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Debbie Friedman, a gay woman who achieved success with her songs and hymns of Jewish life and spirituality, died Sunday of pneumonia complications in Mission Viejo, Calif. Despite being a feminist and an out lesbian, Friedman was surprisingly embraced by Orthodox and Reform Jews alike as well as some Christian congregations that performed her music.

This week, in our series on women you may not know but should, we profile a pioneering born-again Christian singer-songwriter — who happens to be an out and proud lesbian.

Singer-songwriter Jennifer Knapp opens up about her transformation from a closeted Christian musician to an outspoken advocate for LGBT people of faith.

Knapp blended strumming, singing, and speaking in sharing her thoughts on LGBT issues — and why she probably won't be writing the next big Pride parade anthem.

Jayne Ozanne says she tried to reconcile her faith and sexuality for years, a process that saw her go through 'conversion therapy' and contemplate suicide.

For months it was rumored that country music singer-songwriter Chely Wright would announce that she’s a lesbian and appear on the cover of People magazine. And this is the week, the same time she launches her seventh album, "Lifted Off the Ground" and her memoir, "Like Me."

On Wednesday, Christian rock star Vicky Beeching came out as a lesbian. On Thursday, she went toe-to-toe with internationally infamous homophobe Scott Lively.

From Vicky Beeching coming out to Mary Lambert and Madonna, it was a good year in music.

A biopic of antigay and lesbian activist Anita Bryant is in the works and being developed by HBO. The untitled film will be directed by gay Sex and the City creator Darren Star. Bryant's most famous celebrity endorsement was for the Florida Citrus Commission, closing each ad with the tag line, "A day without orange juice is like a day without sunshine."