 Ellen DeGeneres: Laments over ban on gay marriage in California
Ellen DeGeneres, the famous comedian of United States, is quite vocal in expressing her views on gay marriage. She said that she is "saddened beyond belief" by the passage of a constitutional amendment of banning gay marriage in California.
Details about Ellen DeGeneres’ news have been inferred from quite a number of sources. On Wednesday while talking to the reporters of a popular news agency of United States she commented that she "like millions of Americans, felt like we had taken a giant step toward equality" by electing Barack Obama as president.
Ellen DeGeneres said that that with the passage of California's Proposition 8, "we took a giant step away."
Ellen DeGeneres has tied knots with the actress Portia de Rossi in the month of August thereby following a Supreme Court decision in the month of May that legalized same-sex marriage in California.
She contributed 100,000 dollars to fight the amendment on Tuesday's ballot.
DeGeneres emphasizes that she will "continue to speak out for equality for all of us." |