With the passage of time it's easy to forget the uproar and viciousness which was directed at US comedienne and TV star Ellen DeGeneres when she came out in 1996. Spurred by DeGeneres receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom from US President Obama the UK's Pink News looks back, here. - 24th November 2016
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First published: Thursday, 24th November 2016 - 11:35am
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