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Out Names Most Powerful Gays

And mag ejects Anderson Cooper from closet

By Becky Dalzell,  Newser User

Posted Apr 13, 2008 12:29 PM CDT
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(Newser) – Out magazine's Gay Power 50 boasts plenty of people with plenty of influence over politics and pop culture:

  1. David Geffen: Look at the headlines this Hollywood bigwig sparked when he endorsed Barack Obama for proof of his broad influence.
  2. Anderson Cooper: Turn on CNN. Enough said.
  3. Ellen DeGeneres: Her daily audience is 2.4 million.

  1. Tim Gill: Quark founder has become a major political donor.
  2. Barney Frank: Popular Massachusetts congressman chairs the House Committee on Financial Services.
  3. Rosie O’Donnell: The ex-View co-host's battles with The Donald only expanded her influence.
  4. The New York Times Gay Mafia: Familiar bylines include Frank Bruni, Ben Brantley, and Adam Nagourney.
Click the link below for the full list.

Jodie Foster, #43, holds the Sherry Lansing Leadership Award during the 16th annual Women in Entertainment breakfast in Beverly Hills, Calif., Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2007.
Jodie Foster, #43, holds the Sherry Lansing Leadership Award during the 16th annual Women in Entertainment breakfast in Beverly Hills, Calif., Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2007.   (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
Louis Vuitton artistic director Marc Jacobs attends a gala celebrating the Murakami exhibition hosted by Louis Vuitton at The Brooklyn Museum, Thursday, April 3, 2008 in New York.
Louis Vuitton artistic director Marc Jacobs attends a gala celebrating the Murakami exhibition hosted by Louis Vuitton at The Brooklyn Museum, Thursday, April 3, 2008 in New York.   (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)
News anchor Anderson Cooper arrives at the CNN Heroes Awards, in this Dec. 6, 2007, file photo in New York. Cooper was back at work Wednesday, march 19, 2008, after minor surgery two days earlier to remove a cancerous mole from underneath his left eye. There was no indication the...
News anchor Anderson Cooper arrives at the CNN Heroes Awards, in this Dec. 6, 2007, file photo in New York. Cooper was back at work Wednesday, march 19, 2008, after minor surgery two days earlier to remove...   (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, file)
Movie and music mogul David Geffen,seen here in a file photo taken Dec. 4, 2006, in New York, is negotiating with Sam Zell on a possible deal for the Los Angeles Times following Zell's successful bid for Tribune Co., a published report says. (AP Photo/Paul Hawthorne-File)
Movie and music mogul David Geffen,seen here in a file photo taken Dec. 4, 2006, in New York, is negotiating with Sam Zell on a possible deal for the Los Angeles Times following Zell's successful bid...   (AP Photo)
Television personality Rosie O'Donnell, right, and her wife Kelli O'Donnell attend the Broadway opening of The Little Mermaid at the Lunt-Fontanne Theater, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2008 in New York.
Television personality Rosie O'Donnell, right, and her wife Kelli O'Donnell attend the Broadway opening of "The Little Mermaid" at the Lunt-Fontanne Theater, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2008 in New York.   (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)
Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass, waves a gavel as he speaks during a Congressional hearing on mortgage foreclosures, Monday, Oct. 15, 2007 at Roxbury Community College in Boston.
Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass, waves a gavel as he speaks during a Congressional hearing on mortgage foreclosures, Monday, Oct. 15, 2007 at Roxbury Community...   (AP Photo/Lisa Poole)
Ellen DeGeneres, #3, at the Elton John Oscar Party in West Hollywood, Calif. on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2008.
Ellen DeGeneres, #3, at the Elton John Oscar Party in West Hollywood, Calif. on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2008.   (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)
Tom Ford poses at the end of Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche's spring-summer 2004 men's fashion collection in this June 30, 2003 file photo. The designer is #23 on Out's list.
Tom Ford poses at the end of Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche's spring-summer 2004 men's fashion collection in this June 30, 2003 file photo. The designer is #23 on Out's list.   (AP Photo/Michel Euler, file)
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