Posts Tagged: Portia de Rossi

Australia / Celebrities / Lesbian / Marriage — 3 Comments
18
Nov 10

DE ROSSI ATTACKS GILLARD; GREENS MOTION WINS IN PARLIAMENT

Portia DeRossi now Portia DeGeneres

The temperature is rising in Australia. There is nothing like a celebrity scorned and a minor party getting their way in Parliament to upset homophobic bliss.

Portia De Rossi told 702 ABC Radio Sydney that she expected Australia to be a world leader on the issue. ”I always thought Australia would pass this equal rights law long before America would,” she said.

Parliament voted 73-72 for MPs to gauge feelings among voters about gay weddings, which are currently banned under Australian law and opposed by both major parties.

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Lesbian / Miscellaneous — No Comments
11
Aug 10

PORTIA DEGENERES!

Portia DeRossi now Portia DeGeneres

One of the issues facing any engaged couple concerns one’s name.  It’s even trickier for gay couples – where a name change automatically outs you to everyone. And what about all those annoying questions like ‘which one of you is the man, and which one is the woman?’

So it’s interesting and refreshing to see Amanda Rogers, later Portia de Rossi decide to become Portia Degeneres. Amanda was running away from her emerging sexual orientation in suburban Australia when she first changed her name.  Now she is running to it with this latest petition for a new name.

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1
May 10

PORTIA DE ROSSI: ‘I WAS WRONG TO MARRY ELLEN’

“Hi, I’m Portia De Rossi. When I got married, all I was thinking about was my own joy at committing to love my partner for the rest of my life. I didn’t think about all the people I was hurting by getting married. That was selfish. So, I want to apologise to all those people whose lives have been affected by me getting married”.

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28
Mar 10

DON’T STOP TALKING

Being an Aussie, you will probably see a reasonable amount of Australian material on here, even though the site is dedicated to global perspectives. Like this quote from Portia de Rossi, the Australian actress, lesbian and wife of Ellen DeGeneres:

 
“I won’t stop talking until equality is achieved and there’s nothing left to talk about.”

That’s the spirit behind this blog. This debate is at very different stages across the world – as this global map of marriage rights shows – and we all need to be working together to move it forward.

The problems of people in Australia, Asia, Africa, the Americas are your problems too. And every person fighting for new attitudes and laws could potentially learn from another on the other side of the world.

So keep talking about this even when you win equality for yourself – and keep listening too.

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