Whew, that’s kind of a mouthful, right?

Celebrity Psychings has featured several pieces related to celebrities without makeup (remember Takes 1, 2, and 3), so when Yahoo! Shine posted another similar piece on pictures of celebrities without retouching, Stars Without Retouching, I wasn’t all that interested in passing it along to you.

Still, I read the first slide of the piece – featuring Cate Blanchett on the cover of Intelligent Life magazine without any help from Photoshop – and became interested…

If you’re going to be in the Los Angeles area tomorrow with an extra $300 to $25,000 in your pocket, you might want to check out An Evening With Women.

Starting at 6 p.m. on May 19, 2012, the Beverly Hilton Hotel will host An Evening With Women, an L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center event designed to raise funds for the center’s services to the LGBT community.

Organized by singer and songwriter Linda Perry and event producer Brent Bolthouse, An Evening With Women will include some of the most influential women in music and entertainment.

Indeed, Aimee Mann, Wanda Sykes, Kat Von D, and Samantha Ronson will join headliner Courtney Love and special guest Camp Freddy.

In addition to cocktails and entertainment, guests can take part in a silent auction, bidding for items like Linda Perry’s 1983 Customized Harley Davidson Fat Boy, a tattoo from Kat Von D, and a chance to meet Celine Dion.

When a person who has kept her sexuality private or who otherwise has lived his public life as a straight person comes out as gay, lesbian, or bisexual, it’s a big deal. It’s an important time in that person’s life, as well as his family’s and friends’ lives.

Like it or not, it can be an even bigger deal when that person is a celebrity, simply because of the often global audience watching that person…

…and an even BIGGER deal when the celebrity comes out as transgender, something that doesn’t happen all that often.

Such is the case for Thomas James “Tom” Gabel, the lead vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter for punk band Against Me!, who has announced he is transgender and will soon be known as Laura Jane Grace.

On May 9, 2012 (that’s tomorrow!) in Washington, D.C., the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will present Heroes of Hope, a tribute in honor of National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day.

During the 2012 Awareness Day, SAMHSA will honor America’s youth who’ve overcome trauma, as well as the people who’ve helped them become more resilient and triumph over their traumatic experiences.

Such people include family members, community members and health providers, and SAMHSA calls them the Heroes of Hope.

This year, one such Hero of Hope is singer-songwriter Cyndi Lauper.

Looks like I’m in for not just a rainy, but a thunderstorm-y weekend, readers.

One of my favorite things to do when it’s dark and stormy out is curl up with a good book.

Unfortunately, the book I have to curl up with isn’t all that good, but I’m two-thirds finished with it and, well, I’m committed. I have to turn the last page.

(Plus, leaving a book unfinished is just unnatural to me.)

YOU, however, can fill your weekend with something a little more inspiring!

Just a couple of weeks ago, Gimundo compiled a list of 20 memoirs and biographies that highlight creative minds.

Happy Mental Health Month, readers!

To honor Mental Health Month, we’re doing a weekly challenge over at Your Body, Your Mind throughout the month.

This week’s challenge is to incorporate laughter into our daily lives.

The physical, mental, and emotional health benefits of laughter are plentiful. Laughter can boost endorphins, help you manage stress, help you get a better night’s sleep,

As people who read up on celebrity news or keep up with entertainment media, you’re probably well aware of the humor waiting around every corner!

So, why not take a page from the Your Body, Your Mind readers’ challenge and try to incorporate more laughter in your week?

Sometimes I get magazines to which I have absolutely no recollection of subscribing.

(I’ve mentioned this before.)

Maybe they’re marketing ploys, maybe they’re rewards for making some other purchase – I don’t know. All I know is they randomly show up and stay for a while before just as randomly disappearing.

My current mysterious magazine subscription is Watch!, a glossy-paged CBS (yes, the network) magazine that tells me all about certain television characters and what they’d purchase if they were, you know, real.

(Ah, advertising.)

It’s been two years in the making, but Lisa Marie Presley finally releases her third studio album on May 15, 2012.

(Confession: I’m somewhat excited about this. I dug “Lights Out” and Presley’s cover of “Dirty Laundry,” so, yeah – I’ll probably check it out.)

Rolling Stone calls the 11-track Storm & Grace, her first studio album since 2005′s Now What?, “a raw, powerful country, folk and blues collection that finds her embracing her Southern roots and family name.”

However, you might be a bit surprised to find out how far Presley went to reconnect with those Memphis, Tennessee roots.

If you haven’t heard of Kingsley, let me give you a quick warning: He cusses, a lot. He’s not everyone’s cup of tea (I like him, my sister doesn’t dig it) and, due to the language, his videos aren’t safe for work.

With that being said, Kingsley is a popular YouTube personality (so popular, in fact, that earlier this year when he decided to stop wearing what had become his trademark hat in videos, “RIP Kingsley’s Hat” was a trending topic on Twitter within minutes of his posting the video). He’s wildly opinionated, makes random everyday events worthy of five-minute long rants, and has a contagious laugh – whether or not you like his material.

Kingsley also is gay, and he has a few things to say about bullying and the It Gets Better campaign.

Country singer Carrie Underwood and her hockey playing husband Mike Fisher have teamed up to let teens know they’re “beautiful,” “special,” and “loved.”

The celebrity couple recently filmed a public service announcement (PSA) for Do It For Daron (D.I.F.D), a “youth-driven initiative focused on raising awareness and inspiring conversations about youth mental health.”

Friends and family of Daron Richardson created D.I.F.D. after the 14-year-old girl committed suicide. The program “supports programs and initiatives aimed at transforming youth mental health” and aims to help create a future where young people can seek help without feeling afraid or ashamed.

During the PSA, Underwood tells teens to: