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And it coincided with ellen degeneres own coming out, which was a brave thing to do when youre the lead of a sitcom. >> if it wasnt difficult, i would have done it a long time ago, and everybody else whos closeted who is in this business would do it. >> it really became a national event. >> that felt so great, and it felt so loud. >> she must have felt this huge relief. >> i mean, she was us. she was america, but she just was gay. >> but conservative and religious organizations objected to the i...

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>> this pressure cooker had been just mounting, and her show really was what blew the lid off of it. >> susan, im gay. >> it was an incredibly pivotal moment in television when ellen morgan, ellen degeneres character, came out. and it coincided with ellen degeneres own coming out, which was a brave thing to do when youre the lead of a sitcom. >> if it wasnt difficult, i would have done it a long time ago, and everybody else whos closeted who is in this business would do it. >> it really became a...

>> oh, paige, you wild, impetuous fool. >> the abc sitcom "ellen" is being canceled just one year after the main character came out as a lesbian. >> in "entertainment weekly," you said you were dropped or fired basically because im gay. is that a correct quote? >> i believe that because the show was so gay, yes. >> the fact that the show didnt continue must have been extremely traumatic and hard on her. >> ellen was driven out of the industry for a while after that episode. so there was a backla...

Degeneres own coming out, which was a brave thing to do when youre the lead of a sitcom. >> if it wasnt difficult, i would have done it a long time ago, and everybody else whos closeted who is in this business would do it. >> it really became a national event. >> that felt so great, and it felt so loud. >> she must have felt this huge relief. >> i mean, she was us. she was america, but she just was gay. >> but conservative and religious organizations objected to the idea of a gay person coming o...

>> yeah, he is now my cutest health care provider. >> it was about this goofy, amiable bookstore owner and her friends, and it was becoming a hit for abc. but ellen wanted to tell her truth and have the character also do so. >> ellen, are you coming out or not? >> yeah, ellen. quit jerking us around and come out already. >> come on. >> what is the big deal? ive got a whole hour. >> i dont think you can overstate what was at stake for ellen degeneres in terms of coming out. shed had a fantastic c...

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>> it was about this goofy, amiable bookstore owner and her friends and it was becoming a hit for abc. but ellen wanted to tell her truth, and have the character, also, do so. >> ellen, are you coming out or not? >> yeah, quit jerking us around. and come out, already! >> what is the big deal? i have got a whole hour. >> i dont think you can overstate what was at stake for ellen degeneres in terms of coming out. she had a fantastic career as a standup. she was having not just a tv but film career...

>> susan, i am gay. it was an incredible pivotal moment in television when ellen morgan, ellen degeneres character came out. it coincide of her character coming out. >> it was not differicult, i wod have done it a long time ago, it became a national event. >> that felt so great. it felt so loud. >> i mean she was us. she was america but she just was gay. >> religious organizations objected to the idea that a gay person coming out on national television? >> hey, wild and fools.