And you know, I watched my friend Melissa come out, and she became “the lesbian rock star.” I never wanted to be “the lesbian actress.” I never wanted to be the spokesperson for the gay community. But I didn’t want to talk about it until the show was done. You’re the first person that I’ve-I mean I knew that I was going to-that was one of the things when I decided to have my character on the show come out, I knew I was going to have to come out too. TIME: So, for the record, are you yourself gay?Įllen DeGeneres: Yes. When DeGeneres sat down with TIME to talk it over, this was her take on the matter: If you don't get the confirmation within 10 minutes, please check your spam folder. Click the link to confirm your subscription and begin receiving our newsletters.
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