Good Morning America - On this day in 1997, one week after coming out as gay with a TIME headline of "Yep, I'm Gay," Ellen DeGeneres' character in her TV show comes
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Twenty years ago, Ellen DeGeneres came out on her ABC sitcom, a move that nearly cost her career. On the anniversary of 'The Puppy Episode,' its writers remember scripting history. : r/television
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