Sounds of Out100

President Barack Obama was reelected in 2012 for his second term, which meant that this era of hopeful and inclusive pop culture went ahead at full steam. From the release of "Let's Have a Kiki" by the Scissor Sisters," to Lana Wachowski's first public outings as a trans woman to promote Cloud Atlas, to the first-ever edition of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars on Logo TV, this year opened a lot of doors for the celebration and visibility of the LGBTQ+ community in mainstream media. Fittingly, Andrew Rannells, Boy George, Jane Lynch, and Sharon Needles were the 2012 Out100 honorees featured as cover stars. Keep Reading →