Out December 2011/January 2012

70-129 THE OUT100
Our honorees run the gamut of LGBT identity. We capture this year's loo most entertaining, heroic, and intriguing figures in an homage to the 20th century's most iconic portraits. PHOTOGRAPHED BY GAVIN BOND
70 ANDREJ PEJIC - STYLEMAKER OF THE YEAR
72 KATHY GRIFFIN - ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
73 JESSE TYLER FERGUSON - ACTOR OF THE YEAR
74 LARRY KRAMER - LEGEND
DEPARTMENTS
18 CONTRIBUTORS & INFLUENCES
22 LETTERS
24 EDITOR'S LETTER
26 BY THE NUMBERS
FOREGROUND
29 CHARLOTTE GAINSBOURG
The singer, actress, and daughter of music royalty explains why smashing male genitalia is so gratifying.
32 THE ROSE-GOLDEN AGE
The most precious of metals adds a little blush to its complexion.
33 LIVE THE LIFE
A little bit country? A little bit rock 'n' roll? Channel a little bit of both with Johnny Cash.
34 LIQUIDITY
Rum outgrows its tropical trappings and joins the ranks of mature spirits.
36 GENTLEMANLY PURSUITS
Raise the stakes on your boys' night in with a friendly round of poker.
38 A PERFECT DAY
Legendary downtown doyenne Debbie Harry's East Village
40 HORN OF PLENTY
Corny or kitschy, music's biggest artists proved that 2011 was the year of the sax.
42 THEATER
The couple behind Broadway's Lysistrata Jones. Plus, Cecil Beaton revealed.
44 MAD MEN, JR.
Chris Lilley introduces a new menagerie-of twisted characters in his TV mockumentary Angry Boys.
46 BOOK SMART
Culturati tell us what they read in 2011.
48 CAN I BE BLUNT?
Miss Piggy reminds us why she remains the original diva.
SYMPOSIUM
55 VERY BAD THINGS
Writer Dennis Cooper explains the roots of his grisly stories.
57 WEB OF LIES
The surprising trend of Internet poseurs
61 SPALDING GRAY'S CLOSET
A steamy excerpt from the writer's diary
62 MILITARY TIME
Reflecting on the demise of DADT
64 CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE
Lyrical meditations on the Arab Spring
FEATURES
66 ARMIE HAMMER'S BIG BREAK
The actor talks about his rote as J. Edgar Hoover's alleged lover in Clint Eastwood's highly anticipated political drama.
DEPARTMENTS
133 SURVEILLANCE
We cover hearth and home—and everything in between—with our holiday gift spectacular.
142 STORE INFO
144 VOWS