The fierceness that is Beth Ditto is featured in the new issue of Spin in an interview that's too juicy for words.

Here are some HIGHlights:

- BETH DITTO of the Gossip has outspoken opinions about whether she finds it marginalizing being on a label for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender artists…
"No, I love being on a queer label. You're sitting in a room with a group of people who have all the same reference points as you, you don't have to explain anything about your identity to them, and people aren't
like, "What's a tranny?"

- About her band, the Gossip, being much more popular in the U.K. than in the U.S…
"Sometimes I think of America as this imperial child of England that doesn't know what to do until England tells it. But I'm ready for the backlash over there. It's coming!"

- About stripping during her live shows…
"I don't think the rules are the same for me as they were for Courtney Love or [Bikini Kill/Le Tigre frontwoman] Kathleen Hanna, because I don't think my body was accepted in the same way. In the beginning, people were really uncomfortable with a big girl, so it was a radical political statement; and it's even more radical to not be objectified with your clothes off. Also, onstage, it's so hot we're dying. It just feels nice sometimes."

- About Keira Knightley calling her "sexy" and saying that she had "the most amazing body", and this coming from someone who looks like she might have an eating disorder…
"The way I feel about Keira Knightley is that even if she has an eating disorder, it's good for people to hear her say something like that, because people listen to people like her."

- About being friends with Perez Hilton…
"Let me tell you how I stay friends with Perez: I don't look at his blog. I don't agree with what Perez says a lot of the time, and I think he knows that, but we really appreciate each other."

- About how she thinks Britney Spears is rad and should never have had her kids taken away…
"People fail to see that regional culture is a massive part of a person's experience. She is just trash. And when I say trash, I mean that in the most positive way, as in, I was trash, too."

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Like a gorgeous Botticelli painting, the gorgeous and talented Miz Beth Ditto poses for Out magazine.

The Gossip frontwoman was just named to their Out 100 list.

This bold rocker is out and proud and internationally adored!

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Click here to watch Beth Ditto's cover of Dolly Parton's I Will Always Love You - complete with fake blonde wig.

And, yes, she hits those notes!

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Perez and Beth Ditto are like sisters. We bicker. We banter. And we love each other!

We were thrilled to have The Gossip frontwoman on our big show, premiering TONIGHT at 9 PM on Vh1.

You won't wanna miss it!

CLICK HERE to check out more pics of P and Beth.

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Woo hoo! The new issue of Urb magazine is on stands now!

P-Nasty and the fantabulous Beth Ditto are on the cover of one of our favoritest music mags,  Urb.

We had soooooooooo much fun at the shoot! And we LOVE that two opinionated queers are on the cover of a mainstream publication. Hopefully this is inspiring to the little baby homos and lezzies all over the world.

You can be who you are and be successful!

Pick up the new Urb to read what Perezelle and Beth have to say.

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Click here to read a great interview that Beth Ditto gave to The Advocate.

Here are our HIGHlights:

- "I do think that George Bush was absolutely a fascist piece of shit."

- "I don't know who I'm voting for yet, and people keep asking me a lot. I think that on the one hand, people are surprised that I don't say “Hilary” immediately, but I just don't think civil unions are the best, because “separate but equal” is unconstitutional! It's bullshit, and we've been through this already."

- "I'm the kind of voter who thinks a lot about who they vote for, period. Until the day of, usually, because I'm busy deconstructing [the candidates.]"

- "I love fashion, but it's just not fair. Here's the deal: Fashion should be for everyone. [Pauses] Well, fashion is one thing - I love style. Those are two different things. I think fashion is a product that can be bought and sold and is made for you, and style is something that you get up and you do it to yourself every morning. Fashion is a product, but style is a way of life. You can't buy style, it's an instinct."

- "Miss Piggy is extremely iconic. There's no one higher than Miss Piggy. It's funny, but it's true — she definitely was a huge influence on me as a teenager. Oh, and Patty Duke!"

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How cool is this?????

Perezzzz is going to be on the cover of a magazine for the first time ever! Popping his cherry!

When one of our favorite mags in the world, music pub Urb, asked us to be on the cover of their September issue, we instantly said yes.

When they told us that they wanted us to be on the cover with our beloved Beth Ditto, we were overjoyed.

The Gossip diva and P-Nasty had so much fun at the photo shoot for Urb. And, now YOU can pick which cover will hit newsstands!

CLICK HERE to vote for your favorite option.

We like both, but we like the silver cover a little bit better.

[Images shot by Tony Stamolis.]

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Beth Ditto gets into it at the Oxegen festival in Ireland.

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It has arrived!

Click here to watch Mika's duet with Beth Ditto of the Eurythmics classic, from the T in the Park festival this past weekend.

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