Magazines like People or Time make influential people lists every year, so I thought I would join in. My slideshare shows people who are interested in education, such as Salman Khan to LGBT supporters such as Jane Lynch and Ken Mehlman.

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5 Influential People of 2012

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Salman Khan
 Salman Khan, 35, started out by helping his cousin with
algebra while he was across the country from him.
 This turned into him creating online lectures on
math, science, and other topics.
 It is called khanacademy.org
and gives kids free education.

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Maryam Durani
 Maryam Durani (middle) lives in southern Afghanistan.
 She has her own radio station that focuses on women’s issues.
 She has survived several assassination attempts and has been
given an International Women of Courage award from Hillary
Clinton and Michelle Obama.

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Ken Mehlman
 Ken Mehlman launched “project right side”.
The main goal of this organization is to get
more conservatives to support marriage
equality.
 He has helped to raise millions for LGBT
causes and continues to do so.

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Samira Ibrahim
 Samira Ibrahim, 25, stood up when Egyptian soldiers began
demanding women take “virginity tests”.
 She eventually sued the military, and a judge later found what
the soldiers were doing to be illegal.
 She is still pursuing the case against
the doctor who performed these tests.

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Jane Lynch
 Jane Lynch has used her fame as an actress to
get the point out there that being gay is ok.
 She publically married her wife Lara Embry
in 2012 who also is an LGBT advocate.
 Her openness about it is really what
is making a difference.

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More Information
 Salman Kahn
 Maryam Durani
 Ken Mehlman
 Samira Ibrahim
 Jane Lynch