From Silence to Spotlight: The 12 Women Who Shattered Hollywood’s ‘Glass Closet’

11.Wanda Sykes …The Voice of Truth.

She didn’t come out on a red carpet with a designer dress. She did it at a political rally to fight for equal rights. It was a shocking act of pure bravery. She risked her entire comedy career in a single moment to stand up for what she believed in, and she only became a bigger legend for it.

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12.Ruby Rose …The Style Icon.

When she hit the screen in Orange is the New Black, the internet melted down. She showed the world a kind of androgynous beauty that didn’t fit into the “male” or “female” boxes Hollywood loves. She proved that sex appeal has nothing to do with long hair or dresses—it’s about confidence.