Beth Ditto, A Beautiful Klepto?

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Gracing the cover of PAPER magazine's current Beautiful People issue is none other than our fav Beth Ditto!

The sexy lady opens up about her life in the accompanying article, and surprisingly enough, there were a few things we were shocked to learn about Miz Ditto.

Check out some of the HIGHlights below as Ditto reveals how she stole a dress from Marshalls and comes out as "Straight":

On shoplifting: “I have a hard time not buying or stealing..If I want something, I have to have it. But not anymore. The last time was three months ago—a dress from Marshalls. I used to steal more. I mostly stole from Goodwill. You know, ‘Can’t be bothered. The line’s too long. Put it in your purse.’” She says this with such twinkly, charismatic eyes that I decline to call the authorities and go back to our interview.

On talking to lampposts: "I can talk to anybody..I can talk to a lamppost and make it talk back. There are not that many people I don’t like. And the more I love you, the more I’ll make fun of you."

On the teacher who encouraged her to sing: "I said to my teacher, ‘I can’t be a singer because I’m not pretty enough and I’m fat.’ And she looked at me and said, “Tell that to Nell Carter, babe.’ That changed my life forever!”

On dating an F to M Portland bus driver for eight years and coming out as 'straight': "It’s so West Coast. There’s a lot of people who started on testosterone or estrogen, and there’s a whole movement of people who want to be trans but not take them. Also, it doesn’t matter if you call him ‘her’ or he ‘she.’” So what do we call Beth now? A straight woman? “Yeah,” says the longtime out lesbian. “Here I am coming out as straight!”

Love, love, love it. But please 'bb, don't steal anymore! Especially from Good Will! We hope you go back and donate to them.

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