‘Out’ Magazine Celebrates Its People Of The Year
Out magazine hosted its 14th Annual OUT 100 Awards at Gotham Hall in NYC last night in order to honor the mag’s People of the Year who are described as gay and straight “artists, activists, athletes, and aesthetes [who] embody triumph, daring, ingenuity, and integrity”. Here are a few of the Out 100 honorees as they strutted their stuff on the red carpet last night:
Broadway actor Cheyenne Jackson (Xanadu) was named Entertainer of the Year by the magazine for his “stereotype-breaking performances” and musician Sam Sparro was chosen as Breakout Star of the Year for being “an exciting new musician who never considered the closet as an option”. Nikka Costa, Heather Matarazzo (one of the Actors of the Year) and her partner Carolyn Murphy among others were in attendance at last night’s affair as well. Here is this month’s cover of Out magazine which features Out 100 honorees Cheyenne Jackson, Sam Sparro, Katy Perry (Musician of the Year) and director Gus Van Sant (Artist of the Year):
In the spirit of celebration you’ll forgive us for not stopping at 100: Our special awardees, both gay and straight, include Gus Van Sant for his thrilling new cinema paean to our first high-profile out elected official; Dean and Dan Caten for Dsquared2, for their forward-looking menswear; Cheyenne Jackson for his stereotype-breaking performances; Katy Perry for her unfiltered ode to sexual experimentation; Bishop Gene Robinson for leading the fight for equality in our houses of worship; and Sam Sparro, an exciting new musician who never considered the closet as an option.
Click HERE to see some of the other folks who made this year’s Out 100 list and see if any of your faves were honored. Much congrats to this year’s honorees … having seen the list, I can honestly say that Out did an amazing job picking this year’s batch of honorees. Woot!
Tags: Carolyn Murphy, Cheyenne Jackson, Heather Matarazzo, Nikka Costa, Out Magazine, Sam Sparro, The Out 100
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November 15th, 2008 at 12:02 pm
I’m just…really, really, happy to see Katy Perry with a full dress on. She looks so good here compared to some of what she’s been wearing lately. They weren’t bad, just this looks so much better.
November 15th, 2008 at 12:21 pm
Nikka looks hot as always! I saw her in concert a few weeks ago and she wore a similar outfit. I love her funky sense of fashion, it rocks!
November 15th, 2008 at 1:05 pm
I don’t think Katy Perry should be recognized as a forward thinking equality seeking person. Her first song was entitled ‘Ur So Gay’ using the word ‘gay’ as a putdown for her ex bf. She even states in the song that her ex should hang himself with his H&M scarf. She reinforces problematic and dangerous stereotypes to further her own musical career. Not to mention, she’s never kissed a girl!! When the song came out, she went out of her way to ensure everyone knew she had a boyfriend and had just received a promise ring from him and that she had never actually kissed a girl.
There are other actors and musical artists that deserve our praise… Katy Perry isn’t one of them.
November 15th, 2008 at 5:24 pm
I think it is disgusting that Out magazine chose to honor Katy Perry – she is one of the most homophobic and oppressive “singers” I have ever heard. Shame on Out magazine – SHAME.
November 15th, 2008 at 7:14 pm
I LOVE Nikka Costa!! Her new cd is the best!!!!!
PS: I agree with the above Katy Perry comments.
November 16th, 2008 at 9:22 am
Katy Perry uses latent homophobia to catch people’s attention. “I kissed a girl, it’s not what good girls do”, as well as the Ur so Gay song….why in the world is she on the cover of Out?!?!?!
November 16th, 2008 at 6:33 pm
Woooo! Sam Sparro, bitches!
Love him but not as much as I love BLACK AND GOLD!
November 16th, 2008 at 7:43 pm
Katy Perry is neither artistically nor politically helpful for GLBTQ causes. Seeing her as the only woman on the cover of this issue is offensive.
November 19th, 2008 at 10:11 pm
Shame on Out magazine for putting Katy Perry on the cover. Out have dug their grave as far as I’m concerned. The lack of lesbian content in Out speaks volumes.