(this is annie)

I've never been a wedding-crazed girl, but I can't watch footage of Ellen and Portia's big day without getting all misty-eyed. It is so clear that they're in love, and so many people are happy for them. Seeing how they look at each other fills me with joy. I know it's silly because I don't know them, but they make me smile. I cannot understand why anybody would want to deny them their right to be married. It's not as though you can stop someone from loving someone else.

I don't watch Oprah very often, but today's show is a pretty big deal in the sense that it brings a lesbian couple into millions of homes. Portia and Ellen are funny, they adore each other, and they're so well-matched. In short, they're the kind of couple almost everyone would like to be.

I'm glad that Oprah had them on, because it's the kind of show that can have a large impact. I imagine that somewhere there's a closeted gay teenager who sees more evidence that he can come out and find a community that welcomes him. Somewhere else, there's a parent who might understand her gay child a little bit better. And perhaps someone who's against gay marriage might have a seed of doubt sprout. Or maybe I just liked the show because I'm an Arrested Development fangirl, I don't know. But these two nonetheless made my day. (Also, I like Portia's dress. So sue me.)

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