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Speaking at a Chicago event for the American Heart Association, Rosie O’Donnell yesterday revealed that she has had weight loss surgery. O’Donnell had a Vertical Gastric Sleeve, a procedure that removes part of the stomach, in July 2013, one year after her heart attack. Rosie reportedly said that she has lost 40 pounds since the surgery, going from 230 pounds …

Oscar-nominated actress Ellen Page came out today at a Las Vegas conference for LGBT youth. Via the Hollywood Reporter: “I’m here today because I am gay,” Page, 26, told the audience “And because maybe I can make a difference. To help others have an easier and more hopeful time. Regardless, for me, I feel a personal obligation and a social …

You don’t often hear “conundrum” in rap lyrics.

SOAK is 17 year-old openly lesbian singer-songwriter Bridie Monds-Watson. Bridie is close to her family: she came out to her parents at 14 – and doesn’t think that was particularly young, or particularly old, or particularly interesting at all. She is private about the individual dramas that inspired her songs, but you suspect that’s because she wants to protect old …

Courtesy of the Karpel Group, today’s Swag Tuesday prize is Welcome To The Age Of My Body, the new solo EP from openly gay Macklemore vocalist Mary Lambert, which is now available at iTunes and Amazon. Enter to win the Welcome to the Age of My Body EP from Mary Lambert! Welcome to the Age of My Body the debut …

Via ANIMAL New York: In December, Mother London, the parent company of ANIMAL’s parent company, produced some limited edition Russian nesting dolls of British gay icons and sent them to the Kremlin. They were a big hit. When the actor, writer and activist Stephen Fry was asked to sign the charity dolls, we asked if we could tag along and …

Here’s the video that was banned by MTV and the BBC.

The artist, who goes by the handle ida4, tells me on Twitter that the image can be seen on Newcastle’s Scotswood Road next door to the Eagle nightclub.

Pop star and openly gay American Idol runner-up Clay Aiken today formally announced his candidacy for the U.S. House. Aiken portrays himself as someone who is not a politician. He emphasizes his personal story – growing up in a home torn apart by domestic violence – and says it inspired him to be a voice for the powerless. He began …

Via press release: Produced by George Michael and the late, legendary Phil Ramone, “Let Her Down Easy” is taken from George’s forthcoming album, Symphonica which will also be released on March 18, 2014 from Island Def Jam. The single will be accompanied by a video directed by Vaughan Arnell, one of Britain’s foremost and most innovative music video directors, whose …

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New Jersey native Queen Latifah will perform America The Beautiful at Sunday’s Super Bowl. The singer-actress — fresh off marrying 33 couples at Sunday night’s Grammy Awards — will perform the song Sunday at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. The performance will be televised live on Fox prior to kickoff. Latifah also performed the song at Super Bowl XLIV …

Get it here. (Tipped by JMG reader Dwight)

Canadian pop stars and lesbian twin sisters Tegan & Sara have recorded a jingle for Oreos that will debut during Sunday’s Grammy Awards. Tegan & Sara’s commercial will double as a launch spot for Oreo’s new limited-edition flavors, Cookie Dough and Marshmallow Crispy Oreo Cookies, which arrive in stores next month. A one-time only, top-secret hashtag will be featured at …

I’m not sure I get this.

He’s on Out Magazine‘s 100 Most Eligible Bachelors list.

The Times Of Israel reports: Rose Fostanes, a diminutive 47-year-old Filipina caregiver, has emerged as the newest star of Israeli reality television, winning the singing competition “X-Factor Israel” on Tuesday and establishing herself as something of a national phenomenon. In an upset victory, Fostanes beat out three other finalists by performing crowd-pleasing renditions of Frank Sinatra’s “My Way,” Alicia Keys’ …

A couple of weeks ago I mentioned that John Grant’s Pale Green Ghosts was my favorite track of 2013. Today Grant released a video for his follow-up single. Via press release: John Grant is proud to share his unflinching and moving new video for “Glacier,” off his 2013 album Pale Green Ghosts. The song’s lyrics tackle the experience of suffering …