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Hate group slams JC Penny for hiring Ellen DeGeneres as spokesperson
TUPELO, Miss. — Retail giant J.C. Penney has come under fire from the anti-gay group “One Million Moms” over its recent hiring of hugely popular daytime television talk-show host, Ellen DeGeneres as its spokesperson.
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Religious rightie says DeGeneres not a good choice for raising AIDS awareness
Sometimes, mess coming from the religious right doesn’t need an explanation. It just needs a spotlight to underscore how clueless and homophobic they are. Recently, openly gay actress and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres was named as special envoy to raise awareness about AIDS…
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Ellen DeGeneres named special envoy for global AIDS awareness
BETHESDA, Md. — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday announced that talk show host Ellen DeGeneres has been named as a Special U.S. Envoy for Global AIDS Awareness. Clinton made the announcement during a major policy speech to the National Institutes of Health on HIV-AIDS issues, and in letter to DeGeneres, Clinton wrote: […]
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Ellen DeGeneres tackles the Chaz Bono controversy, Cher has words for his critics
Ellen DeGeneres on Wednesday tackled the growing controversy surrounding the upcoming appearance of transgender author and activist Chaz Bono on “Dancing With the Stars,” and in during an interview with Bono, took a call from his famous mom, Cher.
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First Lady Michelle Obama discusses America’s ‘culture of bullying’
The First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, appeared on the Ellen DeGeneres Show on Monday and discussed her thoughts on the culture of bullying in our country.
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Iowa teen who testified in support of marriage equality appears on ‘Ellen’
Zach Wahls, a 19-year-old University of Iowa student who spoke about the strength of his family during a public forum over an amendment that seeks to repeal the state’s marriage equality law, appeared on the Ellen DeGeneres show today.
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Christian news site: ‘Lesbian activist’ Ellen DeGeneres bringing down ‘American Idol’
A Christian news site is making headlines by claiming Ellen DeGeneres is responsible for the ratings erosion of Fox’s American Idol. According to Gary McCullough, the director of Christian Newswire, Idol‘s decline can be directly linked to DeGeneres, whom he describes as a “lesbian activist” whose “lesbian one-liners” are hurting the shows ratings. Says McCullough: […]
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Ellen, website present lesbian teen with scholarship following prom flap (Video)
Ellen DeGeneres presented a $30,000 scholarship on behalf of Tonic.com Friday to a teenage lesbian whose high school prom was canceled when she asked to attend with a girl. Constance McMillen, 18, appeared on The […]
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Ellen and Portia on ‘Oprah’: ‘Anyone who’s married knows there’s a difference’
Ellen Degeneres and Portia de Rossi visited Oprah Monday for their first interview as a married couple. “This is the smartest, kindest, most wonderful woman that you’ll ever, ever know,” Ellen gushed as she introduced her wife. Speaking just a week following the defeat of Maine’s gay marriage law, Degeneres commented on why same-sex marriage […]
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No more gay jokes on ‘American Idol’ with Ellen in the judge’s chair
From Celebitchy.com: A long-running “inside joke” between American Idol stars Ryan Seacrest and Simon Cowell has come to an end, now that Ellen Degeneres has replaced Paula Abdul on the show. Fans of the show know that there has been a weird, often inappropriate sexual tension between host Seacrest and judge Cowell for years, with […]