The April 14, 1997, issue of TIME featured a s-down wh the edian, who nfirmed that her s character was gay—and so was she.
Contents:
- READ THE 'YEP, I'M GAY' ELLEN DEGENER INTERVIEW FROM 1997
- YEP, I’M GAY, AND I’M A CEO—IT DON’T STOP ME FROM RUNNG A GREAT BS
- A HISTORY OF GAY RIGHTS THROUGH TIME COVERS
- TIME COVERS THE GAY RIGHTS MOVEMENT
- ‘YEP, I’M GAY’: 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF ELLEN DEGENER G OUT
- GAY PRI
- YEP, I'M GAY': HAPPY 20TH OUT ANNIVERSARY, ELLEN DEGENER
- `YEP, I’M GAY’: HAPPY 20TH OUT ANNIVERSARY, ELLEN DEGENER
READ THE 'YEP, I'M GAY' ELLEN DEGENER INTERVIEW FROM 1997
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It was on the April 14, 1997, ver of TIME magaze that Ellen DeGener, then the star of the s Ellen, nfirmed somethg she’d been buildg up to for s: “Yep, ” as the ver put , “I’m gay. She would be playg the first gay lead character on Amerin work televisn. Penney, ironilly, as that pany would later hire DeGener for an ad mpaign that would turn draw s own ntroversy — and the natn bated whether the show would “legimize” a facet of life that was still margalized, or if merely proved that homosexualy was already accepted by enough of the populatn that such a plot twist was possible.
TIME: So, for the rerd, are you yourself gay? ” I never wanted to be the spokperson for the gay muny.
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YEP, I’M GAY, AND I’M A CEO—IT DON’T STOP ME FROM RUNNG A GREAT BS
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A HISTORY OF GAY RIGHTS THROUGH TIME COVERS
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TIME COVERS THE GAY RIGHTS MOVEMENT
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TIME’s ver story shed light on her cisn, revealg how her character wouldn’t be immediately fortable yet wh her sexualy, ntrast to other loud-and-proud gay characters of the era. The first qutn om TIME’s Michael Krantz: “So, for the rerd, are you yourself gay? One n endlsly bate the qutn of whether televisn fluenc society or reflects : Do Ellen Man’s g out what is still our masst medium legimize homosexualy, or do the sponsorship of a bottom-le bs like ABC merely reflect s acceptance by a signifint portn of the populatn?
‘YEP, I’M GAY’: 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF ELLEN DEGENER G OUT
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