"It was hard enough picking a single most influential LGBT
person for this list (and, in the end, it was a tie), so you can imagine the
trouble we had narrowing down our picks to 50 and then ranking each.
To do it, first we asked a number of people on this list, and some
who were considered along the way, to vote. We left it open to interpretation
as to exactly what "influential" meant to them. Rachel Maddow has
redefined MSNBC, for example. Meanwhile, Harvey Levin's TMZ is
breaking stories that define the whole news cycle.
Respondents from the media lined up more frequently behind Maddow
as the most influential. But it's hard to ignore Levin's influence, with the
Ray Rice story only the latest example of his site's talent for exposing
celebrity misdeeds that have broader lessons and consequences.
A few caveats about who is eligible for the list: Only those media
figures who are publicly out are included. And as much as we appreciate our
colleagues in the LGBT news world, this list consists of reporters and editors
who produce for mainstream outlets on largely non-LGBT beats."
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