Ellen had her old friend Melissa Etheridge as a guest on her show this week. They talked about Melissa’s children, their mutual Oscar experience and Melissa’s bout with cancer, and Melissa performed her new song “Fearless Love”.

There was a time when people blamed “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” and its host for not being gay enough. Well, those times are definitely over.

Only a week after her wife Portia was on, Ellen welcomed Melissa Etheridge as a guest on her show this Wednesday. Two lesbian icons who talk about – gasp! – children, that’s got to be as lesbian as it can get.

Ellen had her old friend Melissa Etheridge as a guest on her show this week. They talked about Melissa's children, their mutual Oscar experience and Melissa's bout with cancer, and Melissa performed her new song "Fearless Love".