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Ross Burgess: /* Powerful partnerships */

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	In this year of equal marriage, let’s celebrate those powerful partnerships, both romantically and in business, in which each partner makes the other stronger.		In this year of equal marriage, let’s celebrate those powerful partnerships, both romantically and in business, in which each partner makes the other stronger.

	Our family of power couples is headed by Twitter’s favourite team, Clare Balding (the author of yet another bestselling book this year) and Alice Arnold, and includes a brace of chefs, [[Jack Monroe]] and [[Allegra McEvedy]]; a bookend of writers, the wonderful [[Stella Duffy]] and [[Shelley Silas]], who have maintained their enviable relationship through a stressful year that included creating the countrywide arts event Fun Palaces; queens of shopping and fashion, and mothers to an adorable Horatio, [[Mary Portas]] and [[Melanie Rickey]]; the journalistic duo [[Matthew Parris]] and [[Julian Glover]]; and a game of two halves, the hockey team-mates, [[Kate and Helen Richardson-Walsh]] – the latter is also a patron of Spurs’ LGBT supporters network the Proud Lilywhites.		Our family of power couples is headed by Twitter’s favourite team, Clare Balding (the author of yet another bestselling book this year) and Alice Arnold, and includes a brace of chefs, [[Jack Monroe]] and [[Allegra McEvedy]]; a bookend of writers, the wonderful [[Stella Duffy]] and [[Shelley Silas]], who have maintained their enviable relationship through a stressful year that included creating the countrywide arts event Fun Palaces; queens of shopping and fashion, and mothers to an adorable Horatio, [[Mary Portas]] and [[Melanie Rickey]]; the journalistic duo [[Matthew Parris]] and [[Julian Glover]]; and a game of two halves, the hockey team-mates, [[Kate Richardson-Walsh\|Kate]] and [[Helen Richardson-Walsh]] – the latter is also a patron of Spurs’ LGBT supporters network the Proud Lilywhites.

	In business couples, where would we be without [[Stacey Halls]] and [[Tom Blackie]] from Opening Doors London; the film-makers [[Lewis Hancox]] and [[Fox Fisher]], who created My Genderation Films after meeting on Channel 4’s My Transsexual Summer in 2011; [[Steph Keeble]] and [[David Viney]] from LGBT Birmingham; [[Benjamin Cohen]] CEO of Pink News (@pinknews) and [[Mike Buonaiuto]], the team behind Out 4 Marriage; [[Jennie Kermode]] and [[Helen Belcher]] from Trans Media Watch; and [[Lou Englefield]] of Football v Homophobia and Pride in Sports; and [[Leviathen Hendricks]] of the Gay Football Supporters Network… and where would they all be without each other?		In business couples, where would we be without [[Stacey Halls]] and [[Tom Blackie]] from Opening Doors London; the film-makers [[Lewis Hancox]] and [[Fox Fisher]], who created My Genderation Films after meeting on Channel 4’s My Transsexual Summer in 2011; [[Steph Keeble]] and [[David Viney]] from LGBT Birmingham; [[Benjamin Cohen]] CEO of Pink News (@pinknews) and [[Mike Buonaiuto]], the team behind Out 4 Marriage; [[Jennie Kermode]] and [[Helen Belcher]] from Trans Media Watch; and [[Lou Englefield]] of Football v Homophobia and Pride in Sports; and [[Leviathen Hendricks]] of the Gay Football Supporters Network… and where would they all be without each other?

Ross Burgess: /* Ones to watch */

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Ones to watch

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	When Palmer-Edgecumbe began his career in investment banking in 1991, he has said, “the work culture was awful – racist, sexist, homophobic”. Now he encourages diversity at one of the world’s most influential companies, which supports the European Diversity Awards.		When Palmer-Edgecumbe began his career in investment banking in 1991, he has said, “the work culture was awful – racist, sexist, homophobic”. Now he encourages diversity at one of the world’s most influential companies, which supports the European Diversity Awards.
			==National Treasures==

			[[Sarah Waters]]; [[Ben Summerskill]]; [[Maggi Hambling]]; [[Jim MacSweeney]] of Gay’s the Word bookshop; [[Stephen Fry]]; [[Jeanette Winterson]]; [[Brian Sewell]]; [[Sandi Toksvig]]; [[Graham Norton]]; [[Stephen Whittle]]; [[Eileen Gallagher]]; [[Russell T Davies]]; [[Sir Nicholas Hytner]]; [[Boy George]]; [[Michael Grandage]]; [[Phyllida Lloyd]]; [[Rupert Everett]]; [[Jackie Kay]]; [[David Hockney]]; [[Alan Hollinghurst]]; [[Linda Bellos]]; [[Simon Callow]]; [[Alan Bennett]]; [[Lord (Waheed) Alli]]; [[Andrew Pierce]]; [[April Ashley]]; [[Roz Kaveney]]; [[Lord (Chris) Smith]]; [[John Barrowman]]; [[Sir Elton John]]; [[Philip Hensher]]; [[Christopher Biggins]]; [[Val McDermid]]; [[Cameron Mackintosh]]; [[Alice Purnell]]; [[Julian Clary]]; [[Jonathan Harvey]]; [[Dr Christian Jessen]]; [[David Lan]]; [[Colm Tóibín]]; [[Paul O’Grady]]; [[Fiona Shaw]]; [[Bea Campbell]].

	==Ones to watch==		==Ones to watch==
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Ross Burgess: /* Straight allies */

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Straight allies

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	He says: “If the Church wants to provide compassion, it can stop talking about gay people and start talking with them.”		He says: “If the Church wants to provide compassion, it can stop talking about gay people and start talking with them.”

	[[Cath Hall]]		[[Cath Hall]]

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	Hall founded the trust 20 years ago after Albert Kennedy, a 16-year-old boy she knew, died after falling from a car-park roof while being chased by several attackers.		Hall founded the trust 20 years ago after Albert Kennedy, a 16-year-old boy she knew, died after falling from a car-park roof while being chased by several attackers.

	[[Jeffrey Tambor]] and [[Jill Soloway]]		[[Jeffrey Tambor]] and [[Jill Soloway]]

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	Tambor stars as a transgender, divorced, Jewish father-turned-mother in the Amazon series, created and directed by Soloway.		Tambor stars as a transgender, divorced, Jewish father-turned-mother in the Amazon series, created and directed by Soloway.

	Benedict Cumberbatch		Benedict Cumberbatch
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	Actor [[Benedict Cumberbatch]] is one of our straight allies		Actor [[Benedict Cumberbatch]] is one of our straight allies



	Actor		Actor

	Plays Alan Turing in the historical drama The Imitation Game (general release this Friday). One nominator already thinks he needs an Oscar for his portrayal of “the greatest gay person of the 20th century”.		Plays Alan Turing in the historical drama The Imitation Game (general release this Friday). One nominator already thinks he needs an Oscar for his portrayal of “the greatest gay person of the 20th century”.

	[[Daniel Radcliffe]]		[[Daniel Radcliffe]]

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	Perhaps because of the sex scene in the 2013 film Kill Your Darlings, in which he plays the poet Allen Ginsberg, Radcliffe was nominated for “encouraging people who identify as heterosexual to think a little bit more inclusively”.		Perhaps because of the sex scene in the 2013 film Kill Your Darlings, in which he plays the poet Allen Ginsberg, Radcliffe was nominated for “encouraging people who identify as heterosexual to think a little bit more inclusively”.

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	As equalities minister, last year Swinson launched a campaign to end homophobic bullying in schools, and she’s credited with much of the groundwork for the allocation of £2m to the problem, announced last month.		As equalities minister, last year Swinson launched a campaign to end homophobic bullying in schools, and she’s credited with much of the groundwork for the allocation of £2m to the problem, announced last month.

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	Presented with the Peer of the Year prize at the Pink News Awards, for his work to fight HIV and improve sex education, Fowler recently published the critically acclaimed book AIDS: Don’t Die of Prejudice.		Presented with the Peer of the Year prize at the Pink News Awards, for his work to fight HIV and improve sex education, Fowler recently published the critically acclaimed book AIDS: Don’t Die of Prejudice.

	[[Lynne Featherstone]]		[[Lynne Featherstone]]

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	The first politician to take part in the Out4Marriage campaign and the one who launched the consultation on equal marriage.		The first politician to take part in the Out4Marriage campaign and the one who launched the consultation on equal marriage.

	[[Julie Hesmondhalgh]]		[[Julie Hesmondhalgh]]

Ross Burgess: /* Straight allies */

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	==Straight allies==		==Straight allies==
	Alan Wilson		[[Alan Wilson]]

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	He says: “If the Church wants to provide compassion, it can stop talking about gay people and start talking with them.”		He says: “If the Church wants to provide compassion, it can stop talking about gay people and start talking with them.”
	Cath Hall		[[Cath Hall]]

	Founder, Albert Kennedy Trust		Founder, Albert Kennedy Trust

	Hall founded the trust 20 years ago after Albert Kennedy, a 16-year-old boy she knew, died after falling from a car-park roof while being chased by several attackers.		Hall founded the trust 20 years ago after Albert Kennedy, a 16-year-old boy she knew, died after falling from a car-park roof while being chased by several attackers.
	Jeffrey Tambor and Jill Soloway		[[Jeffrey Tambor]] and [[Jill Soloway]]

	Star and creator of the online TV drama Transparent		Star and creator of the online TV drama Transparent
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	Actor Benedict Cumberbatch is one of our straight allies		Actor [[Benedict Cumberbatch]] is one of our straight allies


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	Plays Alan Turing in the historical drama The Imitation Game (general release this Friday). One nominator already thinks he needs an Oscar for his portrayal of “the greatest gay person of the 20th century”.		Plays Alan Turing in the historical drama The Imitation Game (general release this Friday). One nominator already thinks he needs an Oscar for his portrayal of “the greatest gay person of the 20th century”.
	Daniel Radcliffe		[[Daniel Radcliffe]]

	Actor		Actor

	Perhaps because of the sex scene in the 2013 film Kill Your Darlings, in which he plays the poet Allen Ginsberg, Radcliffe was nominated for “encouraging people who identify as heterosexual to think a little bit more inclusively”.		Perhaps because of the sex scene in the 2013 film Kill Your Darlings, in which he plays the poet Allen Ginsberg, Radcliffe was nominated for “encouraging people who identify as heterosexual to think a little bit more inclusively”.
	Jo Swinson		[[Jo Swinson]]

	Liberal Democrat MP		Liberal Democrat MP

	As equalities minister, last year Swinson launched a campaign to end homophobic bullying in schools, and she’s credited with much of the groundwork for the allocation of £2m to the problem, announced last month.		As equalities minister, last year Swinson launched a campaign to end homophobic bullying in schools, and she’s credited with much of the groundwork for the allocation of £2m to the problem, announced last month.
	Norman Fowler		[[Norman Fowler]]

	Member of the House of Lords		Member of the House of Lords

	Presented with the Peer of the Year prize at the Pink News Awards, for his work to fight HIV and improve sex education, Fowler recently published the critically acclaimed book AIDS: Don’t Die of Prejudice.		Presented with the Peer of the Year prize at the Pink News Awards, for his work to fight HIV and improve sex education, Fowler recently published the critically acclaimed book AIDS: Don’t Die of Prejudice.
	Lynne Featherstone		[[Lynne Featherstone]]

	Liberal Democrat MP		Liberal Democrat MP

	The first politician to take part in the Out4Marriage campaign and the one who launched the consultation on equal marriage.		The first politician to take part in the Out4Marriage campaign and the one who launched the consultation on equal marriage.
	Julie Hesmondhalgh		[[Julie Hesmondhalgh]]

	Actress		Actress

	Although her final scenes as Hayley Cropper in Coronation Street were shown earlier this year, Hesmondhalgh remains a passionate advocate for trans rights, working with groups such as Trans Media Watch, Press for Change, the Albert Kennedy Trust, and the Manchester Lesbian and Gay Foundation, alongside other charities.		Although her final scenes as Hayley Cropper in Coronation Street were shown earlier this year, Hesmondhalgh remains a passionate advocate for trans rights, working with groups such as Trans Media Watch, Press for Change, the Albert Kennedy Trust, and the Manchester Lesbian and Gay Foundation, alongside other charities.
	Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
			[[Macklemore]] & [[Ryan Lewis]]

	Hip hop duo		Hip hop duo

	First nominated for their 2012 single “Same Love”, the pair continue to support equality. Their track “Can’t Hold Us” has the lyrics “Labels out here/Now they can’t tell me nothing”.		First nominated for their 2012 single “Same Love”, the pair continue to support equality. Their track “Can’t Hold Us” has the lyrics “Labels out here/Now they can’t tell me nothing”.
	Donatella Versace
			[[Donatella Versace]]

	Fashion designer		Fashion designer

	Her autumn/winter 2014 menswear collection was dedicated to gay and transgender people and inspired by her late brother: “Gianni came out and said he was gay when it was very difficult to say that,” she said. “I’m very proud of that.”		Her autumn/winter 2014 menswear collection was dedicated to gay and transgender people and inspired by her late brother: “Gianni came out and said he was gay when it was very difficult to say that,” she said. “I’m very proud of that.”
	Michael Fabricant
			[[Michael Fabricant]]

	Conservative MP		Conservative MP

	Gay men cannot donate blood if they have had sex in the past 12 months. Introducing his Private Member’s Bill calling for the gay blood ban to be removed, Fabricant called it “unfair” and “illogical”. Which it is.		Gay men cannot donate blood if they have had sex in the past 12 months. Introducing his Private Member’s Bill calling for the gay blood ban to be removed, Fabricant called it “unfair” and “illogical”. Which it is.

Ross Burgess: /* Ones to watch */

2017-02-18T18:58:35Z

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	Others to watch are [[Patrick Harvie]] MSP; [[Leng Montgomery]], of Diversity Role Models; Canon [[Jeremy Pemberton]]; [[Nieves Barragan Mohacho]], chef (pictured); [[Wayne Dhesi]], of rucomingout.com; blogger [[Alex Bertie]]; artist [[Sophie Green]]; film editor [[Victoria Boydell]]; model [[Nicola Gibson]], and [[Kristian Johns]], who blogs about living with HIV.		Others to watch are [[Patrick Harvie]] MSP; [[Leng Montgomery]], of Diversity Role Models; Canon [[Jeremy Pemberton]]; [[Nieves Barragan Mohacho]], chef (pictured); [[Wayne Dhesi]], of rucomingout.com; blogger [[Alex Bertie]]; artist [[Sophie Green]]; film editor [[Victoria Boydell]]; model [[Nicola Gibson]], and [[Kristian Johns]], who blogs about living with HIV.

			==Powerful partnerships==
	Powerful partnerships

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	In business couples, where would we be without [[Stacey Halls]] and [[Tom Blackie]] from Opening Doors London; the film-makers [[Lewis Hancox]] and [[Fox Fisher]], who created My Genderation Films after meeting on Channel 4’s My Transsexual Summer in 2011; [[Steph Keeble]] and [[David Viney]] from LGBT Birmingham; [[Benjamin Cohen]] CEO of Pink News (@pinknews) and [[Mike Buonaiuto]], the team behind Out 4 Marriage; [[Jennie Kermode]] and [[Helen Belcher]] from Trans Media Watch; and [[Lou Englefield]] of Football v Homophobia and Pride in Sports; and [[Leviathen Hendricks]] of the Gay Football Supporters Network… and where would they all be without each other?		In business couples, where would we be without [[Stacey Halls]] and [[Tom Blackie]] from Opening Doors London; the film-makers [[Lewis Hancox]] and [[Fox Fisher]], who created My Genderation Films after meeting on Channel 4’s My Transsexual Summer in 2011; [[Steph Keeble]] and [[David Viney]] from LGBT Birmingham; [[Benjamin Cohen]] CEO of Pink News (@pinknews) and [[Mike Buonaiuto]], the team behind Out 4 Marriage; [[Jennie Kermode]] and [[Helen Belcher]] from Trans Media Watch; and [[Lou Englefield]] of Football v Homophobia and Pride in Sports; and [[Leviathen Hendricks]] of the Gay Football Supporters Network… and where would they all be without each other?

	==Straight allies==		==Straight allies==
	Alan Wilson		Alan Wilson

Ross Burgess: /* Ones to watch */

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	When Palmer-Edgecumbe began his career in investment banking in 1991, he has said, “the work culture was awful – racist, sexist, homophobic”. Now he encourages diversity at one of the world’s most influential companies, which supports the European Diversity Awards.		When Palmer-Edgecumbe began his career in investment banking in 1991, he has said, “the work culture was awful – racist, sexist, homophobic”. Now he encourages diversity at one of the world’s most influential companies, which supports the European Diversity Awards.
			==Ones to watch==
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	Others to watch are: MND campaigner [[Gordon Aikman]]; [[Ellen Murray]] of Northern Ireland’s Gender Jam; [[Aloysius Ssali]] of the Say It Loud Club; intersex campaigner [[Elizabeth Jo Roberts]]; [[Jess Bradley]] of Action for Trans Health; [[Patrick Cash]], the playwright; [[Mark Geary]], [[James Edgington]] and [[Lisa O’Neill-Rogan]], the founders of Bolton’s first Pride; [[Adrien and Pierre Gaubert]], the founders of myGWork; the performer [[Krishna Istha]]; the artist and activist [[Sophie Green]]; [[Glenn Anderson]], the chairman of Cumbria Gay Pride; activist [[Yas Necati]]; [[Alec Scott Rook]]], the founder of Trans Men Support & Advice UK; the director of L Fest [[Cindy Edwards]];		Others to watch are: MND campaigner [[Gordon Aikman]]; [[Ellen Murray]] of Northern Ireland’s Gender Jam; [[Aloysius Ssali]] of the Say It Loud Club; intersex campaigner [[Elizabeth Jo Roberts]]; [[Jess Bradley]] of Action for Trans Health; [[Patrick Cash]], the playwright; [[Mark Geary]], [[James Edgington]] and [[Lisa O’Neill-Rogan]], the founders of Bolton’s first Pride; [[Adrien and Pierre Gaubert]], the founders of myGWork; the performer [[Krishna Istha]]; the artist and activist [[Sophie Green]]; [[Glenn Anderson]], the chairman of Cumbria Gay Pride; activist [[Yas Necati]]; [[Alec Scott Rook]], the founder of Trans Men Support & Advice UK; the director of L Fest [[Cindy Edwards]];
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	[[Simon Marks]], the trainee therapist who set up A Change of Scene; journalist [[Rhyannon Styles]]; the founder of National Student Pride, [[Tom Guy]]; the deputy editor of Gay Times [[Ryan Butcher]]; the campaigner [[Ashley Reed]]; Labour MPs [[Peter Kyle]] and [[Wes Streeting]]; the NUS LGBT officer [[Robbiie Young]]; campaigner for better equality in the construction industry [[Christina Riley]]; trans rights campaigner [[Leng Montgomery]]; chef [[Nieves Barragan Mohacho]]; [[Suz Temko]] of Intersex UK and XYSuZ; intersex advocate [[Adele Addams]]; and [[Hannah Winterbourne]], an Army officer and trans advocate.		[[Simon Marks]], the trainee therapist who set up A Change of Scene; journalist [[Rhyannon Styles]]; the founder of National Student Pride, [[Tom Guy]]; the deputy editor of Gay Times [[Ryan Butcher]]; the campaigner [[Ashley Reed]]; Labour MPs [[Peter Kyle]] and [[Wes Streeting]]; the NUS LGBT officer [[Robbiie Young]]; campaigner for better equality in the construction industry [[Christina Riley]]; trans rights campaigner [[Leng Montgomery]]; chef [[Nieves Barragan Mohacho]]; [[Suz Temko]] of Intersex UK and XYSuZ; intersex advocate [[Adele Addams]]; and [[Hannah Winterbourne]], an Army officer and trans advocate.