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Ellen Degeneres Research Paper

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Ellen DeGeneres was born on the 26th of January, 1958. She was born in Metairie, Louisiana. Before becoming a comedian, Ellan wanted to be a veterinarian, but then she gave up on the idea later on. Ellen worked many different jobs before she was a comedian. She first received her offers to do stand-up comedy when she was being humorous during a public speaking event when she was intimidated by the crowd. She then began to perform in 1981 with support from her mother, financially and morally. Ellen didn’t have her big debut until 1986. The TOnight Show starring Johnny Carson brought Ellen on the show. At that time, she was the only female to be invited on the show and to sit on the famed “couch” on her first time being there. She started to …show more content…

She encouraged people to be on her side, to march for equality, and to believe in fairness and love. She asked people to join her and to give her the fair, same rights that everybody else has, so it can be a wonderful world. After being targeted by a conservative Christian pastor, Ellen spoke out on her show. In April, 2016, Ellen spoke against the new Mississippi law regarding homosexual rights. The people who wanted the law to be passed said it was to protect religious freedoms while the opposite side said it allowed discrimination against people based on sexual orientation. Ellen brought attention to this issue when she talked about it on her talk show. She included many witty jokes such as, “I’m disappointed for several reasons. First of all, Mississippi is the only state I know how to spell.” Now in current time, Ellen continue to inspire the young LBGTQ community. She uses her publicity to fight for LGBTQ rights. Since Ellen is very popular, she used her popularity to influence those watching the show to support LGBTQ. She did more than influencing America’s views on gay rights. She inspired people. She’s an important public figure to the LGBTQ community, who’s role was important in advancing the rights LGBTQ

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