Tabatha Coffey, Wilson Cruz, Peter Paige Named Most Amazing Gays In Showbiz

BY ON TOP MAGAZINE STAFF 
PUBLISHED: SEPTEMBER 01, 2010

Power Up has named Tabatha Coffey, Wilson Cruz and Peter Paige 

in its tenth iteration of 10 Amazing Gay Women in Showbiz and 10 

Amazing Gay Men in Showbiz.

The group supports female filmmakers who are producing gay-themed 

films and documentaries.

Tabatha Coffey is among the women being honored on November 7 in

 Hollywood.

Coffey, who built a career as the hairdresser to the stars, is the host of

 Bravo's hit reality show Tabatha's Salon Takeover, which takes a look
the business of managing a hair salon.

“As a relative newcomer to the entertainment business, I am honored
 to be nominated for this award because I have always been out in my
life and my 

career and I think visibility is so important in our community,
” Coffey said.

Writer Ali Adler, Wolfe Video founder Kathy Wolfe, writer-producer
Savannah Dooley, actress Clementine Ford, LGBT entertainment reporter
Tracy Gilchrist, director Christine Moore, talent scout Martha Sanchez,
 writer-producer

 Elizabeth Sarnoff and actress Kirsten Vangsness round out the rest
 of the

 women being honored.

Celebrity publicist Howard Bragman and actors Wilson Cruz and Peter 

Paige top the list for the men. Also included are Screen Actors Guild
exec

 Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, writer-producer James Duff, agent Keya
Khayatian, Access Hollywood Producer Mark Noble, producer Howard
 Rosenman, USA Network exec Michael Sluchan and actor Steve Tyler.

Bragman, who helped Chely Wright and Meredith Baxter come out gay,
 said:

 “I grew up fat, Jewish and gay in Flint, Michigan feeling like I had three strikes against me and then I moved to Hollywood where I realized it was three rungs 

on the ladder of success.”

“Well, that's just ridiculous,” said Paige, who is best know for playing Emmett Honeycutt on Showtime's groundbreaking gay drama Queer As Folk