It’s been a great year for lesbian characters in film and TV, but the real celebrity women who are proudly out are making waves and are awesomely admirable in their own right.

AfterEllen.com compiled a list of the top 50 out female celebrities based on a readers’ poll responses and their resulting Les/Bi List is a diverse collection of strong, beautiful women.

Advocate cover girl Martina Navratilova checks in at 48. Among the other honored women is comedienne/actress Margaret Cho, funny lady Bridget McManus, web series star Nicole Pacent, film/stage/TV star Sarah Paulson, Brit Sue Perkins, Rosie O’Donnell, TV fitness guru Jillian Michaels, Chely Wright, Jane Lynch, and of course, Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi all appear in the top 50.

Click over to After Ellen to find out where your favorite out female celebs fall in the ranking now.

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