Jane Lynch on red carpet
Jane Lynch

Plus, we’ve got Goldfrapp’s new music video for Annabel, Katy Perry’s video for Roar and Melissa George in lesbian Agent Provocateur lingerie ad?

A huge star was added to the Hollywood Walk of Fame yesterday when Jane Lynch was given her very own spot! What a huge day for such a talented woman! The Glee actor’s star was revealed in the Television section. [AfterEllen]

 

Canadian speed skater Anastasia Bucsis told the Globe and Mail that is “proud to be gay.” Hey, we’re proud you’re proud! She came out two years ago to her friends and family, but as tensions increased over Russia’s so-called propaganda law, she was compelled to speak publicly. [SheWired]

 

Ice Skater
Speed skater Anastasia Bucsis

 

Out author Emma Donoghue’s best-selling novel Room is becoming a movie. “The book tells the story of Jack, a 5-year-old growing up somewhere in America in an 11-by-11-foot shed he believes to be the whole world; his playful, devoted young mother has shielded him from the truth that they are captives.” Lenny Abrahamson (Frank, What Richard Did) is set to direct. [HollywoodReporter]

 

Book Cover of 'Room'

 

A huge group of New Yorkers gathered outside of the Russian Consulate on Tuesday in support of the country’s LGBT community. Chants of “Russia, Russia, we love you, won’t you love your people, too?” voiced New York’s concern for Russia’s gay community, which is currently suffering under Putin’s anti-gay laws. [BuzzFeed]

 

 

Same-sex spouses of gay veterans will now be eligible for military benefits. These include health care, disability, and survival benefits, among others. The Obama Administration definitely made a huge step forward here! [HuffingtonPost]

 

Katy Perry‘s new music video for “Roar” is out! Check it out below. [EOnline]

 

 

Melissa George is seriously heating things up in this lesbian-themed Agent Provocateur lingerie ad. These models don’t need to say a thing to get their message across! [Stylelite]

Hilarious lesbian comic Cameron Esposito performed on the Late Night Show with Craig Ferguson. Watch her stand-up and Leno and Ferguson’s reactions. They might love her just as much as we do! And who knew that Leno was a lesbian? [HuffingtonPost]

Check out Madonna’s hot performance of Vogue from her MDNA World Tour in 2012. The concert film will be released on Sept. 10th on DVD. [BelloBlog]


Roughstock premieres Australian singer Mia Dyson’s cover of Lori McKenna’s “I Know You” Dyson is set to go on a month-long U.S. tour in October. You can download her cover for free! [Roughstock]

Mia Dyson
Mia Dyson

 

Time to wrap up your Thursday with Goldfrapp’s new music video for “Annabel” [AfterEllen]