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Ellen comes ‘Out’ on top

Ellen DeGeneres tops Out magazine’s annual Power 50 list of the most influential gays in the nation. “With America getting a double dose of the multi-Emmy winner via her hugely popular talk show and her new gig as ‘American Idol’ judge, DeGeneres traded spots with Massachusetts congressman Barney Frank,” Out noted. Also on the list: radio and TV host Rachel Maddow and Adam Lambert, whose Rolling Stone cover was the magazine’s best seller of 2009. Rolling Stone and Us Weekly publisher Jann Wenner made the list at No. 16, followed by DreamWorks co-founder David Geffen and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn. Wanda Sykes, No. 36, was cited for “landing her own late-night talk show,” becoming the “first openly LGBT person to host the annual White House Correspondents Dinner. Additionally, in April 2009, she and her wife, Alex, welcomed twins to their family.”