Gay America (Pgs. 96-128)

Summary: In this section of 'Gay America' written by Linas Alsenas, something is brought to the readers attention. What Linas Alsenas does in 'Gay America' is give readers the facts about homosexuality years ago, and slowly updates to the present. In this section Ellen DeGeneres was profiled. As many know, Ellen DeGeneres is a very success homosexual woman, and Linas Alsenas highlights on that. Ellen's sexual orientation is not under the microscope in this section like her success is. If i didn't know anything about Ellen DeGeneres from my previous knowledge, I would not have guessed that she was homosexual. Ellen's homosexuality is almost not looked at in this section, she is just seen as another successful woman.
Quote: "In 1997, Ellen DeGeneres came out on her television sitcom Ellen, sparking a publicity storm that was fueled by her high-profile relationship with actress Anne Heche. (Alsenas 128).
Reaction: This section proved to me that nobody has to be judge because of their sexual orientation. Ellen DeGeneres went from being a successful woman on television to an openly-gay, successful woman on television. She didn't let the people that discriminated against her ruin her career. In fact instead of letting those that discriminated against her ruin her life, Ellen actually embraced her homosexuality. I think that if everyone read this book, many would change how they see homosexual Americans.