{"id":62449,"date":"2018-01-26T08:10:28","date_gmt":"2018-01-26T13:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/flashbackfriday-after-coming-out-ellen-delivers-moving-speech-at-hrcs-first-national-dinner\/"},"modified":"2018-01-26T08:10:28","modified_gmt":"2018-01-26T13:10:28","slug":"flashbackfriday-after-coming-out-ellen-delivers-moving-speech-at-hrcs-first-national-dinner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/flashbackfriday-after-coming-out-ellen-delivers-moving-speech-at-hrcs-first-national-dinner\/","title":{"rendered":"#FlashbackFriday: After Coming Out, Ellen Delivers Moving Speech at HRC\u2019s First National Dinner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>#FlashbackFriday: After Coming Out, Ellen Delivers Moving Speech at HRC\u2019s First National Dinner<\/b><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/assets2.hrc.org\/images\/made\/images\/remote\/https_assets2.hrc.org\/files\/images\/blog\/Screen_Shot_2018-01-24_at_4.15.29_PM_640_360.png\"><\/p>\n<p>Over the years, Ellen DeGeneres has come to symbolize what it means to <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">live<\/a> life authentically. 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Every interview, I tried to dodge around that dreaded question, \u201cAre you <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a>?\u201d My answer was always: \u201cMy private life is my private life.\u201d And it is. But my sexuality is as much a part of me as my skin color. I tried to justify why I should keep it hidden for as long as I could. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I finally got to a point where living honestly and being proud of who I am was more important than fame. Ironically, my being honest made me more famous. So much for those who said it would hurt my career. I was willing to risk it all and i was reward for it. My life is better than it\u2019s ever been \u2014 I found love and there\u2019s nothing more important than that\u2026 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I feel so good knowing I\u2019ve made a contribution \u2014 that\u2019s my reward. 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If by standing up for what I think is right makes me an activist \u2014 I\u2019m an activist.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Thank you, Ellen, for inspiring a generation.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/flashbackfriday-after-coming-out-ellen-delivers-moving-speech-at-hrcs-first?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed\" class=\"autohyperlink\">www.hrc.org\/blog\/flashbackfriday-after-coming-out-ellen-delivers-moving-speech-at-hrcs-first?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss-feed<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#FlashbackFriday: After Coming Out, Ellen Delivers Moving Speech at HRC\u2019s First National Dinner Over the years, Ellen DeGeneres has come to symbolize what it means to <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">live<\/a> life authentically. 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