Top Ten Lesbian Newsmakers of 2012

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Rosie O'Donnell, Actor, Comic

We considered putting Rosie in the running for our "Woman of the Year," but ultimately decided that while she's had a busy year, it  might not be one the out comic is eager to relive. But O'Donnell's trials and tribulations certainly grabbed headlines. O'Donnell and her partner, Michelle Rounds, got married in a small, private ceremony in New York in June, but on August 3, O'Donnell announced that she Rounds were postponing their wedding celebration because Rounds was diagnosed with a rare, non-cancerous but aggressive fibromatoses, known as Desmoid tumors. On August 14, O'Donnell suffered a heart attack and had a stent placed in her heart to open her coronary artery, which doctors said was 99% blocked. In November, O'Donnell's Hudson River home was damaged by Superstorm Sandy, and tweeted photos of the damage. Luckily, the damage was minimal and, as O'Donnell tweeted, "all fixable." Here's hoping 2013 treats you a little kinder, Rosie O.

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