Ellen Degeneres Research Paper

Ellen Lee Degeneres is a modern day renaissance person for many reasons but some are because she is an author, comedian, talk-show host, actress, activist and voice actress. Ellen was born on January 26, 1958 in Louisiana. Ellen is now 59 years old and happy. She is a strong activist for the LGBT community and for animal rights. She is lesbian and married to Portia de Rossi. They has 2 dogs and both follow veganism. Ellen Degeneres is a renaissance person because she made coming out of the closet in the public eye more acceptable. Before Ellen told everyone she was homosexual rarely anyone come out especially on T.V. Most people thought “choosing to be gay” was a sin and offended god. They thought it violated natural laws and it was abnormal. Some people even thought they got special rights. Mr. Bray a LGBT activist said "We're being bashed and fired for being gay, not given special rights." Ellen came out because she didn't want to live in secret anymore. Her mom helped her alot and supported her decision to tell the public. Ellen has had many jobs that taught her hard work. Some of those jobs were selling vacuum cleaners door to door, painting houses, being a
A little of them are Neil Harris, Rosie O'Donnell, Robin Roberts, Elton John, George Takei, Lance Bass, Tim Gunn, Ricky Martin, Kate Brown, Tim Cook, Tammy Baldwin, James Hormel, ect. Ellen is an inspiration and role model. The country itself has also changed and become more accepting by legalizing same-sex marriage in some states, having gay pride day, and lot of people now participate in marches, rallies and protests. Ellen brought awareness and helped people change their views for the better. Ellen now hosts a very popular talk-show called the ‘Ellen Degeneres show’. On it she plays fun games with all types of celebrities. She also talks about very relevant situations and reminds people to always be optimistic, honest and who you