Reasons to Have Pride in 2012, Part 3

We came out, we saw ourselves in media, and we conquered hearts and minds in the last year. From major wins to small victories, here is the third of four parts of 181 reasons to feel proud of not being straight and narrow.

BY Advocate Contributors

May 17 2012 5:15 AM ET

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Because a badass woman makes some of the most testosterone-fueled shows on TV

Meghan Hall, one half of the lesbian Web series The Sweet Adventures of Nat and Meg, was a college soccer player, a rookie drag racer for the National Hot Rod Association, and competed in the National Women’s Football League. Now she’s an assistant production coordinator for Operation Infrastructure on the History Channel and the Emmy Award–winning Deadliest Catch on the Discovery Channel. When does she get her own show?