Hi Ellen,

I'm writing to you today to tell you how truly sad I was to hear about Proposition 8 passing in California. I know that this will begin the fight for recognition anew, and that you will be a strong force in that fight. The notion that others can decide the fate of your loving union is absurd to me. I wish you and Portia, and all same sex couples everywhere, a future where your relationships and families are recognized and respected.

In peace,
K Mac
Canada

Ellen...the paper matters in principle, but not in your home or hearts. My husband and I were beyond disappointed to hear that prop 8 was passed. I lost some faith in human kind when we read the news online this am. It is in no way right. Every person has the choice to be with whom they want - we protect against discrimination in this country, as we believe all are created equal - so why does that principle not apply, in law, to marriage?

You have a lovely wife, as does Portia. It's plain to see when you look at one another that there is more love and devotion in your relationship than there is in the majority of heterosexual marriages. You're an inspiration to many. Keep the passion...change will come.

Ellen- Thank you so much for being so outspoken on the issues that matter to you. You have made it possible for people to understand how gay marriage will have no ill effects on straight marriage, and even more importantly, how important the issue of equality is in all aspects of our governing.
I'm not sure if we won our Vote No on Prop 8 efforts (still waiting on more precincts) but like all movements and struggles, we will keep going no matter what. We can't and won't give up until every American is treated equally under the law. I'm active in the labor movement so I can assure you--there is a constant ebb and flow in the fight. Our work is never done. Please know that many in the labor community stand with the LGBT community on equality in the workplace, and we will keep going, keep fighting, keep organizing, until we meet success. Thanks again Ellen for all you do.

Oh Ellen,
I'm just sick over Prop 8, as it's not looking good. The second I heard the bad news I immediately began to sob, and still haven't been able to get you and Portia off my mind.
You are in my thoughts and prayers.
The fight for equality for ALL continues on.

I voted NO on prop 8, so that others are not discriminated against and have the freedom to live how they choose. Congrats on your marriage!

God love ya, I am so happy for the both of you!
Life is way too short not to be w/ the one you
love . I thank God for my husband and each day we are together... I pray for the two of you to
always be happy and in love and live happily ever after!!! We love you ELLEN !!! -Donna Oneal

Hello elen i wish you both and i hope you be married for along time. I just got married 6months ago and it's a big changed for me but other than that i'ma live my life to the and you should to .Do you think me and my husband can come to your show we always wanted but could efort it.

Major&NatashaJones

First of all let me say, I'm SO happy for you and Portia!!
I'm a gay woman living in the Rocky Mountains...
(Think Brokeback Mountain) And I am engaged to the love of my life!! I just hope that someday we will all have the right to be married to who we love,anywhere in the World!!
Thanks for always making me smile, and most of all giving me the courage to come out and be myself!!!
Blissfully Engaged,
Jessica Johnson

SAVING FAMILIES - NO ON 8:-
In 1790 George Washington declared, "As mankind becomes more liberal, they will be more apt to allow that all those who conduct themselves as worthy members of the community are equally entitled to the protections of civil government. I hope ever to see America among the foremost nations of justice and liberality."

Each morning for the past three weeks I have noticed more and more signs appearing on my neighbors lawns and fences, “ vote no of 8” and I take a deep breath and reassure myself, “all will be well!”
This week, however, I felt a little differently; my eleven year old, daughter and I were engaged in our usual tussle between Radio Disney (AM 1310) and The Stephanie Miller Show (AM 96). This rare day was mine as I had won my prize, AM 96.
We settled into my daughter’s resilience when unexpectedly an ad popped on the air, and albeit a liberal talk show, we were assailed with the unconscionable and irreconcilable mendacity perpetuated by the proponents of proposition 8, seeking to amend the California Constitution to dispossess gay people from their inherent right to marry, as endorsed by the four justices of the California Court in May of this year.
I realized my child was listening to this; it hit me that this was an assault on my family, and most painfully on my children, who had recently delighted in the celebration of the marriage of their two moms.
Amidst the barrage of intolerable misrepresentations was one that seems to be propelling the proposition toward the terrifying prospect of success and that was the one that changed the expression on my daughter’s face to one of sadness and confusion: “ It’s no longer about tolerance. Acceptance of gay marriage is now mandatory,” said the voice. “That changes a lot of things. People sued over personal beliefs. Churches could lose their tax exemption. Gay marriage taught in public schools.”
The ad was barely over when my child exclaimed, “Mom I don’t get it; what is wrong with other kids learning about me and my family?”
I realized that the proponents of Proposition 8 seek to nullify, not only the legal existence of my family, but also its de facto veracity. In trying to come up with the perfect-protective=-mother answer my own questions swirled: “Why should my daughter be outcast through the invalidation of her family? How does my marriage hurt yours? Do you really think that your child will become gay because he/she heard about the relevance of gay families? How would I explain this to my child; how can I account for people thinking that we were not okay?”
In the immediacy of the moment my unrehearsed soliloquy required amendment, yet I was able to convey that this was the voice of fearful people, of people whose fear is subpoenaed by ignorance, of people who fear difference and the unfamiliar, and of people who have nowhere to hide from their own differences, perceived as shameful, save to inflict insults upon others who have embraced their respective truths.
I SUGGESTED my daughter write a letter to deliver door to door on Halloween evening, thanking our neighbors for their signs on the lawns and fences, the signs that endorse our existence and more importantly inform others and asking the rest to vote no on 8. She said: “Don’t be silly mom why would I thank someone for a toy that I already own? Do I really need to thank people for something that already belongs to me?” Wow, here is my kid speaking like the words of the justices!
One does not have to believe in gay marriage or determine whether it is right or wrong; if children turn out to be gay, they will be gay regardless of whether they have a right to marry or not, regardless of whether they heard about others being gay. I have written my newspapers and those of other towns, explaining that a no vote on 8 will have zero impact on the lives of others and life will go on as normal. Traditional marriage will be unaffected, religious officiates will continue to have a choice whether they want to marry gays in the religious context or not. Taxes will be the same; kids will have the same questions that they have now regarding the facts of life. Nothing will change for heterosexual families. But if people vote yes, my life will change, my daughter’s life will change; she will be unequal to her classmates, her family will be pronounced without rights, victims of a changed constitution.
If proposition 8 passes, as a society we will be forever tarnished as the precedent will be set that the will of the people through votes and propositions could override the inherent power of the Court to uphold the constitution. This could set the way for many other amendments when some people, even if a majority, simply do not like or tolerate other situations.
Even if it passes, we will continue to be a de facto family, but one that has been distinguished, as this country once did with black from white and the subjects of inequality in the United States of America.

You two are the most amazing couple of the year!! All the best and many more years to come for the two of you! :)
Keep us laughing and dancing