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14. [[Paul O'Grady]]
 
14. [[Paul O'Grady]]
  
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15. [[Jane Hill]],
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15. [[Jane Hill]]
  
 
16. Tim Cook, USA
 
16. Tim Cook, USA
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17. [[Alan Carr]]
 
17. [[Alan Carr]]
  
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18. [[Charlie Condou]],
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18. [[Charlie Condou]]
  
 
19. [[Mark Palmer-Edgecumbe]]
 
19. [[Mark Palmer-Edgecumbe]]
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58. [[Claire Harvey]]
 
58. [[Claire Harvey]]
  
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59. Jeremy Heimans, activist, co-founder Avaaz.org
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59. Jeremy Heimans, Australia
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Heinmans is co-founder of the Australian online campaigning group Avaaz.org, a global online political community with millions of members that campaigns on various issues.
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60. Adam Lambert, singer
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60. Adam Lambert, USA
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Runner-up on the eighth season of American Idol, Lambert is the first openly gay mainstream pop idol to launch their career on a major US record label. He is currently touring with Queen.
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61. [[Monique Matheson]], VP and chief talent officer, Nike
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61. Monique Matheson, Nike
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Matheson is the vice president in charge of human resources for Nike, whose ethos is to embrace diversity.
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62. [[Caroline Murphy]], activist
 
62. [[Caroline Murphy]], activist
 
Murphy is a Labour party activist, a union delegate, and a campaigner on LGBT issues and violence against women.
 
Murphy is a Labour party activist, a union delegate, and a campaigner on LGBT issues and violence against women.
  
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63. [[Holly Johnson]], musician
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63. [[Holly Johnson]]
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Johnson rose to fame in 1983 as the lead singer in Frankie Goes to Hollywood, and has often sung on gay issues.
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64. Nikolay Alexeyev, LGBT rights activist, lawyer and journalist
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64. Nikolay Alexeyev, Russia
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Alexeyev is a co-founder of Moscow Pride and has been instrumental in challenging the ban on the march.
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65. Todd Sears, founder, Out On the Street
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65. Todd Sears, USA
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Sears founded Out on the Street, Wall Street's first senior leadership summit focused on LGBT issues. In 2013, it held its first summit in Asia.
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66. [[Phyll Opoku-Gyimah]], managing director, UK Black Pride
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66. [[Phyll Opoku-Gyimah]]
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Opoku-Gyimah – known as Lady Phyll – set up the Black Pride festival to promote unity among LGBT black people of African, Asian, Caribbean, Middle Eastern and Latin American descent.
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67. [[Mark Abrahams]], wing commander, RAF
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67. [[Mark Abrahams]]
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Chair of the RAF LGBT Forum, Abraham won the Campaigner of the Year accolade at the 2013 European Diversity Awards.
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68. [[Alison McFadyen]], head of audit, Standard Chartered Bank
 
68. [[Alison McFadyen]], head of audit, Standard Chartered Bank
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After many years working in the fashion industry, Phang began a new career as a chef, specialising in food from the Caribbean. He also hosts travel and cookery programmes on TV.
 
After many years working in the fashion industry, Phang began a new career as a chef, specialising in food from the Caribbean. He also hosts travel and cookery programmes on TV.
  
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70. [[Daniel Winterfeldt]], lawyer
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70. [[Daniel Winterfeldt]]
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A partner at CMS Cameron McKenna LLP in London, Winterfeldt is also the founder and co-chair of the InterLaw Diversity Forum.
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71. [[Portia de Rossi]], actor
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71. Portia de Rossi, Australia / USA
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Married to Ellen DeGeneres, De Rossi supports a range of charitable organisations.
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72. [[Wentworth Miller]], actor and screenwriter
 
72. [[Wentworth Miller]], actor and screenwriter
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Ex-brigadier Moffat – formerly the most senior woman in the British Army – now runs a leadership consultancy.
 
Ex-brigadier Moffat – formerly the most senior woman in the British Army – now runs a leadership consultancy.
  
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74. [[Mark McLane]], global head of diversity and inclusion, Barclays
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74. [[Mark McLane]]
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McLane developed a strategy focusing on diversity for Barclays, which is one of Stonewall's top 10 employers and a sponsor of Pride in London.
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75. Michael Sam, American football player
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75. Michael Sam, USA
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Sam came out as gay after his college football career ended. He was selected by the St Louis Rams in the 2014 NFL Draft, becoming the first publicly gay player drafted in the league.
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76. [[Val McDermid]], crime writer
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76. [[Val McDermid]]
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McDermid has written many novels that, in recent years, include a series of crime thrillers.
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77. [[Bisi Alimi]], LGBT activist
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77. [[Bisi Alimi]]
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Alimi was the first person to come out as gay on Nigerian television. Now based in London, he works as an HIV consultant and on global LGBT advocacy.
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78. [[George Takei]], actor, gay rights activist
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78. George Takei, USA
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Star Trek actor Takei is now also well known for his activism and is also active on social media.
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79. [[Michelle Hardwick]], actor
 
79. [[Michelle Hardwick]], actor
 
Hardwick is currently playing Vanessa Woodfield in Emmerdale. She publicly came out in July 2013.
 
Hardwick is currently playing Vanessa Woodfield in Emmerdale. She publicly came out in July 2013.
  
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80. [[Omar Sharif Jr]], actor
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80. Omar Sharif Jr, USA
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Sharif was voted one of the most compelling people of the year by Out magazine in 2013. He is a spokesperson for the US media monitoring organisation Glaad.
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81. [[Conchita Wurst]], drag queen
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81. Conchita Wurst, Austria
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Wurst won the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest. In her winning speech she said, "we are unity, we are unstoppable", a comment addressed to President Putin.
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82. [[Thomas Hitzlsperger]], footballer
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82. [[Thomas Hitzlsperger]]
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A member of the German national team, Hitzlsperger retired following injury in September 2013. In January 2014, he came out as gay.
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83. [[Ruth Hunt]], acting CEO, Stonewall
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83. [[Ruth Hunt]]
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Hunt helped develop Stonewall's campaign for the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act. She supports closer links between the LGBT community and faith groups.
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84. [[Paul Burston]], writer
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84. [[Paul Burston]]
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Writer and host of the London LGBT literary salon Polari, Burston was called a national treasure in the Pink List 2013.
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85. [[Nick Grimshaw]], radio presenter
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85. [[Nick Grimshaw]]
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Grimshaw presents the breakfast show on BBC Radio 1. He came out as gay shortly before starting the show.
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86. [[Mary Lambert]], singer, LGBT rights activist
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86. Mary Lambert, USA
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Lambert co-wrote and sang on Macklemore and Ryan Lewis's single Same Love, a top 10 single in six countries.
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87. [[Craig Revel Horwood]], TV personality
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87. [[Craig Revel Horwood]]
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Revel Horwood, best known as a judge on Strictly Come Dancing, also directs the Strictly live tour.
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88. [[Vinay Kapoor]], diversity and inclusion manager, BNP Paribas, UK
 
88. [[Vinay Kapoor]], diversity and inclusion manager, BNP Paribas, UK
 
Kapoor founded BNP Paribas's Diversity Week, ensuring inclusion is an integral part of the bank's work.
 
Kapoor founded BNP Paribas's Diversity Week, ensuring inclusion is an integral part of the bank's work.
  
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89. [[Julie Bindel]], journalist
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89. [[Julie Bindel]]
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Bindel is a feminist writer whose subjects include violence against women, the sex industry, transgenderism and radical lesbianism.
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90. [[Cynthia Nixon]], actor
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90. Cynthia Nixon, USA
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Nixon is most notable for her appearance as Miranda in Sex and the City. Bisexual, Nixon is married to Christine Marinoni. Nixon advocates for same-sex marriage rights.
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91. [[Jack Monroe]], writer and campaigner
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91. [[Jack Monroe]]
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Monroe's blog about living as a single parent with £10 a week to feed herself and her son gained many fans.
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92. [[Jonathan Harvey]], writer
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92. [[Jonathan Harvey]]
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Harvey is the writer of many plays, film and TV dramas, and has recently moved into fiction.
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93. [[Lance Price]], Kaleidoscope Trust founder
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93. [[Lance Price]]
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Price – ex-BBC journalist and adviser to the Blair government – founded the Kaleidoscope Trust in 2011 to help uphold the human rights of LGBT people.
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94. [[Diana King]], singer
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94. [[Diana King]], Jamaica
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King is a singer who came out as a lesbian on Facebook. She is the first Jamaican musician to ever come out publically.
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95. [[Andre Banks]], co-founder, All Out
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95. Andre Banks, USA
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All Out has become one of the largest LGBT rights organisations in the world, with more than 2 million members.
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96. [[Tim Sigsworth]], CEO, the Albert Kennedy Trust
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96. [[Tim Sigsworth]]
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Sigsworth runs the Albert Kennedy Trust, which supports LGBT young people who are living in a hostile environment.
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97. [[Lucy Spraggan]], singer songwriter
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97. [[Lucy Spraggan]]
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Came out as lesbian aged 14, Spraggan appeared on the X Factor in 2012 and has appeared at many Pride festivals.
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98. [[Sherry Conway]], flight lieutenant, RAF
 
98. [[Sherry Conway]], flight lieutenant, RAF
 
Conway, deputy chair of the RAF LGBT forum, ensures RAF policy reflects the needs of the RAF's LGBT community.
 
Conway, deputy chair of the RAF LGBT forum, ensures RAF policy reflects the needs of the RAF's LGBT community.
  
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99. [[Horse MacDonald]], singer
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99. [[Horse MacDonald]]
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Horse, a Scottish singer-songwriter has been a great supporter of equal marriage rights in Scotland.
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100. Anna Grodzka, politician, Poland
 
100. Anna Grodzka, politician, Poland
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Squadron leader Glyn Dean works at the Royal Air Force College in Lincolnshire where she is responsible for recruitment strategies. She was awarded an MBE in the New Year's Honours list 2013 for her contribution to securing the RAF's reputation as an inclusive employer.
 
Squadron leader Glyn Dean works at the Royal Air Force College in Lincolnshire where she is responsible for recruitment strategies. She was awarded an MBE in the New Year's Honours list 2013 for her contribution to securing the RAF's reputation as an inclusive employer.
  
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[[Lady Gaga]], singer-songwriter
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Lady Gaga, USA
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A vociferous supporter of the LGBT community, and multi award-winning singer, Lady Gaga set up the Born this Way foundation. It is named after her 2011 album and supports LGBT and other young people.
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[[David Cameron]], prime minister
 
[[David Cameron]], prime minister
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John Bercow has long been a supporter of equal marriage. He has won the Stonewall award for Politician of the Year for his work to support LGBT equality and is the president of the Kaleidoscope Trust, the charity that works on gay human rights globally.
 
John Bercow has long been a supporter of equal marriage. He has won the Stonewall award for Politician of the Year for his work to support LGBT equality and is the president of the Kaleidoscope Trust, the charity that works on gay human rights globally.
  
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Barack Obama, US president
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Barack Obama, USA
  
 
A supporter of marriage equality, Barack Obama is committed to advancing LGBT rights. He led the military's full integration of gay service members, is supporting the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, and is now extending family benefits to legally married same-sex couples.
 
A supporter of marriage equality, Barack Obama is committed to advancing LGBT rights. He led the military's full integration of gay service members, is supporting the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, and is now extending family benefits to legally married same-sex couples.

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1 Laverne Cox, USA

2 Ellen DeGeneres, USA

3 Tom Daley

4 Stephen Fry

5 Sir Ian McKellen

6 Gok Wan

7 Clare Balding

8 Graham Norton

9 Elton John

10 Anthony Watson

11 Michael Cashman

12. Jane Lynch, USA

13. Peter Tatchell

14. Paul O'Grady

15. Jane Hill

16. Tim Cook, USA

17. Alan Carr

18. Charlie Condou

19. Mark Palmer-Edgecumbe

20. Sarah Kate Ellis, USA

21. Heather Peace

22. Lord Alli

23. Sue Perkins

24. Jodie Foster, USA

25. Elio Di Rupo, prime minister of Belgium

26. Tammy Baldwin, USA

27. Martina Navratilova, Czech / USA

28. Anderson Cooper, USA

29. Neil Patrick Harris, USA

30. Mary Portas,

31. Angela Eagle

32. Tom Ford,USA

33. Sarah Gilbert, USA

34. Dr Christian Jessen,

35. Antony Cotton

36. Chaz Bono, USA

37. Chris Bryant

38. Stella Duffy

39. Andy Woodfield

40. Ben Summerskill

41. Christopher Bailey

42. Vincent Francois

43. Zachary Quinto, USA

44. Margot James

45. Penny Wong, Australian senator

46. Russell Tovey

47. Sophie Ward

48. Ricky Martin, Puerto Rico

49. Dawn Airey

50. Rylan Clark

51. Sue Sanders

52. Jason Collins, USA

53. Michael Salter

54. Suran Dickson

55. Vladimir Luxuria, Italy

56. RuPaul, USA

57. Liz Bingham

58. Claire Harvey

59. Jeremy Heimans, Australia

60. Adam Lambert, USA

61. Monique Matheson, Nike

62. Caroline Murphy, activist Murphy is a Labour party activist, a union delegate, and a campaigner on LGBT issues and violence against women.

63. Holly Johnson

64. Nikolay Alexeyev, Russia

65. Todd Sears, USA

66. Phyll Opoku-Gyimah

67. Mark Abrahams

68. Alison McFadyen, head of audit, Standard Chartered Bank McFadyen is featured on the OUTStanding list of LGBT business leaders who show that being open about sexuality is barrier to success.

69. Johnathan Phang, TV personality and chef After many years working in the fashion industry, Phang began a new career as a chef, specialising in food from the Caribbean. He also hosts travel and cookery programmes on TV.

70. Daniel Winterfeldt

71. Portia de Rossi, Australia / USA

72. Wentworth Miller, actor and screenwriter Miller, who played the lead in Prison Break, made his screenwriting debut in 2013 with Stoker. He came out as gay in a letter to the St Petersburg film festival, declining their invitation due to Russia's anti-gay laws.

73. Nicky Moffat, consultant Ex-brigadier Moffat – formerly the most senior woman in the British Army – now runs a leadership consultancy.

74. Mark McLane

75. Michael Sam, USA

76. Val McDermid

77. Bisi Alimi

78. George Takei, USA

79. Michelle Hardwick, actor Hardwick is currently playing Vanessa Woodfield in Emmerdale. She publicly came out in July 2013.

80. Omar Sharif Jr, USA

81. Conchita Wurst, Austria

82. Thomas Hitzlsperger

83. Ruth Hunt

84. Paul Burston

85. Nick Grimshaw

86. Mary Lambert, USA

87. Craig Revel Horwood

88. Vinay Kapoor, diversity and inclusion manager, BNP Paribas, UK Kapoor founded BNP Paribas's Diversity Week, ensuring inclusion is an integral part of the bank's work.

89. Julie Bindel

90. Cynthia Nixon, USA

91. Jack Monroe

92. Jonathan Harvey

93. Lance Price

94. Diana King, Jamaica

95. Andre Banks, USA

96. Tim Sigsworth

97. Lucy Spraggan

98. Sherry Conway, flight lieutenant, RAF Conway, deputy chair of the RAF LGBT forum, ensures RAF policy reflects the needs of the RAF's LGBT community.

99. Horse MacDonald

100. Anna Grodzka, politician, Poland


Straight Allies

Sinitta, singer and reality star

Sinitta – gay icon whose songs include So Macho – gave her backing to the @Out4marriage campaign. Her campaign video explained her support for the right of same-sex couples around the world to marry.

Glyn Dean, RAF squadron leader

Squadron leader Glyn Dean works at the Royal Air Force College in Lincolnshire where she is responsible for recruitment strategies. She was awarded an MBE in the New Year's Honours list 2013 for her contribution to securing the RAF's reputation as an inclusive employer.

Lady Gaga, USA

David Cameron, prime minister

In March 2014, same-sex couples in the UK were given the same right to marry as opposite sex couples. Cameron has been a significant supporter of equal marriage, saying that he did not want sexuality to be a barrier to the support of marriage for all.

Curt Hess, CEO, Barclays

Given the "corporate straight ally of the year" accolade in April's Out In The City & G3 Magazine Awards, Hess considers that LGBT equality at work is both the right thing to do and a business imperative.

Joey Barton, footballer

Queens Park Rangers footballer, Barton, was awarded "celebrity straight ally of the year" at the Out in the City & g3 Magazine Awards in April. Recently, he spearheaded the Rainbow Laces campaign for equality in football.

Chris Sullivan, deputy chief executive, RBS

Sullivan was recognised as the 2011 European Diversity Champion of the Year for his work as a champion of equality across RBS. He has supported employee-led inclusion networks, including one for LGBT employees. The group's Rainbow Network is one of the largest LGBT networks in the banking sector.

John Bercow, speaker of the House of Commons

John Bercow has long been a supporter of equal marriage. He has won the Stonewall award for Politician of the Year for his work to support LGBT equality and is the president of the Kaleidoscope Trust, the charity that works on gay human rights globally.

Barack Obama, USA

A supporter of marriage equality, Barack Obama is committed to advancing LGBT rights. He led the military's full integration of gay service members, is supporting the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, and is now extending family benefits to legally married same-sex couples.

Ian Fisher, UK group head, Société Générale

Fisher was shortlisted in this year's Out in the City & g3 magazine awards for Corporate Straight Ally of the year. This accolade is for non-LGBT management who have taken positive action to support LGBT employees. Société Générale is also a sponsor of BFI Flare: London's LGBT film festival.

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