Ellen Reacts to Ruling on Gay Marriage Ban

May 27, 2009 by Jeanne

Yesterday, the California Supreme Court upheld Proposition 8 (the ban on gay marriage ban) and I am not surprised to see that Ellen Degeneres and other celebrities are responding in a very public way.

Ellen and her wife, Portia de Rossi, are still legally married under the ruling (they wed last August) but she had the following to say: “I’m sure you heard the Prop 8 news. One day when everyone is treated with full equality, we’ll look back and realize how wrong this was,” Ellen said in a statement to Access Hollywood.

Lance Bass, the openly gay former member of N*SYNC echoed in a written statement: “I can only hope to one day live in a country that grants equal rights, opportunity, and freedom to all citizens.” For more celeb reactions, visit the Access Hollywood site.

What do you think of the ruling? Should there be a ban on gay marriage? Should all Americans have the same civil rights? Tell me what you think!

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