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Comedian Wanda Sykes says she's 'proud to be gay'
Says Prop 8 made her feel 'attacked'
LAS VEGAS (AP) | Nov. 16 at 4:15 PM Nov. 16 at 4:15 PM
Comedian Wanda Sykes says the passage of a same-sex marriage ban in California has led to her be more outspoken about being gay.
"You know, I don't really talk about my sexual orientation. I didn't feel like I had to. I was just living my life, not necessarily in the closet, but I was living my life," Sykes told a crowd at a gay rights rally in Las Vegas on Saturday.
"Everybody that knows me personally they know I'm gay. But that's the way people should be able to live their lives," she said.
Sykes, who is known for her feisty and blunt style, said the passage of California's Proposition 8 made her feel like she was "attacked."
"Now, I gotta get in their face," sh ...
Says Prop 8 made her feel 'attacked'
LAS VEGAS (AP) | Nov. 16 at 4:15 PM Nov. 16 at 4:15 PM
Comedian Wanda Sykes says the passage of a same-sex marriage ban in California has led to her be more outspoken about being gay.
"You know, I don't really talk about my sexual orientation. I didn't feel like I had to. I was just living my life, not necessarily in the closet, but I was living my life," Sykes told a crowd at a gay rights rally in Las Vegas on Saturday.
"Everybody that knows me personally they know I'm gay. But that's the way people should be able to live their lives," she said.
Sykes, who is known for her feisty and blunt style, said the passage of California's Proposition 8 made her feel like she was "attacked."
"Now, I gotta get in their face," sh ...
A web site developed by a San Francisco man, www.stop8.org, has been revamped to be “a hub of information about the fight for equality.” “There’s been a huge groundswell of support since the election, and now’s a crucial time to show our friends and families how they can help,” Matt Baume, the man behind the Web [...]
Oscar Nunez, who’s straight but plays the gay character Oscar Martinez on NBC’s “The Office,” called the Bay Area Reporter Tuesday, November 11 to talk about Prop 8 and suggested the measure’s opponents should try to gain support by helping other communities. For example, the Cuban-born Nunez said, same-sex marriage supporters could organize events such as [...]
A protest march against Proposition 8 will take place in San Francisco Friday, November 7, according to www.protest8.blogspot.com. The march will start at 5:30 p.m. at Market and Seventh streets and end at Dolores Park.
More than 1,000 protestors turned up in Las Vegas Saturday for the city’s Join the Impact demonstration for LGBT equality, but one speaker at the Sin City rally took the crowd by surprise -- comedian Wanda Sykes, who chose the occasion to tell the crowd that she is gay. "People shouldn’t have to talk about their sexual orientation,†Sykes said... "but with the legislation that they passed, I can’t sit by and just watch." 
Comedian Wanda Sykes says she's 'proud to be gay'
Says Prop 8 made her feel 'attacked'
LAS VEGAS (AP) | Nov. 16 at 4:15 PM Nov. 16 at 4:15 PM
Comedian Wanda Sykes says the passage of a same-sex marriage ban in California has led to her be more outspoken about being gay.
"You know, I don't really talk about my sexual orientation. I didn't feel like I had to. I was just living my life, not necessarily in the closet, but I was living my life," Sykes told a crowd at a gay rights rally in Las Vegas on Saturday.
"Everybody that knows me personally they know I'm gay. But that's the way people should be able to live their lives," she said.
Sykes, who is known for her feisty and blunt style, said the passage of California's Proposition 8 made her feel like she was "attacked."
"Now, I gotta get in their face," sh ...
Says Prop 8 made her feel 'attacked'
LAS VEGAS (AP) | Nov. 16 at 4:15 PM Nov. 16 at 4:15 PM
Comedian Wanda Sykes says the passage of a same-sex marriage ban in California has led to her be more outspoken about being gay.
"You know, I don't really talk about my sexual orientation. I didn't feel like I had to. I was just living my life, not necessarily in the closet, but I was living my life," Sykes told a crowd at a gay rights rally in Las Vegas on Saturday.
"Everybody that knows me personally they know I'm gay. But that's the way people should be able to live their lives," she said.
Sykes, who is known for her feisty and blunt style, said the passage of California's Proposition 8 made her feel like she was "attacked."
"Now, I gotta get in their face," sh ...
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