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Actors, authors, politicians, pop stars, broadcasters and gay rights activists and are among the 25 people announced as the most influential GLBT Australians of 2009.
Pictured: 2009 Same Same 25 honourees ... (Clockwise from top) Dorothy Porter, Adam Elliot, Kerryn Phelps, Ruby Rose, Tim Campbell
The 2009 SameSame 25 list, released today (Thursday, December 17), celebrates GLBT community members who have made a significant contribution to queer culture over the past year.
The third annual SameSame 25 – affectionately known as ‘The Gaylies’ – encompasses a broad range of GLBT Australians who’ve made an impact, from household names to unsung heroes, said Tim Duggan, co-founder of the SameSame GLBT website.
“The point of it is to basically recognise GLBT Australians – some well-known, some not – who have contributed to our community over the past twelve months by the work that they do, or just through their visibility,” Duggan told SX.
“These 25 people were a large part of the year,” he said. “From court rooms to our living rooms, we are proud of the variety of the list this year, and know that their influence will continue for years to come.”
Nominations for the list were decided by the public, with the final 25 decided by a panel of nine judges, including publisher Peter Walton of Evolution Publishing.
The 25 Most Influential Gay and Lesbian Australians 2009
Bob Brown - Australian Greens leader
Tim Campbell – actor/TV presenter
Michael Costello – Indigenous HIV/AIDS health worker
Rodney Croome AM – GLBT rights activist
Lisa Daniel – Director, Melbourne Queer Film Festival
Paul Dillon – drug and alcohol researcher
Adam Elliot – Academy Award-winning film director and writer
Sia Furler – singer/songwriter
Nathan Hudson – lead singer, Faker
Stefanie Imbuglia – trans activist
Corey Irlam – GLBT rights activist
Michael Kirby AC CMG – former High Court justice
David Malouf – author
Julie McCrossin – broadcaster
Matthew Mitcham – Olympic diver, gold medallist
Aaron Neich – Penrith Panthers cheerleaders
Kerryn Phelps – GP/TV presenter
Dorothy Porter – poet and novelist (deceased)
Louise Pratt – Labor senator
Tobin Saunders – performer
Christos Tsiolkas – author
Ruby Rose – DJ/TV presenter
Anthony Venn-Brown – author/life coach
Jonathan Welch AM – performer, conductor and speaker
Tim Wright – GLBT rights activist
Click here to see profiles of honourees from this year' Same Same 25
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