The Most Powerful Queer Person In America Is...

Bow down to Tim Cook, Ellen DeGeneres and Rachel Maddow.
Out magazine's Power 50 list ranks "the most influential voices in LGBT America."
Out magazine's Power 50 list ranks "the most influential voices in LGBT America."
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Hats off to Apple CEO Tim Cook, who has been named the country's most powerful queer person by Out magazine.

Cook, 55, topped Out's annual Power 50 list for the second year in a row. The rest of the top 10 was largely dominated by media personalities, including Ellen DeGeneres and Anderson Cooper, who ranked second and fourth, respectively.

Also named to the list, which ranks "the most influential voices in LGBT America," were Neil Patrick Harris, filmmakers Lana and Lilly Wachowski, "Empire" star Jussie Smollett and RuPaul.

Head here to read more about Out's 10th annual Power 50 list, and take a look at the top 10 rankings below.

1. Tim Cook
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Apple CEO, 55
2. Ellen DeGeneres
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Talk show host/producer/spokesperson, 58
3. Rachel Maddow
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News anchor/political commentator, 43
4. Anderson Cooper
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News anchor, 48
5. Ryan Murphy
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Writer/director/producer, 50
6. Mary Kay Henry
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International President, SEIU, 58
7. Andy Cohen
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TV producer/talk show host, 47
8. Caitlyn Jenner
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TV personality/Olympian, 66
9. Sia Furler
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Singer/songwriter/producer, 40
10. Peter Thiel
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Entrepreneur/investor, 48

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