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

ROYAL SABOTAGE X400 | ADVOCATE.COM

Because we turn entertainment into a social network

Royal Sabotage, a buzzed-about new Web series, has been called Entourage (on a budget) meets It’s Always Sunny (in West Hollywood, that is), and it’s packed with LGBT players working for free, including stars and executive producers JJ Wienkers and Kingsley Benham. It started with two people, grew to a 40-person crew of fans/workers through word of mouth and parties at Revolver, and now the cast is recognized around West Hollywood in a classic American dream scenario.