts==

[[Dean Atta]]
Poet
Atta’s poem about Stephen Lawrence went viral in 2012. He writes about homophobia in hip-hop.

[[Rikki Beadle-Blair]]
Actor, director, screenwriter
A man of many talents, who has written and directed many LGBT productions.
Stephen Beresford
Actor, screenwriter
Best known for writing Pride, the film in which lesbians and gays support 80s striking miners.

[[Paul Burston]]
Writer
Founder and host of award-winning LGBT literary salon, Polari.

[[Jane Czyzselska]]
Editor of DIVA magazine
Editor of DIVA magazine since 2004. Also a media commentator and columnist.

[[Russell T Davis]]
Director, screenwriter
Famous for dramas such as Queer As Folk, and Channel 4 / E4 series’ Banana and Cucumber.

[[Carol Ann Duffy]]
Poet, playwright
The first scottish openly LGBT woman to be appointed Britain’s Poet Laureate.

[[Stella Duffy]]
Writer, performer, director
Author of 13 novels and countless short stories. She won Stonewall writer of the year in 2010.

[[Kate Moross]]
Designer, illustrator, art director
Produced nationwide campaigns for Cadburys and Topshop and illustrations for Vogue Magazine.

[[Patrick Strudwick]]
British journalist, activist
Writes for various newspapers and websites, including Buzzfeed, The Guardian, and Attitude.

==Campaigner==
[[Bisi Alimi]]
Campaigner
Bisi works as an HIV consultant and on global LGBT advocacy.

]]Ruth Hunt]]
Campaigner
CEO of Stonewall who helped develop the campaign for the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act.

[[Caroline Murphy]]
Campaigner
Labour activist, union delegate and a campaigner on LGBT issues and violence against women.

[[Phyll Opoku-Gyimah]]
Campaigner
Founder and managing director of UK Black Pride to promote unity among LGBT black people.

[[Lance Price]]
Campaigner
Ex-BBC journalist and adviser to the Blair government. Founded the Kaleidoscope Trust

[[Sue Sanders]]
Campaigner
LGBT rights campaigner, co-founder of LGBT History Month and chair of Schools OUT UK.

[[Edwin Sesange]]
Campaigner
African LGBTI Out and Proud Diamond group President and gay rights activist.

[[Tim Sigsworth]]
Campaigner
CEO of the Albert Kennedy Trust, which supports homeless LGBT young people.

[[Ben Summerskil]]
Campaigner
Ex CEO of Stonewall and recipient of the 2015 British LGBT Lifetime Achievement Award.

[[Peter Tatchell]]
Campaigner
Gay rights activist, whose recent campaigns
focus on anti-gay laws in Uganda and Russia.

==Entertainers==
[[Clare Balding]]
Television presenter, journalist
TV host of high-profile sporting events. Awarded an OBE in 2013 for services to broadcasting.

[[Alan Carr]]
Comedian, television presenter
His Channel 4 show, Chatty Man (12th series), won a BAFTA in 2014 and an RTS award in 2015.

[[Stephen Fry]]
Writer, actor, television presenter
Gay rights advocate, who is outspoken on matters from equal marriage, to the Sochi Olympics.

[[Elton John]]
Singer, songwriter, composer, pianist
A fantastic role model for gay parenting, raising two boys alongside husband David Furnish.

[[Sir Ian McKellen]]
Actor, activist
An award-winning actor and a co-founder of Stonewall, the gay rights organisation.

Graham Norton
Television and radio presenter
Top TV chat show host and winner of the 2015 British LGBT Awards Broadcaster of the Year.

Paul O’Grady
Comedian, television presenter
Daytime talk show and Radio 2 host, also patron of the Peter Tatchell Foundation.

Heather Peace
Actress, singer, songwriter
Patron of Manchester Pride and involved in a number of charities, including DRM and AKT.
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Sue Perkins
Sue Perkins
Comedian, television presenter
Host of The Great British Bake Off. Featured on the Rainbow List since 2008 and #6 in 2014.

Russell Tovey
Actor
Openly gay actor, best known for his roles in Him & Her, Being Human and Banished.

Politics
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Lord Alli
Lord Alli
Media entrepreneur, politician
The first openly gay peer, who has used his position to repeal LGBT laws.

Mhairi Black
MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire South
The youngest MP to be elected to parliament since 1832.

Lord Cashman of Limehouse
Politician, former MEP, actor
Labour Peer and co-founder of Stonewall. Former actor on TV soap, EastEnders.
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Ruth Davidson
Ruth Davidson
MP for Glasgow
Openly gay Scottish politician, currently leader of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.

Angela Eagle
Labour MP for Wallasey
Parliament’s first openly lesbian member when she came out in 1997.

Mike Freer
MP for Finchley and Golders Green
Conservative MP, who came out during a speech over the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013.

Wes Streeting
Labour MP for Ilford North
Elected in the 2015. Deputy Leader of the London Borough of Redbridge.
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Margot James
Margot James
Conservative MP for Stourbridge
The first openly lesbian candidate to be elected to the party when she came out in 2010.

Gerald Jones
MP for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
Openly gay welsh politician, voted for in the May 2015 general election.

Ivan Massow
London mayoral candidate
Gay rights campaigner who has launched a 2015 bid to become Mayor of London.
Business Leaders
Christopher Bailey
Chief Creative/Exec Officer, Burberry
Mentor to emerging British creative talent from the Royal College of Art.

Alison Berryman
CEO Barclaycard UK
Member of their LGBT network, Spectrum. Works to create an open and diverse workforce.
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Claudia Brind-Woody
Claudia Brind-Woody
Vice President and MD, IBM
One of the most senior out executives at IBM.
Co-chairs their Global LGBT Executive Taskforce

Lord Browne
Former CEO of BP
Called on CEOs to take responsibility for setting the right tone around LGBT inclusion at work

Alison McFadyen
Head of Audit, Standard Chartered
Active member of the bank’s LGBT Network and regular speaker at events.
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Mary Portas
Mary Portas
Retail consultant, television presenter
Consulted by the government to revive the fortunes of the high street.

Huma Qazi
MD, Coaching and HR consultancy
An advocate for raising awareness, especially on LGBT in the workplace and in schools.

Antonio Simoes
Chief Executive Officer, HSBC UK
Has increased the visibility of LGBT issues at HSBC. Works with their Pride networks.
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Anthony Watson
Anthony Watson
President and CEO, Bitreserve
First British and non-American citizen to be appointed to the Board of Directors of GLAAD.

Andy Woodfield
Partner, PwC
Created the LGBT network GLEE@PwC. Takes a keen interest in LGBTI and Human Rights.

Workplace Heroes
Liz Bingham
Managing Partner, EY
An active member of associations connected to gender, diversity and LGBT. Stonewall Ambassador
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Suran Dickson
Suran Dickson
CEO, Diversity Role Models
Founder of Diversity Role Models – working to prevent homophobic and gender-based bullying.
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Claire Harvey
Claire Harvey
Inclusive Leadership Consultant, KPMG Captain, Team GB Paralympic sitting volleyball team, 2012. Assistant Director, Youth Sport Trust.

Vinay Kapoor
D&I Manager, BNP Paribas
Founded BNP Paribas’ Diversity Week, ensuring inclusion is an integral part of the bank’s work.

Robert Kerse
Exec Director Finance, Circle Housing
Named as one of the most inspiring LGBT Business Leaders in the Financial Times

Mark MacKenzie MBE
Capability Development Specialist, TFL
Founding member of TfL’s LGBT network and led the group’s support for Pride in London

Tim Jarman
Assistant Director of D&I, EY
Tim leads EY’s strategy for LGBT issues across the UK and Ireland.

Mark McLane
Global Head of D&I, Barclays
Developed a strategy focusing on diversity for Barclays, one of Stonewall’s Top 10 employers.

Nicky Moffat
Consultant, Ex-brigadier British Army
Formerly the most senior woman in the British Army, now runs a leadership consultancy.

Toby Whitehouse
Director, Gaydio
One of the Directors and co-founders of Gaydio, leading gay radio station.
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Daniel WInterfeldt
Daniel Winterfeldt
Partner, CMS Cameron McKenna LLP
Founder and co-chair of the Interlaw Diversity Forum and the Purple Reign campaign.
Transgender
Sarah Brown
Activist, politician
Liberal Democrat, who was, for a time, the only openly transgender elected politician in the UK.

Jane Fae
Writer, feminist
Writes about important issues of political and sexual liberty.
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Jacqui Gavin
Jacqui Gavin
ViceChair of a:gender
Former model who is a gender and Diversity Role Model. Also helps to organise Liverpool Pride.

Stephanie Hirst
Radio presenter
Openly transgender radio presenter, best known for hosting Hit40UK on Capital FM Yorkshire.

Ayla Holdom
Flight Lieutenant, Royal Air Force
Britain’s only openly transgender military pilot in the RAF.
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Kellie Maloney
Kellie Maloney
Boxing manager and promoter
Most famous for managing Lennox Lewis, before publicly announcing that she was transgender.

Juno Roche
Teacher, speaker
Former teacher, now working to support other transgender teachers’ visibility and rights.

Kate Stone
Scientist
Won Press Complaints Commission negotiation after her transgender status was published.

Amy Stanning
Shared Services Director, Barclays PLC
Co-chair for Spectrum, the bank’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employee network.
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Stephen Whittle OBE
Stephen Whittle OBE
Activist
A professor of Equalities Law in the School of Law at Manchester Metropolitan University.

Charity and Community
Albert Kennedy Trust
LGBT youth homeless charity
Supporting young LGBT 16-25 year olds who are made homeless or living in a hostile environment.
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Broken Rainbow
LGBT charity
Raising awareness to, and combating same-sex domestic violence and abuse.

Ditch The Label
Anti-bullying charity
Providing support to those who are bullied in online and offline environments.

Diversity Role Models
Anti-bullying charity
Seeks to prevent homophobic and transphobic bullying in UK schools.
Picture
GALOP
Anti-LGBT hate crime charity
Helping victims of homophobia, biphobia, transphobia, sexual violence or domestic abuse.

The Gender Trust
Gender identity charity
Helping those who are affected by gender
identity issues.

The Kaleidoscope Trust
Human Rights Charity
The Kaleidoscope Trust works to uphold the human rights of LGBT people.
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Mermaids
Transgender charity
Supporting children and teenagers with gender identity issues.

Opening Doors
LGBT charity
Focuses on meeting the needs of older
LGBT communities.

Stonewall
LGBT rights charity
Working for equality and justice for all
LGBT people.
Influencers
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Rylan Clark
Rylan Clark
Television presenter
Rose to fame on X Factor and Big Brother, before becoming a host of Big Brother’s Bit on the Side.

Tom Daley
Olympic diver
Olympic diving gold medallist who came out publicly in 2013, by posting a video on YouTube.

Evan Davis
Journalist, television presenter
An economist, journalist and presenter who is the current host of Newsnight.
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Paris Lees
Paris Lees
Journalist, transgender activist
Was the first trans woman presenter on both BBC Radio 1 and Channel 4.

Jack Monroe
Writer, campaigner
Gained fame through writing a blog about living as an impoverished single parent struggling to feed herself and her son on £10/week.

Leng Montgomery
D&I advocate, media commentator
Volunteers with Diversity Role Models and speaks regularly about trans issues.

Kathryn Nawrockyi
Director of Opportunity Now
An ambassador for Albert Kennedy Trust and a Diversity Role Model.

Scott Nunn
Photographer, journalist
Co-founder of Gay Star News one of the top LGBT news sites in the world.

Tris Reid-Smith
Director, editor, journalist
Co-founder and editor-in-chief of Gay Star News.
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Gok Wan
Gok Wan
Television presenter
Best known for his Channel 4 television programme, How to Look Good Naked