Gayest & Greatest 2022

Hundreds of winners and finalists, along with a cadre of friends and supporters took time from the party to make sure they got their photo snapped at the celebration. 

More than 350 people attended the 25th Annual OutSmart Magazine Gayest & Greatest Reader’s Choice Awards celebration on October 26, 2022.

OutSmart magazine’s 25th annual Gayest & Greatest awards celebrate the accomplishments of Houston’s leading artists, activists, and business people.

Landon Richie, at just 19 years old, is already a seasoned activist. He’s also OutSmart’s winner for Most Prominent Youth LGBTQ Activist,

Kennedy “Kent” Loftin is the Montrose Center’s chief development officer—the money man who spearheaded the $27 million Law Harrington Senior Living Center.

The Houston LGBTQ+ Political Caucus advocates for inclusion and change.

Atlantis Narcisse organizes events like Black Trans Empowerment week with McFarland, the founder of The Mahogany Project, Inc. (TMP), a nonprofit dedicated to TQLGB+ people in Houston.

Christina Wells says, “Dreams aren’t just for the young. Talent is not just for the young. Opportunity is not just for the young. There’s a place for all of us.”

If you know Rebecca French from the Houston dance scene beginning in the late ’90s, you probably know about Rivkah French.

There are a lot of great bartenders in the gayborhood, but Ulysses “Uly” Money, this year’s G&G Favorite Nonbinary Bartender, stands out.