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20 Years Of "I'm Gay". It's been 20 years since Ellen's coming out episode. Today, being gay isn't really a big deal, although more efforts need to be made for acceptance. But April 30, 1997 "The Puppy Episode (part 1 and 2)" of Ellen, and her character - and the actress - came out. This experience will cover courtship, sex, commitment, fetishes, loneliness, vindication, love, and hate.
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The LGBTQ community has fought for what need not be earned: respect and dignity within society as a whole. And the results don't lie. Ellen was a landmark part of that. Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016
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I agree, it was beautiful. Gays have earned their civil rights and now should be able to stand in the sun with them, but in many places can not. Obama passed the Equal marriage act, but Rednecked and Christian state officials mostly in the backwards states (Appalachia, Cowboy and the South) have used every loop hole in the book to avoid doing them. And how long until Trump reverses it. . There is an excellent show on Viceland called Gaycation, which looks at LGBQT+ communities worldwide and there are usually truly homophobic places like Jamaica, India and Russia, but an episode on the states of Texas, LA, MS, AL and GA showed shit there was real bad down to Transexual inmates being gang raped by thugs in Atlanta Prisons and Chruches were you prayed the gay away, along with a black gay man set on fire by his so called Love Church. . The date is significant too, April 30 1997 was my 21st birthday and it was in July 1997 I finally came out. Got some kind of love for you, and I don't even know your name | |
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Somehow I missed this topic. Saw the Ellen Show with Oprah and Laura Dern (who didn't work for a year after that). Those shots of all the artists who came to the taping were great. Had also just seen the episodes in the coming out season again on reruns and they were all great. Brand new boogie without the hero. | |
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I saw that ep... I am not sure she isn't overstating the impact. there were gay characters in other shows before hers... but it was a funny ep (from a 20-year memory) "I was in the closet" and and the whole Anyone for banning the AR15 must be on the side of the criminal as once banned only criminals will have them. | |
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Say it. "My motherfucker's so cool sheep count him." | |
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There were gay characters, but no gay leads | |
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Brand new boogie without the hero. | |
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the guy from soap, friends, barney miller... Anyone for banning the AR15 must be on the side of the criminal as once banned only criminals will have them. | |
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Like I said, supporting characters, not leads. Remember, when Ellen started her show, her character was going on dates with men | |
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LOL where did i say lead? Anyone for banning the AR15 must be on the side of the criminal as once banned only criminals will have them. | |
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You said there were other gay characters on TV before, and I'm pointing out she was the first gay LEAD...nobody is saying that you said anything. I was clarifying the difference | |
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Soap for that mouth. "My motherfucker's so cool sheep count him." | |
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why single me out with that? and i am as tolerant and open and accepting of gay people as one can be. Anyone for banning the AR15 must be on the side of the criminal as once banned only criminals will have them. | |
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it is 100% true. i do not know how much more i could be! Anyone for banning the AR15 must be on the side of the criminal as once banned only criminals will have them. | |
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YOU said Ellen may have been "overstating the impact" of her character coming out, and mentioned that there were gay characters on TV before her. My point was that she was the first gay LEAD character of a show, which had never been done before . Nobody is questioning your "tolerance"... | |
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ok Anyone for banning the AR15 must be on the side of the criminal as once banned only criminals will have them. | |
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He just HAD to take something away from her. "Overstating" the importance - take her down a notch... She explained on the anniversary show WHY it was called the Puppy Episode. When she first approached the producers, they said no way Ellen is coming out on camera, she can get a puppy instead. She did lose her show after that. Brand new boogie without the hero. | |
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Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016
Props will be withheld until the showing and proving has commenced. -- Aaron McGruder | |
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no nothing like that...just making the point. There is no effort it is just who I am. Anyone for banning the AR15 must be on the side of the criminal as once banned only criminals will have them. | |
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Gay people exist, and that's just fine. Like super fine with me. I can't reiterate enough how ok I am with gay people. I'm going to go find a gay person and tell them that right now. Murica: at least it's not Sudan. | |
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my album: https://soundcloud.com/theroseparade
2004-2008 demos: https://soundcloud.com/th...aradedemos | |
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Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016
Props will be withheld until the showing and proving has commenced. -- Aaron McGruder | |
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my album: https://soundcloud.com/theroseparade
2004-2008 demos: https://soundcloud.com/th...aradedemos | |
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Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016
Props will be withheld until the showing and proving has commenced. -- Aaron McGruder | |
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I think a lot of those people were (so so) it wasn't direct that they were or were not. #IDEFINEME #ALBUMSSTILLMATTER
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