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If I was 14 and knew some gay people, I wouldn't nearly have had the struggle I had. Our world is definitely changing.

Portia de Rossi

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Portia de Rossi
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: January 31
Actress
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Film Actor
Model
Television Actor
Writer
Horsham
Victoria
Australia
Portia Lee James DeGeneres
Amanda Lee Rogers
Portia DeGeneres
Portia Di Rossi
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Most important, in order to find real happiness, you must learn to love yourself for the totality of who you are and not just what you look like.
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Shame weighs a lot more than flesh and bone.
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I wondered if that's what aging felt like. That desire and reality were dueling until the day you die, that nobody every got to a place of peace. I had always wanted to get old so I didn't have to care anymore, but I began to think that it would be best just to skip the getting older part and just die.
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People might find me attractive, but it's also my job to prove that I can be intelligent.
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My sexuality is a part of me that I really like. But it's not the totality of me.
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I have a very, very healthy relationship with food in that I eat whatever I want, whenever I want. I never restrict quantities or types of food.
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I have to be asked, I guess, but I love the idea of marriage. I think it's beautiful. I'm such a romantic, and I always have been.
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I'm really attracted to strong women. Let me rephrase that, I'm really attracted to strong female characters.
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In high school I had sex with girls quite a few times. They were straight women who I convinced to jump in the sack with me.
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When I watched Ellen come out in '97, my jaw was on the floor. I thought, There are some people who break the doors down, hold them open, and some people who walk right through.
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My feelings for Ellen overrode all of my fear about being out as a lesbian. I had to be with her, and I just figured I'd deal with the other stuff later.
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Healing comes from love. And loving every living thing in turn helps you love yourself.
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The theory of objectivism claims that there are certain things that most people in society can agree upon. A model is pretty. A lawyer is smart. Our society is based upon objectivism. It’s how we make rules and why we obey them.
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I began to see myself as someone who can help others understand diversity rather than feeling like a social outcast. Ellen taught me to not care about other people's opinions. She taught me to be truthful. She taught me to be free. I began to live my life in love and complete acceptance. For the first time I had truly accepted myself.
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I'm not quite as limber, but for my peers and my age group, I'm still top notch!
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At my high school graduation, I graduated from home school, so it was pregnant teens and gang members. But, when I got on stage, there were kids in the background who all screamed, Marry me!, very loud.
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You live with the fear people might find out. Then you actually have the courage to tell people and they go, I don't think you are gay. It's enough to drive you crazy.
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