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It seems that every woman who has ever been on stage or screen has been called a gay icon at some point in her career, either by the LGBT community or the woman herself. Yet for a term that is bandied about with such abandon, the specific criteria seem to be rather vague. If anyone can give a straight answer on this, it's you. So Ru, what makes a gay icon?

Do you think doing an AMA half an hour before Bette Midler risks splitting the gay vote?

Congratulations on the new record, Miss M. Your version of Waterfalls is gorgeous, and Tell Him has become my new personal theme song. Out of all the incredible girl group songs out there, how did you come to choose the 15 songs that ended up on the album?

And while we're here, I must confess that, hand on heart, Hocus Pocus is my most watched movie ever. I took a trip to Salem recently and it was a quasi-religious experience. For a gay boy of a certain age, it's basically the equivalent of a trip to the Vatican. I'm sure you're asked this at least two dozen times a day, but do you think there will ever be a sequel? Surely there are few virgins left to light that candle one more time.

Andy, do you regret not signing Valerie Cherish while you had the chance?

Hi Betty. You wrote in your latest book that you prefer the company of animals to humans, so if you had to share a home in Miami with three older, sassy, cheesecake-eating animals, which would you choose?

(P.S. I love you)