Pride50 2025: Celebrate Queer Change Makers - Queerty
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Pride50 celebrates 50 extraordinary LGBTQ+ individuals and moments that have inspired us over the last year. Join us as we honor their everlasting impact.

sensationally steamy

Jacob Tierney changed the culture with Heated Rivalry

patriotic pride

The “Blade Angels” captured Olympic gold and America’s hearts

being extra loud

Myki Meeks shines as a light of Florida-grown queer perseverance

never a disappointment

After all these years, Rich Burns has created his dream show

"the sun of change"

Tonatiuh is changing the face of queer Hollywood, one breakout role at a time

"montecito"

Hacks ended on a queer high note

on the ascent

Isaac Cole Powell is enjoying the moment that he deserves

making it rain

Azzi Fudd was selected No. 1 in the WNBA Draft and is already living up to the hype

never dumbing it down

Whether he’s starring on Broadway or The Comeback, Robbie Fairchild lights up the stage as his authentic self

"a shirt that says something"

How “Protect the Dolls” became the year’s biggest fashion statement

firsthand reporting

Paola Ramos is a Latina political icon

blunt and brash

Reneé Rapp makes us proud by standing up for herself

a viral smooch

Andy Jurgensen’s Oscars Kiss was a big winner at the Academy Awards

fearless

Volleyball star Jordan Lucas celebrates like he’s on RuPaul’s Drag Race and isn’t stopping anytime soon

breaking barriers

Taylor Brown is redefining what leadership looks like in New York City

being herself

Robby Hoffman is the loud, queer comic of the moment

critics' choice

Cats: The Jellicle Ball brings the runway to Broadway in radical fashion

glamorous

Emira D’Spain broke barriers on the runway and is now lighting up Bravo

standing up for justice

Chi Ossé was profiled in Vogue and arrested in the same week for standing up for tenants’ rights

rising to the occasion

Breanna Stewart won a championship this year, but her biggest stand came in defense of immigrants like her wife

doing it his way

Miles Gutierrez-Riley is a rising star who shows there’s “no right way or wrong way” to be queer

sacred ground

In defiance of the White House, Stonewall’s rainbow flag was re-raised

star turn

Harrison Browne is blazing a trail for trans hockey players in Hollywood

"dancing on the wall"

MUNA keeps the queer dance party going just in time for summer

hitting his prime

Murray Bartlett is in the middle of his career renaissance and has two more big roles coming

breaking free

Keke Palmer pushes back against stereotypes with a career she’s carved on her own

hitting the right note

Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show was the gayest in history

leading man

Back on Broadway with Titanique, Constantine Rousouli is finally acting as his true self

reporting the news

Don Lemon refuses to back down, no matter how many threats come his way

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Robert Garcia

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Johnny Weir

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Stop! That! Train!

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Madonna's new album

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Re-painting the Pulse crosswalk

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Heated Rivalry's cottage scene

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"Slutty Little Glasses"

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Hunting Wives

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Trey Cunningham

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Hilary Knight

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Matt Bernstein

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Luke Evans

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Isaac Mizrahi

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Hayley Kiyoko

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Karl Schmid

Past Years' Honorees: 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018