Amazing flashback from @lgbt_history:
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“I really didn’t get involved at all in… [the] gay movement until I came out. Just lived my life. But everybody knew that I was gay…And I think that’s what a lot of people choose to do…Like, what’s the problem? Until you find out about the teenagers and the struggles that most kids go through in high schools. Whether it’s verbal abuse or physical abuse. Until you’re really confronted with that, you don’t think that there’s a problem.” – Ellen DeGeneres (@theellenshow) to Eric Marcus (@makinggayhistorypodcast)
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Picture: @time, April 1997.
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This week’s @makinggayhistorypodcastfeatures a 2001 interview of Ellen DeGeneres; at the time, four years after coming out publicly and two years after losing her sitcom, Ellen’s future in Hollywood “was not guaranteed.” As President Barack Obama said upon awarding her the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016, “It’s easy to forget now…just how much courage was required for Ellen to come out on the most public of stages.”
No better feeling than spending Gal-entines Day dancing till the sun comes up with your fave. 👯 Have a Happy ❤️ Day from @thisfreelife #tobaccofreelife
”We like to think the Universe always meant for us to meet, HER has definitely made it easier- so thank you!”
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It’s the final week of our New Queers Resolutions, and we’re focusing on Giving Back! Stay tuned for special takeovers, blog posts and more ✨🧡
