ELLEN DEGENERES: "I'M BEGGING YOU" TO VOTE AGAINST GAY MARRIAGE BAN

Ellen DeGeneres has taken to her blog to urge her fans in California to vote against Proposition 8, the "The California Marriage Protection Act," in November.
"Don't let the name fool you," DeGeneres writes. "It's not protecting anyone's marriage. Not yours. Not mine."
DeGeneres wed girlfriend Portia de Rossi last month.
See photos of Us' best celebrity weddings.
"The wording of Prop 8 is tricky," the comedian says. "It's like if someone asked you, 'You don't want dessert, right?' But you do want dessert so you say, 'Yes,' which really means you don't want dessert. And if you say, 'No,' which means you do want dessert - it sounds like you don't. Either way, you don't get what you want."
DeGeneres concludes: "I'm FOR gay marriage. And in order to protect that right - please VOTE NO on Proposition 8.
"I'm begging you," she adds. "I can't return the wedding gifts - I love my new toaster."
Last week, Brad Pitt donated $100,000 to fight Proposition 8.

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