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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.”
