Ellen Degeneres 20/20 Interview Part One Coming Out 1997
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- Part One of Ellen Degeneres Talking to Diane Sawyer. This interview was on 20/20 the Friday before "The Puppy Episode" aired. Ellen is a "Modern Day" Hero. What she did saved lives. Including mine.
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I got really emotional when she Speaks about her father and stepmother telling her to move out cause they didn't want her around the woman's two daughters . I felt her pain.
Once my sister did that to me and I never got over it. But Ellen is so tolerant of people having other beliefs. Live and let live is her philosophy it seems!
That is sad
@@lmansur1000 She spoke of her father on the show so my guess is they made their peace.
I never realised how beautiful Ellen is. She looks like Princess Diana. I'm not gay but appreciate Ellen for being who she is and telling people. Go girl! You rate, Ellen.
Morgan le Fay . Yes. She reminded me of Princess Diana.
She looked alot different when she was chubby.
Marsha Boody when was she chubby?
@@kellicontreras1396 When she started doing standup she looked totally different.She was also very chubby.Ellen had long wavy hair that was darker than now.Her face looked different to me too.
Marsha Boody Wow! I never knew that!
My moms name was Marsha! 😊
I hope Diane Sawyer looks back at this interview and realizes that some of her questioning was so prejudiced and idiotic.
hojofan very much so!
10:48 her response annoyed me
I'd like to say that she was just asking the questions that her audience might have but... she comes across as far more combative than she has any reason to. She's acting like this is some guilty scandal.
Wow, Ellen really kept her composure in this interview. Kudos to her.
hojofan, Diane is given a list of questions the staff believe the majority of people want to know. She has nothing to do with those questions.
jesus. she literally did this in the most hetero-friendly way, never discounting anyone’s beliefs even in the face of pure hatred and ignorance. no way i could have been so nice about it.
true she was not even going offensive to people attacking her..
sunshine you’re right!
sunshine that’s probably because you’re a lot younger. It was different then. Trust me. Im a gay man and lived through it.
it is weird because I'm 32 and I was pretty young when this went down and the whole gay debate was raging hard around the time that my hormones were also raging hard so that was a big fun pain in the ass but I quite agree though because if I were her I would have been way more on the George Carlin side of a straight attacking people verbally then she was just a whole lot of smiling and yeah yeah I understand I have been very very very much more angry about the bad press that she got then she was.
Eccremocarpus scaber exactly. It was a different time. If you wanted to be accepted even just a little bit, you had to bite your tongue.
Watching this again reminds me of how far we have come but how far we haveto go
Yes, i want ppl to just naturally be able to date same sex without ppl saying «are you gay?!» it would be great if all ppl were bi so that it would be natural either way.
@@karamelpuddingmakaroni2991 I remember the great controversy with the wedding cake back in 2016 I think. Man, alot of my classmates really showed their true colors with that kind of stuff. I was a closeted teen in a not so lgbt friendly town.
I’m gay and a few years ago I heard a beautiful yet very simple saying that summed up the coming out process for all LGBTQIA+ people: “once you come out, you don’t realise the weight that was on your shoulders until it isn’t there anymore”.
Every LGBTQ person on the planet owes a great debt to Ellen. She paved the way for all of us. Her coming out really sparked the change in Hollywood that sparked the change in America.
To see Ellen so scared, sad, and unsure is such a vast change from the vibrant, confident, loving tv host we see now. This was the best thing she could have done. Dont be afraid to start a ripple to make waves of change. 💕
I loved the, "Hey Jerry!"
Proud of her for doing something in such a different era.
That was perfect
I am a conservative and I love Ellen. She is real and raw and doesn't want to hurt a soul. 22 years ago the world was so different.
I’m a liberal but most importantly I’m a kind human being. Let’s strip away all the stupid titles that define us and let our hearts define us.
Beth Sp not really that much. You said so different but you do know most of the world to this day don't sit well with homosexuality.
This has not aged well
So am I. Keep in mind. Ellen is from New Orleans, and from a very RED State. It was HARD coming out, especially in 1997.
Me too (when it comes to gays- not Ellen) People think all conservatives are against LGBT and it’s so untrue. We’ve become so much more accepting.
If your gay woman, you can still enjoy dolls and pretty clothes - everything is so stereotyped 😶
What do you mean by gay woman?
Well some gay women like dolls some don’t, same as straight women, some like dolls some don’t. It’s cheesy but no one is the same, lesbian women, straight women, gay man, straight man, yeah I think I made my point lol.
@@marilynkathleen3716 hahaha I try to understand cause I only knew are boy, girl and the gay and lesbian others are unfamiliar to me.
poor Elen had to defend herself like she’s a criminal even she didn’t do anything wrong😪we live in the world of prejustice, very sick
Yea, this helps remind me of how far we've come but also how further we have to go.
I’m crying my eyes out. Ellen, you’re the huge heart of helping kids be comfortable with who they are.
It still, to this day, aggravates the hell out of me that ppl think gay ppl have a choice of their sexual orientation. It's not evil or wrong. It is who they are and how they were born. Jesus loves ALL of his children !! Ellen is a smart, funny, beautiful Gay woman who could finally be comfortable in her own skin. Look at how far she has come in her career just by being her wonderful self !! Rock on Ellen👍👍👍💖
Even to this day, people still believe this. It's also not just cisgender and heterosexual people though. It's within the community too, prejudice. I mean, lots of lesbians being biphobic to bisexual girls and other things too. It's honestly all just a mess.
I can't believe anyone would hate her. She is so nice and generous. She changed the World for the better
Diane Sawyer is extremely judgmental and inflammatory. Ellen handled it beautifully and gracefully.
Bianca Gieber I am shocked by Diane OMG
I can not believe her demeanor
It was another time. They were trying to explain something that most people just didn’t understand. Be kind to the past. I’m a 42 yr old gay man - I feel I am allowed this point.
Eccremocarpus scaber And it’s noteworthy to point out that Diane’s reactions and perspectives are completely fake here. She had been married to the openly bisexual Mike Nichols for years when she conducted this interview. She feigned shock and bewilderment for the sake of ratings.
Honestly, to me she seemed more like she was on Ellen's side, and was making sure she knew what she had done.
It is easy to like Ellen when you watch this interview.
It's no surprise why Elen became so angry now....Because she was so honest, brave and openhearted and people blamed her a lot, it's seen through the interviewer's eyes....And Elen's life was really very hard, so much pain, that she never had an ability to really talk about. The laughter as the choice to ignore all the violence that was made to her: and as a result the cruelty of her future reactions with the people who worked with her on her show...Look at Elen's eyes: they were full of kind shining those times, but now they are shining with anger....
She used external material success to cope with internal pain that did not heal properly .
I wish she could have done inner healing better.
Still, she need to take personal responsibility.
Thank you for uploading!!! Love this woman and how strong she is! Such an inspiration.
We love you to babe
I like the way Ellen respects boundaries of others beliefs.
heartbreaking she got kicked out at 19
Kim Mq very sad - ignorance-pure ignorance
Not the age but the reason why she got kicked out is shit.
I agree, and it is horrible that still now, kids even younger are being kicked out for being part of the LGBTQ+ community.
RainbowPanic it’s not a community. Most of us want nothing to do with the screeching rabble.
RainbowPanic oh, and I got kicked out at 18. And am now 42 before you jump to conclusions.
What a strong, courageous person. She has paved the way for so many others after her, and she continues to kill it to this day. What an icon.
I love her. She’s a wonderful beautiful person ❤️
Doesn't all this seem so stupid now?
How so? I'm gay and there are still many parts of the world where people are still stoned to death for having gay sex? How is this stupid? 😡
Only because who cares if anyone is gay??!?! What does it matter?
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@@tawnyjacqueline4106 my homophobic parents care lmaoo
Tawny Jacqueline ... I am proud and ashamed. Proud that our world has come so far...who cares if you like the same sex person as yourself? Love is love. Ashamed that SOME people are still so ignorant about homosexuality.
My best friend is gay... I NEVER THINK about my friend in these evil terms. He/she has a heart that is so pure of love. As Ellen said, Jesus believed in love and acceptance. ‘Nuff said...anti gay people will never change their minds...unless their son or daughter says they are gay. GET OVER IT PUUUULLLLEEESSSE!
My parents had no issues letting me watch Ellen or her coming out! I loved the show and I love what she did! I was already out and she was such an inspiration!
A long time has passed and parents now bring their children to the show. She made her statement and she has been accepted. I love her .
This had to be such a challenging interview and Ellen was so calm and collected. Thank you Ellen ❤️
Thank you Ellen! I feel ya, gal, I was disowned by my previously, very close family when I came out at 23. Bless you for having such strength; it helped me cope with the loss of my family. Lots of hugs for you, Sister.
I am so sorry that you lost your family. There is something important missing within them that rejects who you are. It is not your fault that they are ignorant and have a sick understanding of what being gay means. I wish their sickness would not hurt you. Sending love and best wishes to you, live oak.
@@maureennolan2784 I think it just hit too close to home to their own natural drives that they repressed. My whole family was rather latent. They were also raised very, hell-fire and brimstone Baptist. I think my brother and mother would have been gay in a different era and circumstance, and my dad would probably have been bi. Maybe they will find themselves in their next lifetimes. I am pretty over it. It was 43 years ago. Thank you for being so caring. Hugs to you, too!
I’m soo thankful of Ellen coming out and being such a strong LGBT-activist, paving the path for many LGBT-people in the following generations and many more to come. Without Ellen I think it would have been even harder growing up gay.
Diane Sawyer definitely comes across as “judgy “ with zero personality
So much has changed for the better LGB community. And ED played a huge, courageous role in getting us there.
Diane Sawyer gives such judgemental looks to Ellen during this interview. It makes me really uncomfortable and want to apologize to Ellen. I wonder how Diane feels about her attitude if/watching this now a days.
I feel the same way, can't finish watching the interview. Just so rude the way she looked at Ellen
I agree
People are so ignorant with this subject...still to this day
You need to imagine how difficult it must have been back then! We definitely didn't talk about it mid 90s let alone coming out!!! She was incredibly brave to do that. The questions from Sawyer seem to be completely crazy in 2022 but back then it was just normal questions... We should all be thankful for what she did.
Just found out that my daughter is gay and your my idol Ellen. Wish she told me before. I'm not sure how to react since your my Icon of comedians. I LL always live her anyways. She's my baby girl out of 3 daughters and 2 sons. I'm happy she told me finally. Proud of her and you Ellen. Love you too Ellen
You sound like a great parent
You'll always love her "anyways"??
@@susancavanaugh5843 some of my friend's parents told them that they were mistakes and deceptions. So for me the fact that she/he wants to make her feel good about it is great
@@cookie-oo6bw saying she loves her anyways means that she does not accept her being gay. It would be like saying my daughter hates me, that's why she shot me. But I love her anyways. I really couldn't think of an example where one would say "anyways" so don't get on my case about the example.
She spent her life making people laugh and smile and make life easier on people and it is OUTRAGEOUS for me to see people hurt and talk bad about her!! LOVE! LOVE! Love 💖HER!!!
All the precious time wasted on trying to hurt this women. It's a better day.....
Diane Sawyer’s line of questioning was awful.
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And the way she looked on when Ellen tried to soften the tension light jokes. With her cold stares.
I dont appreciate diane sawyers interview. 😣
Welcome to a Diane Sawyer interview. She's a horrible woman that loves to accost her subjects with veiled insults just to get ratings.
WOW!! The courage it took to come out. I have never seen those episodes. I was not watching TV then...more into survival. But these programs interviewing Ellen about her coming out and her educating and explaining and being so courageous and yet friendly and cool (emotional at times and I do not blame her) - I have so much more respect for her. I always appreciated her humour and her programs but had no idea about what it took for her to take that step. So proud of her and emotionally moved!
I didn’t understand what people’s issues were back then and I don’t understand now. She’s a good hearted, decent person. She’s not hurting anyone. I’m disgusted at how she was treated but look how she’s shown them all now
Wow. She sure showed them!!! ♥️ her. I’m straight but my son came out this year. Doesn’t change my love of my son. ♥️♥️
She’s so goddamn brave
I have saw this ininterview before but watching it this morning and really listening it hit home . My Uncle Glen was gay and died from Aids in 1996 . We sit down and talk about it one time because I didnt understand I was in my early 20 . I asked him why he thought he was gay he said I was born this way. He said I can promise you this wasn't a choice because no one in their right mind would ever want to live this life . He told me it was a very hard life one that no one whould chose . He said people are mean , hateful and just dont understand . I didn't care if he was gay are straight he was the best uncle and I loved him so much . He would have Birthday dinners for me and my sister at Circus Circus it was the neats place in Houston ! At Christmas time we would go home with him and stay a couple of days . He was just the greatest we always watched water ship down . My youngest son's was named after my uncle his middle name is Glenn . We both knew how much we loved each other and that's all that mattered !
I love Ellen! I don’t care if she’s gay- she’s a comedienne that makes me laugh. End of story.
LOVE YOU ALWAYS
ELLEN......
YOUR WORDS ON THIS WAS HEART WARMING..
THANK YOU.....❤❤❤
Ellen did a GREAT JOB during this interview!!!!!! What horrible questions- what a horrible time this was. Ellen was the voice of reason.
So emotional, I admire her doing this!! My son is gay and what she said was exactly what my son said, why would I choose a harder way of life. It was a struggle for him and made me sad it was so scary for him. Thank goodness my husband and I were so supportive!
What a brave, brave woman 💛 Thank you Ellen, for everything you’ve done for the LGBTQ community and the whole world because you’ve helped make it a more compassionate place.
I’ve recently became a huge fan of Ellen, I’ve always like you, I’ve always liked your voice specially and the way you laugh. The first time I saw you was on a comedy special on HBO (I think) many years ago. I have a long commute and I love listening to your jokes and your sweet voice while I drive. Looking at these videos my heart breaks to see you cry and how you struggled back then. I am a huge supporter and a huge fan. I even play your slot machine games. I’m so happy that your are happy now and that you have Portia in your life and I hope I can hug you one day I try to be as kind and wonderful as you are to others every day. I am a nurse in NY and I love you!
You are great in whatever you say, you made me cry, you are courageous. Proud of you.
I felt sad for her, when she said that when she came out . her step mom. Told her she had to move. But now IAM happy for her 😊. Things are different now. And she a successful woman and loved ❤️ by many people. Love you Ellen and your show. God bless you.
We've come a long way baby thank God
Ellen was beautiful here. She still is. She has beautiful eyes x such a brave woman here.
You are so brave, Ellen. May you be blessed with more.
My god can you imagine Bruce Jenner coming out in the 90s?? He would have been burned at the stake
I think you mean caitlyn
He was Bruce, then.
@@FollowerofChrist23 you're supposed to respect her current identity by using her current name and pronouns, silly.
mcsizzlez I wondered that too cause they probably would label him as a homosexual :c
mcsizzlez okay don't over do it. It was the 90s not 1890
Oh I just want to give her a big hug x heartbreaking what they put her through
Love this woman.... shes honest, kind n love... whoever questioned her those days, will shut their mouth seeing her wer shes nw... got so many award for being good human... she lover herself n everybody..... thnku ellen for teaching us very important lesson..
Who cares who you want to love???? As long as you're a good hearted person and fun and funny, which Ellen is,who cares,we need more wonderful people on this planet!👍😀👏love ya Ellen💖
Angela Linderman Angela-AMEN!!
Yes Ellen
It not easy to go out I do understand you million times,and the only thing I know is that now you stand now you are who you are
Thank you for all your strong words everyday and strength others who are still out there,you are the reason I can stand
Your a great comedian and my daughter feels the same way. She's one out of dive kids and I accept her any which way. She's mine and I'm proud no matter what she graduated high school 2 days ago. I LL never shun her no matter what! Love you both Ellen
Coming out now vs then is a whole diff game. Kudos to you Ellen the guts u had🧁💕
This woman is perfect,she is beautiful she is kind it shows in the outside and honest to 😘I have always liked Her
“Worried that you are inviting children to try it?”
HAHAHAHA.
The stress in her face is so sad, it took us way too long to accept gay people, and we have so mush further to go.
Honestly, yea.
Ellen is awesome! I remember watching this
It is very hard for me to see you so sad in this interview, but look at where you are now...the top. You have so many fans, and my Daughter and I love your show!! Yes Ellen, those people that look to the Bible forget the verse, "Do not judge, or you too will be judged."
Ellen, I just seen this, I have always, thought you were very special, good, luck to you, I know you show is ending, keep giving us your wonderful gifts!
Watching this video, pushes me to admire you more Ellen..
You are right Ellen. At least you show your real self. You have done a great job helping people thru your program and God bless you. What is in your heart matters most.
"To thyself be true" Why I loved Ellen !
She's such a lovely person❤️a true role model
Love from March 2022 Ellen. It is your last season. Take a break, breathe deeply, be grounded and you will be ok.
I got the same from my stepmother. Not because I was gay but I was just excited to see him after 9 yrs. She proceeded to tell me I wasn't welcome because she was his wife not me. She stuck a knife in my heart so I packed my bags that day & went home to NJ. I think ur great that you have such a big heart & that's all that really matters. My sister is gay after being married for 10 yr had 4 kids & when she told me I had already known in my heart. Her 3 kids r straight & 1 is Bi-sexual. I don't carre who does what behind closed doors. ❤💖🙏
'debate?', 'controversy?', 'strong feelings on both sides of this issue?' With no disrespect to the reporters but I wonder if they look at this video and hear how patronising and inhumane those words are/were? WTF.... it is simply DEALING WITH HOMOPHOBIA... it is tough and ridiculous that individuals are/were allowed to discrimate so willingly... Time does move on but how little changes for some...#ellen #hero #lgbti
10:3 it broke me into tears .....ohh !! Ellen..you are such a beatiful soul...❤️
I agree with Ellen here. If someone doesn t agree, that's their choice. She isn't forcing it on anyone.
Ellen has beautiful blue eyes, she is really beautiful and brave.
Its so interesting to see how people use to think back then and this was only 1998!!!
I love Ellen. I always have always will
The more I go back and watch Sawyer interviews I hate her. The way she made Britney Spears cry. The way she’s clearly disapproving in Ellen here. I can see it all in her tone
You are the most amazing person You are the most beloved person in this world I love you so much and I wish you so much happiness and love and I find you enormously brave in this harsh world people don't know what they say and hurt people while they don't know what you are talking about you are my hero forever and ever
Ellen is amazing!! I am so sad she had to go through this, or anyone who is gay. Always be yourself.
Ellen! You are content. I pray that all people, no matter what.. Color.. Religion.. Sexual orientation.. Become Content with themselves! You have given so many people a chance at being content and happy! Blessings! Thank you!
There’s no such thing as coming out anymore. Think Ellen broke the barrier.
I wish this was the case but honestly there are many people who are still against this just like racism is still alive.
My boyfriend has homophobic parents.
09:26 umm no Diane it’s not contagious 😒
I love Ellen so much she is one bravest people I know of
I've always loved Diane Sawyer. Not here though.....she comes across as being very judgemental. Cant watch part 2.
I love ellen so much. I'm in even more love with her eyes
It’s mad how uneducated people were ‘But there are fashions as we know even in sexual practises... could it be that you’re inviting kids to try it’ WTH?!! Inviting children to be gay? Oh for heaven’s sake 😂 Poor Ellen to go through that, even in the late 90s, I was born in 97 and thankfully we’ve come a long way since then, it’s improved, but we’re still not all the way there. Homophobia, racism, sexism.. I hope one day that people realise that narrow-mindedness is not cool look to wear.
Times have changed Ellen.Im straight but you are human there is nothing wrong at all.You also help the bullied the discarded the misunderstood,the used and abused.Thank you so much.You are amazing.My favourite celebrity of all time.For you're heart and soul and as a human being.Australia loves you too.
I’m here after Ellen DeGeneres won the award at Golden globes. Ellen you had to suffer to free many people. Today LGBT community is accepted because of people like you. You have a good heart Ellen. We love you. Continue to inspire us
Ellen is so pure and beautiful. Go on girl
Ellen is so brave She literally changed the world I hope she knows how much she is loved and respected- why dont heterosexuals shame one another for being who they are
While I'm really not fond of how she's been these last few years, back in this era she seems really sweet and she was incredibly brave to come out how she did. Even though the interviewer in this is being an ass, Ellen holds her ground really firm and it is very inspiring to see her stand up for herself like this
Ellen is beautiful!!! Brave too. I'm glad she's happy and living her best life. ❤️
Ellen should have been offered Diana's role...great resemblance
Here she reminds of Meg Ryan a bit, as well. I agree with you on playing Diana.
Go Ellen I support you💯
Degeneres is of french origin. Names would usually be used to describe where people are from. 'De' in french means 'of' and 'Generes' is Genera.
As man that is parent of a daughter who is Lesbian it's hard for our children to tell us that they are Gay Lesbian Bi or Transgender I told my daughter like I told my friends you are who you are also LGBT nothing will change my feelings of you Its giving support emotionally that means so much If we as "straight" men and women could be more accepting to things I feel their wouldn't be as many suicides in the LGBT Community I know some people are going to pound a bible at me But let me tell you this before you judge Why is there more sin inside the church than outside it It was people judging others that has turned me away from church and there is no where in the bible that says you have to attend church to be a believer You show me where that is in the bible than you can judge I don't like being bible thumped so dont start
I’m just seeing this and I have a granddaughter who is gay and she and her partner just had a baby girl. She was afraid to tell me because she thought I would be upset, but when she told me I told her and what’s the problem. I love you regardless of who you are. I also told her “I come out of the closet all the time but it’s to get my coat 😹😹😹. I told my family, now we were raised pentecost, and my Daddy was the Pastor and when he passed, my brother became the Pastor. He teaches out of the KJB and he was preaching one night and said that he has family members who claim to be gay and I called him after church and said to him, I know you were talking about my granddaughter and, just to let you know, the Bible says it is sin, but who are we to judge. The Bible also says “judge not lest they be judged”. I’m the outcast of the family as I wear makeup, cut my hair, wear pants, etc. and I can’t tell you how many times I’m going to hell. You be who you are and I am who I am. I have til my family if they say or treat her different, I will have a come to Jesus meeting with them and my come to Jesus meetings are not good, trust me when I say, you wouldn’t want to have one with me. I support you 100%. Carol Stacy
I'm beginning to love Ellen after watching this video. She under go too much emotional distress in her younger years.