Word: ellen
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...Should Ellen DeGeneres stop planning for her wedding to Portia de Rossi? The potential proposition, if it succeeds, sounds like a recipe for heartbreak for gay rights supporters, opening only a small window to marry from mid-June to November. But it shouldn't be. In fact, if lawyers successfully fight the delay, the ruling sets the stage for gay newlyweds to push the issue back home in states all over America, even as it provides Californians the strongest-ever protection against anti-gay discrimination...
California gay-marriage ruling inspires ELLEN DEGENERES and GEORGE TAKEI to marry (but not each other...
...Grrrl Power position was staked out early on by Emily's List. Less than one hour after Clinton announced her candidacy in January 2007, the group issued an endorsement statement from president Ellen Malcolm. "I am one of the millions of women who have waited all their lives to see the first woman sworn in as President of the United States," wrote Malcolm. "And now we have our best opportunity to see that dream fulfilled." Of course, given that Emily's List exists for the express purpose of electing women, it's no surprise that Malcolm would so quickly embrace...
...seems to be a natural place for gays for a number of reasons: it's a very creative atmosphere, it's a very freeing atmosphere, it's a very open and liberal atmosphere. I think for whites it has been more accepting because you look at the presence of Ellen DeGeneres, Rosie O'Donnell, Melissa Etheridge, they've all been accepted. When they came out, the community rallied behind them and encouraged them, and they were empowered. Unfortunately in the black community it seems that if you come out, you risk jeopardizing your career because we do not discuss...
...city’s composition is changing. We’re now at one-third non-white.” Some councillors were concerned to learn that 40 percent of the children under 18 in Cambridge speak a language other than English at home. But Ellen Semenoff, the assistant city manager for human resources, said that while Cambridge is becoming more diverse, with growing black and Asian populations, the city has few “linguistically-isolated” households. —Staff writer Sarah J. Howland can be reached at showland@fas.harvard.edu. —Staff writer Michelle...