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Get on your knees! New York City based OUT Magazine has just released it’s “Power 50″ a list of what they claim to be the “Most Powerful Gay Men and Women in America.” We respectuflly beg to differ.

Any list that doesn’t include Oscar winner Melissa Etheridge, actor George Takei, Siruis Out Q Producer Larry Flick, Chicago Alderman Tom Tunney or writer David Sedaris seems odd. Even the writer of the cover story in Out magazine, Michael Musto is way more influential than the blogger Perez Hilton. And why include pornographer Chi Chi La Rue but not Wigstock founder Lady Bunny?

I’m sure we’d made it on the list if they had gone up to 100. We reckon we must be number 52 or so, right below Lady Bunny and on top of Clay Aiken, although topping Clay Aiken doesn’t seem hard to do. Quarter Turns anyone?

We find odd though that “podcast” was Oxford University Press’ the word of the year in 2005 and that TIME magazine named online content creators as their “Person of the Year,” yet it’s befuddling that no independent serious bloggers (Andy Towle), videocasters (William Sledd from Ask a Gay man) or podcasters (anyone from the FOF) made the list.

Although the name “OUT” magazine might suggest a publication for the “National Association of Exit Sign Manufacturers,” the name is meant to suggest gay men and women who have come out of the closet. Strangely enough, in order to attract major advertisers, the magazine has decided to skip putting actual GLBT people on the cover. They put straight identified celebrities who they think appeal to their queer readers instead of actual gay people.

OUT Magazine’s not all bad though, after all, they did prominently feature us in their first and only article on podcasting two years ago.

A better approach might have been to do it like AfterElton.com did, and just feature a specific industry like Television and Film.

One good thing about having a list like this on hand is now everyone knows who to hit up for money or jobs! Marc thinks the reason they are kissing so much NYC publishing ass is that they live and die by their contacts and in a limited world of gay-friendly publishing jobs, every little bit helps. Check out the jump for a devastating statistical breakdown of the list.

Today’s show begins with a hilarious Easter poem by our fabulous music-geek friend Gregg Shapiro. Gregg’s onboard today to introduce to one of his favorite musicians, Reuben Butchart. Reuben chats with us about his new album Golden Boy and his debut album Dusk. He joins us on his cell phone from the bottom of a stairwell somewhere in the depths of Manhattan. It seems so clandestine. We hope you enjoy it.

An uncommon voice for a uncommon community- Feast of Fools.

TOTAL PEOPLE: 58

BY CITY:
New York 55%
Los Angeles 26%
Washington D.C. 9%
Chicago 2%
Denver 2%
North Carolina 2%
The country of Canada 2%
(apparently is part of the U.S. according to OUT Magazine)
Unknown, 2%

BY GENDER & RACE:
White gay men: 70%
White lesbians: 24%
One black guy: Benny Medina 2%
One Hispanic Guy: Mario Lavandeira (Perez Hilton) 2%
One middle eastern woman: Irshad Manji 2%

BY INFLUENCE:
Print Publishing: 30%
Film/Hollywood: 20%
Politicians/Donors: 18%
Television: 12%
Fashion/Art: 12%
Internet 8%
Broadcast News: 2%

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Reuben Butchart - Golden Boy: iTunes | CD Baby | Amazon

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