decemberoutmag460.jpgCourtesy: Out Magazine

Out Magazine is celebrating 200 issues with cover boy Ricky Martin and four other celebrities who have had major breakthroughs for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trangender community. They are part of the 100 most compelling people who are profiled in Out's December issue.

Martin, who is openly gay, tells the mag:

    "I am Hispanic, and I am a gay man, and they both struggle. Is it a big responsibility? It can be as big as I want it to be."


As for Out's Artist of the Year, Julianne Moore, she had this to say about her current movie role:

    “I don’t think a movie like The Kids Are All Right could be made if this wasn’t the way that families are living today all over the United States. I choose a part because I’m interested in the role, the director, the script. I don’t go looking for something that seems political, but by virtue of the roles being intensely personal, it becomes that way.”


The others gracing the special double issue's cover are MSNBC news anchor Rachel Maddow, Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir, and designer and TV star Nate Berkus.