Gheys and lesbians are celebrating the biggest news since the passage of the gay marriage law in New York in 2011.

Hollywood’s most well-known lesbian, Queen Latifah, has finally come out of the closet. The rapper-turned-actress made the transition quietly, in a press release announcing her commitment to headline this year’s annual Long Beach Lesbian & Gay Pride Festival.

It is the first time that Latifah, real name Dana Owens, has ever participated in a Gay Pride celebration.

Sandrarose.com was the first to break the scoop that Latifah, 42, and her longtime lover Jeanette Jenkins had split up in 2011 (thanks to my west coast connect for the tip!).

That’s when Latifah began dating a choreographer, who some say helped break up her relationship with Jenkins.

My scoop resulted in Latifah yanking advertising for her television projects, including the popular hit reality series “Single Ladies,” from Sandrarose.com.

http://sandrarose.com/2012/05/queen-latifah-comes-out-of-the-closet-finally/

Chris wrote:

Okay, I'm shocked. Not because she's a lesbian( known that for years).....but because she finally admitted to it. She was so stubborn about it, I really thought she was going to take that to her grave, like Luther Vandross. Good for her though. Now she can really move on.

Well It's about time. Congrats though I guess.

Good for her. She out and free, but I'm wondering how this will affect her career.

tmontyb wrote:

Good for her. She out and free, but I'm wondering how this will affect her career.

It won't affect her career at all. Which is why I think it took so long for her to come out. It's something I think she feared, hut everyone already knows and they still embrace her. She has nothing to worry about IMO. I still rock with Dana.