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Spanish Prime Minister and 'Brokeback Mountain' Team Win Honors From LGBT Community SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PlanetOut Inc. (NASDAQ:LGBT), the leading media and entertainment company exclusively serving the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, today unveiled the winners of the fifth annual PlanetOut Inc. "Person of the Year" Awards. The awards recognize the people that most profoundly impacted the lives of LGBT people in 2005, with nominees coming from politics, film, television, music, travel, business, fashion and sport. In addition to the traditional selection from the editors, this year, PlanetOut also opened its online polls to let the millions of visitors to its flagship Web sites GAY.COM and PlanetOut.com cast their vote for the "2005 PlanetOut Inc. Person of the Year: Members' Choice." For 2005, the online editors of PlanetOut Inc. focused on the international political arena, selecting Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, who successfully championed marriage rights for same-sex couples in his country. Meanwhile, members chose from the entertainment scene, honoring the team that brought us the acclaimed "gay cowboy" saga "Brokeback Mountain." "2005 has been another decisive year in LGBT history and culture," said Tom Musbach, news director, PlanetOut Inc. "The fact that our editorial team and our members chose different honorees suggests a wide range of very deserving, influential candidates this year. LGBT people are obviously inspired by the contributions of both 'Brokeback Mountain' and Prime Minister Zapatero as signs of positive change for our future." To access a slideshow highlighting PlanetOut Inc.'s "Person of the Year" winners and to view a complete list of vote-getters, visit GAY.COM or PlanetOut.com at: http://www.gay.com/content/slideshow/?coll=697&navpath=/channels/news/ or http://www.planetout.com/content/slideshow/?coll=697&navpath=/news/ "PlanetOut Inc. Person of the Year: Editor's Choice" Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero According to PlanetOut Inc. editors, "After becoming Spain's leader in April 2004, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero got to work fulfilling campaign promises -- a major one being marriage rights for same-sex couples. Unlike other leaders who forget their pledges, Zapatero delivered in a big way. Fourteen months later, Spain became the third country in the world to allow same-sex couples to marry. For this historic achievement that has inspired people worldwide, Prime Minister Zapatero is an internationally significant choice for "Person of the Year" for 2005." Zapatero was also recently honored by Out, the nation's foremost gay general interest magazine, as one of the Out 100 and the recipient of the 2005 Humanitarian of the Year Award. "PlanetOut Inc. Persons of the Year: Member's Choice" "Brokeback Mountain" team Film critics aren't the only ones with "Brokeback Mountain" fever. Members of GAY.COM and PlanetOut have it, too, as they selected the film's creators and stars as "Persons of the Year" for 2005. The voting was close, and thousands of votes reigned in, but the people behind "Brokeback" -- Ang Lee, James Shamus, Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Larry McMurtry and Diana Osana -- edged out two prime ministers, a rock icon and even a gay penguin. About PlanetOut Inc. PlanetOut Inc. is the leading global media and entertainment company exclusively serving the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. PlanetOut's media properties include GAY.COM, PlanetOut.com, Kleptomaniac.com and OUT&ABOUT Travel, as well as localized versions of the GAY.COM site, in English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. In addition, PlanetOut includes the newly-acquired magazines and acclaimed Web sites of LPI and related entities. These properties include The Advocate (http://www.advocate.com/); Out (http://www.out.com/); The Out Traveler (http://www.outtraveler.com/); and, HIVPlus (http://www.hivplusmag.com/), as well as other publishing, direct marketing and e-commerce properties, including Alyson Publications, SpecPub, Inc. and Triangle Marketing Services. PlanetOut, based in San Francisco with additional offices in New York, Los Angeles, London and Buenos Aires, offers FORTUNE 1000 and Global 500 advertisers access to what it believes to be the most extensive network of gay and lesbian people in the world. For more information, please visit http://www.planetoutinc.com/. DATASOURCE: PlanetOut Inc. CONTACT: Spencer Moore of PlanetOut Inc., +1-415-834-6476, or Web site: http://www.planetoutinc.com/

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