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California | Government & Elections | LGBTI / QueerDeGeneres urges gay marriage vote
Saturday, October 18, 2008 : US talk show host Ellen DeGeneres has bought $100,000 of TV airtime to back gay marriage. The 50-year-old will urge Californians to vote to save the right to gay marriage during the state ballot in November, campaign organisers said.
Same-sex unions were legalised in May, but Proposition 8 seeks to define marriage as between a man and a woman only under the state constitution. DeGeneres married her partner, actress Portia de Rossi, in August. 'Compassion' Her TV advert will be screened in the run-up to the state ballot on 4 November. DeGeneres will tell viewers that opponents of gay marriage are "twisting the truth", and will appeal to people to vote for "compassion and fairness". Recent opinion polls have shown a swing in the number of Californians who oppose same-sex marriage. Read More
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