Ellen DeGeneres: Groundbreaking Entertainer

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WORKING FOR MARRIAGE EQUALITY The Medal of Freedom ceremony was not the first time President Obama thanked DeGeneres The president appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in February 2016 He complimented DeGeneres for speaking out on the issue of same-sex marriage Obama spoke about DeGeneres’s decision to talk openly about being a lesbian He noted how that decision had helped pave the way for same-sex marriage rights He said that her being willing to be herself gave others power A FOCUS ON THE POSITIVE DeGeneres has had a successful and groundbreaking career She was among the first celebrities to publicly acknowledge that she is a lesbian This was before being gay became more widely accepted Her relationships with women captured tabloid headlines just as her acting comedy and writing captured laughs DeGeneres uses her dancing to make people smile Many visitors to The Ellen DeGeneres Show share a dance with Ellen including First Lady Michelle Obama 8