Meet the LGBTQ+ celebrities and activists TIME called the Most Influential People of 2024
From actors to activists, TIME is honoring some of the LGBTQ+ people who have changed the world.
April 17, 2024
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Trans Latina woman fighting to shut down ICE facilities honored with human rights award
Arely Westley, this year's recipient of the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award, tells The Advocate about this "crucial moment" in time for queer and immigrant communities.
March 31, 2024
Cyndi Lauper Awarded 1st Human Rights Prize for Work With LGBTQ Youth
Kesha will present Lauper with the award at this year's annual Home for the Holidays concert.Â
November 26, 2019
HRC to Honor 'Pose' at Livestreamed Event
The groundbreaking series about ballroom culture will receive the Human Rights Campaign's National Visibility and Impact Award.
April 20, 2021
Evan Rachel Wood: Bisexual Visibility 'Creates Hope'
The bisexual Westworld star stressed the importance of being seen while receiving the Human Rights Campaign's Visibility Award.
February 9, 2017
Playwrights Jeremy O. Harris, Matthew Lopez to Receive HRC Honors
The authors of the acclaimed Slave Play and The Inheritance, respectively, will each receive the Human Rights Campaign's Equality Award.
January 27, 2020
WATCH Sally Fields Amazing HRC Speech About Her Gay Son
Sally Field accepted the Human Rights Campaign's Ally for Equality Award in Washington, D.C., and shared her experiences being a mom to a gay son.
October 7, 2012
WATCH: Dustin Lance Black's $300K Speech for Marriage Equality
Following a trademark rousing speech while accepting an award from the Human Rights Campaign, Dustin Lance Black helped raise $300,000 for marriage equality.
September 24, 2012
Tammy Baldwin and Trailblazing Chilean Judge Honored for Courage
The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission recognized Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin and Judge Karen Atala, who won a landmark case before the Inter-American Court on Human Rights, at its Celebration of Courage awards, where the organization announced it had received a $1 million donation from an anonymous donor.
July 20, 2012
Trailblazers Shine in Out 100: A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Change Makers
Out magazine’s annual Out 100 list unveils a tableau of inspiring LGBTQ+ figures from activism, politics, and more, spotlighting their remarkable journeys and indelible impact on the community and society.
October 19, 2023
United Nations Honors Cyndi Lauper’s LGBTQ Activism
Kesha helped present Lauper with the honor, while Cher sent a video message congratulating her friend for the award.
December 13, 2019
Idaho's Republican Former Gov. Supports LGBT Rights
The 86-year-old Phil Batt surprised many, including organizers of the event where he made the statement, by talking about why gays deserve legal protections.
November 4, 2013
LGBTQ+ Rights Ally Archbishop Desmond Tutu Dies at 90
"I would refuse to go to a homophobic heaven. No, I would say, 'Sorry, I would much rather go to the other place.'"
December 26, 2021
Global Pride Warriors
In the spirit of widespread change, meet four international gay rights activists from Nepal, Russia, Nigeria, and Chile.
May 7, 2008
Palestine and gay rights
Is it racist to say that the Palestinian Authority is light-years behind Israel in terms of LGBT equality? And why is the highest-profile international gay rights organization boycotting WorldPride in Jerusalem in August?
July 11, 2006
Monica Roberts, Pioneering, Acclaimed TransGriot Blogger, Has Died
Roberts, who won numerous awards for her coverage of Black trans women's lives, died Monday.
October 8, 2020
Gabrielle Union-Wade & Dwyane Wade Stand for Trans Rights at NAACP Awards
Wade spoke of the lessons he's learned by being the father of a trans girl.
February 27, 2023