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Kelly McGillis, who came out as a lesbian late in life right here on SheWired, could be back on the big screen to take our breath away again. Top Gun, the number one film of 1986 starring a strapping young Tom Cruise and McGillis, will reportedly return to theaters in 3-D for a special 2012 re-release.

Actress Meredith Baxter came out publicly in November of 2009 in an interview with the Advocate, People and on The Today Show. Recently she’s been making the rounds at The Today Show and The Oprah Winfrey Show, among others, to discuss her memoir Untied. The beloved TV star of shows including Bridget Loves Bernie, Family and Family Ties gave an exclusive to The Advocate in which she chats about the allegations of abuse at the hands of her ex husband David Birney, coming out as a lesbian late in life and what it’s like to have found the love of her life.

A California lawmaker who helped pass a law requiring that LGBT history be taught in schools has come out as a lesbian, saying she wants to serve as an example to kids. Assemblywoman Cathleen Galgiani told her local newspaper that she's gay during an interview on Tuesday.

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Is Oprah a lesbian? Kitty Kelley likes to brag about her secret files, but when it comes to her undertaking of the life of the most famous woman in history, she puts an end to one major rumor. "Oprah: A Biography" puts the lesbian rumors to rest. We hope Gayle King isn't crying herself to sleep. Kelley revealed on the Today show Monday, "There are so many secrets in her life." Winfrey will begin to host an evening talk show called "Oprah's Next Chapter" in late 2011. 

Actress Meredith Baxter, who came out as a lesbianin Nov. 2009, is making the interview rounds this week promoting her memoir Untied. Baxter, who rose to fame on shows including Bridget Loves Bernie, Family and Family Ties, stopped by The Today Show today and tomorrow she’ll appear on Oprah discussing dicey topics including abuse at the hands of ex husband David Birney, coming out late in life and in the public eye, alcoholism and more.

Courtenay Semel.  Mention her name to your friends and you will no doubt receive a plethora of responses from "wasn't that Lindsay Lohan's girlfriend?" to "I think she was on one of those reality television shows, right?" to "lesbian heiress?" During our chat, we discussed the NOH8 Campaign, Courtenay's thoughts on finding true love and even delved into those nasty Hollywood rumors so that we could clear up a few things.  Her candor was laden with emotion when on the topic of the love of her life -- late Johnson & Johnson heiress Casey Johnson. 

Hold on to your cowgirl hats because actress, comic and out lesbian for decades before so many others started to tiptoe out of the celluloid closet, Lily Tomlin, has been cast as country legend Reba McEntire’s mom in the new ABC sitcom pilot Malibu Country. Tomlin, a veteran film actress in Nashville and Nine to Five, also made a name for herself in her one-woman show The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, which her life partner Jane Wagner wrote and co-produced. Tomlin’s also been a presence on the small screen since the late sixties appearing in one of the original sketch TV shows Laugh In and moving on to series regular on Murphy Brown and recurring roles on West Wing, Will and Grace and Damages.

Simon Cowell has learned to a very important life lesson. Don't f**k with a lesbian! Ellen Degeneres was none too pleased with American Idol's co-creator and resident egomaniac Simon when he turned up 90 minutes late for their first day of shooting. Before Simon could dose Ellen's Coke cup with Valium to induce Paula Abdul-like results, Ellen was reportedly on the horn with Fox's alternative programming chief Mike Darnell telling him to "hurry up and pick" Simon's successor.

When Elaine Weber was growing up in Pennsylvania in the 1930s, gas cost 10 cents a gallon. You could buy a car for $265 and a house for $7,800. But you couldn't be an out lesbian. 'I came out when I was 79 and I haven't stopped since,' Weber says with twinkling eyes and a sly grin.

Almost.

Ebony, a long-standing magazine that focuses on African-American issues, features a lesbian couple in its Black Love issue this month. Yanette L. Freeman and Willa Walker talked about how they met through mutual friends in 1998 and eventually became a couple, according to the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD).

Fresh from losing out on the Grammy for Best New Artist (and landing in the number two spot at the box office over the weekend for his movie Never Say Never), Justin Bieber stopped by Chelsea Lately to talk about Lady Gaga and lesbians who look like him. Bieber tells Chelsea he thinks the Website 'Lesbians That Look Like Justin Bieber' is funny.

Laura Fraser, Ruta Gedmintas and Fiona Button star in a new six-part Glasgow lesbian series on BBC Three featuring 20-somethings searching for their prosperous paths in life…while wearing skimpy clothing. Modern Scotland has never been showcased on television like this before!  Series creator and writer Harriet Braun hopes that every audience member regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, or political views will partake in the sexy new series. "You don't need to be part of a particular 'group' to understand the emotions portrayed - be it heartbreak, fear of failure or love. After all, I really enjoyed ‘Six Feet Under’ and I'm not an undertaker!"

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