Ellen DeGeneres Hits Out At Prop 8 Passing

November 6th, 2008

Ellen DeGeneres has addressed California’s ban on gay marriage, after the state’s Proposition 8 was voted into effect on Tuesday (November 4) overturning a ruling that allowed same-sex couples to marry.

Writing a message on her tv show’s website, DeGeneres states:

“Watching the returns on election night was an amazing experience. Barack Obama is our new president. Change is here. I, like millions of Americans, felt like we had taken a giant step towards equality. We were watching history.

This morning, when it was clear that Proposition 8 had passed in California, I can’t explain the feeling I had. I was saddened beyond belief. Here we just had a giant step toward equality and then on the very next day, we took a giant step away.

I believe one day a “ban on gay marriage” will sound totally ridiculous. In the meantime, I will continue to speak out for equality for all of us.”