Each day for the next week, The Advocate will reveal two honorees from its annual “40 Under 40” list. Then, this Friday, readers will be asked to visit The Advocate’s Facebook fan page and cast their vote for the honoree they would like to appear on a special digital cover of the magazine. Voting will be open for one week (August 1 – 8) while fans decide who should earn the coveted cover spot. The winning cover, which will run online only, will be revealed in mid-August along with the remaining “40 Under 40” honorees. “There are so many voices competing to be heard now. With this year’s “40 Under 40,” called ‘Emerging Voices,’ The Advocate is raising up LGBT people who have an important message. These people have something to say, and we think it’s worth your time to pause and really listen. Aside from that, they’ll also just make you really proud to be LGBT,” says Lucas Grindley, editorial director for Here Media.
Today’s honorees in the running for the digital cover spot are:
Janet Mock — Janet Mock is one of mainstream media's smartest voices on how to cover trans people. If there's anyone journalists should listen to, it's Mock. Because Janet Mock is part of the media, she has an uncommon authority when explaining to other journalists for the hundredth time why some questions are just plain wrong to ask her and other transgender women. Read more at: http://bit.ly/1pwyILa
YouTube Sensations Bria & Chrissy and RJ & Will —Meet Bria Kam & Chrissy Chambers and Will Shepherd & R.J. Aguiar, two same-sex couples using social media to show America what our love looks like. Read more at: http://bit.ly/1qaFRma
