By: Dialethia

In reply to 7.

It does bother me, and it’s something that they really need to work on. There are quite a few prominent queer women not featured (some so prominent that it confuses me – Rachel Maddow, Ellen and Portia, Jane Lynch, Tegan and Sarah, Wanda Sykes?). I’ve also noticed that bisexual/pansexual people of any gender are not prominently featured, despite the fact that we make up a large portion of the LGBTQ community.

That said, I was pleasantly surprised at the racial diversity in this years selections, as well as the inclusion of many amazing transgender women, including at least 3 trans women of color (maybe even more, I wasn’t sure of the racial identity or gender identity of some of the people featured). Also, I love that picture of Lavern Cox, she looks gorgeous!

I think this years Out 100 is a mixed bag – progress has definitely been made, but there is a long way to go before this list is truly representative of queer and trans communities.