Celebrity | gays Out Names Most Powerful Gays And mag ejects Anderson Cooper from closet By Becky Dalzell Posted Apr 13, 2008 12:29 PM CDT Copied Jodie Foster, #43, holds the Sherry Lansing Leadership Award during the 16th annual Women in Entertainment breakfast in Beverly Hills, Calif., Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2007. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian) Out magazine's Gay Power 50 boasts plenty of people with plenty of influence over politics and pop culture: David Geffen: Look at the headlines this Hollywood bigwig sparked when he endorsed Barack Obama for proof of his broad influence. Anderson Cooper: Turn on CNN. Enough said. Ellen DeGeneres: Her daily audience is 2.4 million. Tim Gill: Quark founder has become a major political donor. Barney Frank: Popular Massachusetts congressman chairs the House Committee on Financial Services. Rosie O’Donnell: The ex-View co-host's battles with The Donald only expanded her influence. The New York Times Gay Mafia: Familiar bylines include Frank Bruni, Ben Brantley, and Adam Nagourney. Click the link below for the full list. Read These Next Porn studio is US' 'most prolific copyright plaintiff.' The 8 Democrats who bucked party on shutdown have something in common. A city rule has turned recording exhaust into a lucrative side hustle. Hormone therapy for menopause was unfairly demonized, says the FDA. Report an error