WATCH: 2012 in 4 Minutes

LGBT and entertainment video highlights include (linked to Out stories from the past year):

• President Barack Obama's open support on marriage equality and his reelection
• Same-sex marriage legalized in Maine, Maryland, and Washington
• Anderson Cooper publicly coming out
• Viral video hits of the year such as "Call Me Maybe" and "Gay Men Will Marry Your Girlfriends"
• Channing Tatum's MagicMike and being named People's Sexiest Man
• The passing of Whitney Houston
• TV sensations such as Honey Boo Boo and Lena Dunham

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