gram that guest-starred Laura Dern, Oprah Winfrey, Demi Moore, Billy Bob Thornton and some controversial people, such as K.D. Lang and Melissa Etheridge. In "He called me Ellen Degenerate?" an article about her in Time magazine she stated that she Ellen DeGeneres was a lesbian and said, "I never wanted to be the lesbian actress. I never wanted to be the spokesperson for the gay community. Ever. I did it for my own truth" (Handy). Ellen was the first actress to come out on national television and by her doing so helped the show win many awards. Ellen received an Emmy, a prestigious Peabody Award, and the coming out episode produced great ratings. During the time shortly after her coming ou
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