Ellen DeGeneres Lesbian Interview Extravaganza: Celebrating The Women Who Showed Up

BY LIZZ AND JESS

There's probably no greater TV moment then when a queer woman on TV interviews another queer woman. Well, I mean there are probably some other great moments (the Olympics comes to mind), but Ellen DeGeneres interviewing Rachel Maddow was still pretty life changing. A week ago I told you that Lindsay Lohan would be appearing on the Ellen Show to promote her Playboy spread. (Pun intended). Did you see the Playboy spread?!? It was awesome and fully deserving of Ellen's calm and steady voiced discussion. Unfortunately Lohan missed her flight from Hawaii and thus will not be appearing on Ellen. Michael Jackson's daughter Paris Jackson appeared in her place and the Ellen Show will not be rescheduling her taping. Lohan offered to tape the show the following day, but unfortunately that was scheduled to be the last taping of the season. I think we can all agree this is a bummer for everyone involved.

But! Since we can't deliver on our Lilo promise, we offer you instead this Christmashaukkanazaka gift of other appearances on Ellen by queer women and Ellen Page.

Rachel Maddow (We originally posted this here):

Jodie Foster:

Wanda Sykes:

Portia de Rossi:in 2009

Portia de Rossi in 2010:

Ellen Page:

NEXT: The Eth, Queen Latifah, Jane Lynch and Vintage Lindsay!

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36 responses to “Ellen DeGeneres Lesbian Interview Extravaganza: Celebrating The Women Who Showed Up”

kitty
December 15, 2011 at 12:59 pm Permalink Reply

This is such a beautiful gift, it is exactly what I wanted and needed this finals (I mean holiday) season! Thank you, Lizz! Thank you, Autostraddle! Thank you, Ellen DeGeneres!

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1. Lizz (member)
  December 15, 2011 at 1:11 pm Permalink Reply Report user
  
  Jess found most of the videos, I just wrote that blurb at the top.
  
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  1. kitty
    December 15, 2011 at 1:13 pm Permalink Reply
    
    THANK YOU, JESS <3
    
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Laura (member)
December 15, 2011 at 1:16 pm Permalink Reply Report user

Best gift EVER! Now my morning is complete!

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Jin
December 15, 2011 at 1:29 pm Permalink Reply

My gosh. Ellen Page is the cutest girl ever. I want her for Christmas!

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dizzy (member)
December 15, 2011 at 1:30 pm Permalink Reply Report user

Don’t get me wrong I am crazy about Ellen Page, but she isn’t queer-identified, is she? Or have I been living under a rock?

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1. Kelly (member)
  December 15, 2011 at 2:15 pm Permalink Reply Report user
  
  I don’t think she’s officially out but the paparazzi has pictures of her with her supposed girlfriend, who is the girl from But I’m a Cheerleader?
  
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  1. dizzy (member)
    December 15, 2011 at 3:06 pm Permalink Reply Report user
    
    But then we’re saying she’s queer because some people say she is and she’s been photographed with an actress who has played a lesbian*. That doesn’t seem like a very good reason to me, plus it’s kind of disrespectful to proclaim that someone is queer if they haven’t said they are. I would LOVE it if Ellen Page was a big ol queer. But I ain’t gonna call her or anyone else one unless they’ve said it first.
    
    *Maybe she is a lesbian, I looked on wiki and I couldn’t see anything, but I don’t think it changes anything.
    
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    1. AP
      December 15, 2011 at 4:00 pm Permalink Reply
      
      I mean, Queen Latifah isn’t an out queer, either. And I 100% agree with you, btw.
      
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      1. theboattimes (member)
        December 15, 2011 at 11:37 pm Permalink Reply Report user
        
        Queen Latifah is out now! She came out a few months ago.
        http://www.thefrisky.com/2011-08-05/queen-latifah-finally-comes-out/
        
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        Luisa
        December 16, 2011 at 1:40 am Permalink
        
        That’s not coming out.
        
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        theboattimes (member)
        December 16, 2011 at 10:24 am Permalink
        
        Huh. Now that I look at it more closely, you’re right. It just was headlined everywhere as “Queen Latifah comes out,” and got cemented in my memory that way. This is embarrassing
        
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2. L
  December 15, 2011 at 4:33 pm Permalink Reply
  
  In Hollywood there are lots of “badly kept secrets”… things everyone just knows without any huge public announcement. Zachary Quinto being gay, for example, was one of them until he came out a while ago. Ellen Page being queer is another. But yeah, she def is.
  
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3. AG (member)
  December 15, 2011 at 4:34 pm Permalink Reply Report user
  
  there are pictures of her hugging kate moennig, does it get any gayer than that?
  
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  1. dizzy (member)
    December 15, 2011 at 5:52 pm Permalink Reply Report user
    
    well yeah, if she came out and said that she was gay, and then gaily went about living a gay life, it would be gayer than hugging Kate Moennig
    
    I guess people have different thresholds for when they’re comfortable calling someone queer. All good.
    
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Luisa
December 15, 2011 at 1:38 pm Permalink Reply

Oh my, you are cheeky! Since when is Ellen Page a “queer woman”? Same to be said of Queen Latifah. And Jodie Foster is debatable, but I guess she’s also not officially out.

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1. Middling (member)
  December 15, 2011 at 2:44 pm Permalink Reply Report user
  
  Oh, do we have to go with straight until proven gay? That sounds no fun.
  
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  1. dizzy (member)
    December 15, 2011 at 3:15 pm Permalink Reply Report user
    
    Idk, I hate to be so serious on such a fun post, but my idea of no fun was other people calling me gay way before I was ready to think of myself as anything other than straight.
    
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  2. Luisa
    December 15, 2011 at 4:06 pm Permalink Reply
    
    Oh, please don’t misunderstand me…I don’t care! I’m just pointing out society’s “faux-pas”, if you know what I mean..
    
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  3. AP
    December 15, 2011 at 4:07 pm Permalink Reply
    
    How about we go with “I’m proud to be queer and don’t hide and/or deny it.”
    
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    1. Boo
      December 16, 2011 at 9:43 am Permalink Reply
      
      wait, are you also talking about queer people in general? Because I wouled think that it’s totally okay for someone to hide or deny their queerness *especially* when safety is involved, or at least comfort.
      
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      1. AP
        December 18, 2011 at 3:15 pm Permalink Reply
        
        I was talking within the context of this post: “When a queer woman on TV interviews another queer woman.” Autostraddle is all about highlighting awesome queers, sometimes celebrity and sometimes not. In this case, public figures. I was replying to “Oh, do we have to go with straight until proven gay?”
        I don’t think it’s worth looking up to women that are public figures and potentially queer on the basis of being queer (and otherwise awesome) if they aren’t public about their queerness.
        
        But Lizz posted a disclaimer, so. Whatevah.
        I’m not sure why you would think I was talking about queer people in general on a post specifically about celebrities.
        
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2. Emma (member)
  December 15, 2011 at 9:53 pm Permalink Reply Report user
  
  I think it’s more of a list of self-identified queer women with some wishful thinking thrown in.
  
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Luisa
December 15, 2011 at 1:40 pm Permalink Reply

I mean, if you’re going to go along with it, then you could also post the interview of another “queer woman”, Kristen Stewart when she was on Ellen for the Twilight promotion

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1. Marika (member)
  December 15, 2011 at 4:23 pm Permalink Reply Report user
  
  WHY WASN’T K STEW ON THIS LIST?!
  
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lyricmelody (member)
December 15, 2011 at 2:22 pm Permalink Reply Report user

i’m sorry but this is just lindsay yet again squandering another opportunity and showing a lack of professionalism. still don’t and will never feel sorry for how she screws herself and her public image over.

anyway, i LOVED,LOVED,LOVED when portia was on the show. she and ellen are such an adorable couple.

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LOLOL
December 15, 2011 at 2:23 pm Permalink Reply

ok so jodie foster & the “treats in her pants” line of questioning is HILARIOUS.

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Allison (member)
December 15, 2011 at 2:48 pm Permalink Reply Report user

This is great – an excellent study break. Thank you!

Portia and Ellen make me so happy. And so does Rachel Maddow. And Ellen Page. All these women are so amazing!

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Brianna (member)
December 15, 2011 at 2:51 pm Permalink Reply Report user

I love Ellen Page regardless of orientation. She is awesome. And also, apparently, my doppelganger. Neat.

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1. Daphne (member)
  December 15, 2011 at 8:48 pm Permalink Reply Report user
  
  Ha, I also get this a ton (it was more pronounced when I had a more similar hairstyle to her, now it’s shorter though and with bangs that cover up my matching large forehead), hitting its peak, of course, around when everyone saw “Juno” but continuing every so often to this day. I never had a celebrity anyone thought I looked like before her! And how delightful that she should turn out to be gay as well (okay okay maybe not but, c’mon).
  
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Andrea
December 15, 2011 at 4:16 pm Permalink Reply

Aww, you missed Chely Wright.

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Dana
December 15, 2011 at 4:35 pm Permalink Reply

Jodie Foster has come out I believe. But, that interview of Jodie with Ellen was hotter than K.D Lang and Anne Murray singing a duet a few years back!

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Lizz (member)
December 15, 2011 at 7:00 pm Permalink Reply Report user

Hey guys,
with regard to Ellen Page she got thrown in initially when Jess and I were gathering a list of interviews relevant to your interests. She and Bieber were left on for funsies and I didn’t mean to project a sexual orientation on her (or Bieber for that matter).
Sorry for the confusion!
-Lizz

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sch182
December 15, 2011 at 8:23 pm Permalink Reply

I had totally forgotten Lindsay Lohan’s music “career”.

I’m so glad she dropped that and went on with acting and posing for Playboy instead.

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Kazoot
December 17, 2011 at 11:43 pm Permalink Reply

Oh how I miss Better off Ted now

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Kelly (member)
December 18, 2011 at 5:07 pm Permalink Reply Report user

oh my god ellen and portia, SERIOUSLY <333

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