The IoS Pink List 2010

This sunday: Our annual celebration of the 101 most influential members of the gay and lesbian community in Britain

Thursday 29 July 2010

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It’s back, bigger and better than before: The Pink List,
The Independent on Sunday’s annual celebration of the gay and lesbian community. Judges, including former Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw, broadcaster Clare Balding, Stonewall chief executive Ben Summerskill, and John Amaechi, the ex-basketball star, fought long and hard to decide on the 101 most influential gay and lesbian in Britain today. We also include new categories: foreign nationals based in Britain; national treasures; and those we thought of featuring but, for often rather waspish reasons, decided against. The aim? To entertain and celebrate, infuriate and amuse. Above all, to kick-start a heated debate around Sunday breakfast and lunch-tables. The Pink List: only in
The Independent on Sunday this Sunday 1 August.


Read previous year's lists:

The Pink List 2009

The Pink List 2008

The Pink List 2007

The Pink List 2006

The first ever IoS Pink List in 2000

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