Ellen DeGeneres who married partner Portia de Rossi in August, said, “This morning, when it was clear that Proposition 8 had passed in California, I can’t explain the feeling I had.
“Here we just had a giant step toward equality [with the election of Barack Obama] and then on the very next day, we took a giant step away.”
Ellen has posted the following on her official website.
The newly married talk show host says:
“My Political Point… And I Do Have One
You know how usually I talk about cell phones or kitty cats or cheese pizza… well, this is sorta like that… without the cell phones, the cats, or the pizza.
There’s a California Proposition on the ballot that’s a little confusing. It’s Proposition 8. It’s called, “The California Marriage Protection Act” — but don’t let the name fool you. It’s not protecting anyone’s marriage. Not yours. Not mine.
MTV’s resident bisexual Tila Tequila is overjoyed over the wedding of power-lesbians Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi.
“I thought it was awesome,” she tells Usmagazine.com, “I was really excited when I heard about it, and the fact that they are openly out there… they look so happy together.”
Tila no doubt, feels partially responsible.
It’s official!
“Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi were married tonight in an intimate ceremony at their home in Los Angeles,” their spokesperson told People.
DeGeneres and de Rossi both wore Zac Posen and exchanged rings by Neil Lane during the Saturday ceremony. The ceremony was attended by 19 guests, including DeGeneres’s mom Betty and de Rossi’s mother Margaret Rogers.
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Yesterday the California Supreme Court ruled in favor of allowing gay marriage and already two of the nations most high-profile lesbians have announced their engagement: Ellen and Portia.
Ellen broadcast the news during a taping of her TV show, which will air today. She says in a statement, “I can’t wait to get married. We all deserve the same rights, and I believe that someday we’ll look back on this and not allowing gays to marry will seem as absurd as not allowing women to vote. P.S. I’m registered at Crate & Barrel.”
The date, according to this registry is set for July 7.
To check out their registry at Crate & Barrel, click here.
