"Do we have to know whose gay and who's straight? cant we just judge them by the car they drive?" Ellen 
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In 1997, DeGeneres came out  as a lesbian. The big news of her sexual orientation sparked much interest by American magazines. The attention of the media coverage stunted DeGeneres' professional career and left her "mired in depression"


In her book Love, Ellen, DeGeneres's mother describes being initially shocked when her daughter came out as a lesbian, but has become one of her strongest supporters, an active member of Parents & Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG

And her and her mother are big supporters of the national coming out day. http://www.hrc.org/resources/entry/national-coming-out-day

With more of the famous influences, coming out and saying that they support gays, the world is becoming more tolerant and eceppting of the fact that some people are gay.  




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