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126-433: The ethics of outing are highly contested as it can often have a negative effect on the target's personal life or career. Some LGBT activists argue that gay individuals who oppose LGBT rights do not enjoy a right to privacy because of their perceived hypocrisy. In an attempt to pre-empt being outed, an LGBT public figure may decide to come out publicly first, although controlling the conditions under which one's LGBT identity

252-489: A Republican Senator from Oregon , was gay. They did this because he supported homophobic legislation such as the Helms Amendment . At a fundraiser in a small town outside of Portland , the group stood up and outed him in front of the crowd. Petrelis later tried to make news by standing on the U.S. Capitol steps and reading the names of "twelve men and women in politics and music who ... are secretly gay." Though

378-513: A home shopping network. Her line of home products, initialized as E.D., for Ellen DeGeneres, began being offered on QVC on October 24, 2014, under the name E.D. on Air. DeGeneres launched her lifestyle brand under the name ED by Ellen in the summer of 2015. After her initial collections, the brand name then changed to ED Ellen DeGeneres to incorporate the licensed arm of her brand. The collection includes apparel, shoes, accessories, pet, baby and home items. DeGeneres's dog collection at PetSmart

504-961: A 2018 Netflix stand-up special, Relatable . She released another special, For Your Approval , through Netflix in September 2024. Ellen's work in the late 1980s and early 1990s included the film Coneheads . DeGeneres starred in a series of films for a show named Ellen's Energy Adventure , which was part of the Universe of Energy attraction and pavilion at Walt Disney World 's Epcot . The film also featured Bill Nye , Alex Trebek , Michael Richards , and Jamie Lee Curtis . The show revolved around DeGeneres's falling asleep and finding herself in an energy-themed version of Jeopardy! , playing against an old rival, portrayed by Curtis, and Albert Einstein . The next film had DeGeneres co-hosting an educational look at energy with Nye. The ride first opened on September 15, 1996, as Ellen's Energy Crisis , but

630-533: A North Carolina bill that could out children to parents under the school system, various mental health experts warned of the potential damage, which could be life-threatening. After several Moroccans were outed from using gay dating apps, the Human Rights Watch requested that the Moroccan government do more to protect their LGBT community, as many of them were facing abuse and discrimination. Outing

756-487: A collection of apparel, accessories, home, baby, and pet items. Ellen Lee DeGeneres was born and raised in Metairie, Louisiana , to Elizabeth Jane "Betty" (née Pfeffer) (born 1930), a speech therapist , and Elliott Everett DeGeneres (1925–2018), an insurance agent . She has one brother, Vance , a musician and producer. She was raised a Christian Scientist . Her parents filed for separation in 1973 and were divorced

882-530: A collective good that cannot be divided. Regan's goal is to strengthen privacy claims in policy making: "if we did recognize the collective or public-good value of privacy, as well as the common and public value of privacy, those advocating privacy protections would have a stronger basis upon which to argue for its protection". Leslie Regan Shade argues that the human right to privacy is necessary for meaningful democratic participation, and ensures human dignity and autonomy. Privacy depends on norms for how information

1008-477: A court of law. For example, quite paradoxically, in 1957, American pianist Liberace successfully sued the Daily Mirror for merely insinuating that he was gay. The newspaper responded that columnist William Connor 's words (written under his byline 'Cassandra') did not imply that Liberace was gay. Their defence contended that there was no libel as no accusation had been made, rather than arguing that

1134-547: A daytime television talk show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show , in September 2003. One of several celebrity-hosted talk shows surfacing at the beginning of that season, including those of Sharon Osbourne and Rita Rudner , her show has consistently risen in the Nielsen ratings and received widespread critical praise. It was nominated for 12 Daytime Emmy Awards in its first season, winning four, including Best Talk Show. The show won 25 Emmy Awards for its first three seasons on

1260-433: A fifth season but experienced falling ratings and was cancelled. DeGeneres returned to television in 2001 with a new CBS sitcom, The Ellen Show , which was cancelled after 13 episodes. In 2007, a former writer said she treated the writers "like shit" saying "Why do you keep writing these unfunny jokes?" After her sitcoms, DeGeneres would later re-establish herself as a successful talk show host. DeGeneres launched

1386-732: A film actress, she starred in Mr. Wrong (1996), EDtv (1999), and The Love Letter (1999), and voiced Dory in the Disney / Pixar animated films Finding Nemo (2003) and Finding Dory (2016). In 2010, she served as a judge on the ninth season of the Fox competition show American Idol . DeGeneres has won the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor , 20 People's Choice Awards (more than any other person), and numerous other awards for her work and charitable efforts. In 2016, she received

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1512-595: A fundamental human right , whose social value is an essential component in the functioning of democratic societies. Priscilla Regan believes that individual concepts of privacy have failed philosophically and in policy. She supports a social value of privacy with three dimensions: shared perceptions, public values, and collective components. Shared ideas about privacy allow freedom of conscience and diversity in thought. Public values guarantee democratic participation, including freedoms of speech and association, and limit government power. Collective elements describe privacy as

1638-467: A holistic approach to privacy regulation. In the US, privacy and expectations of privacy have been determined via court cases. Those protections have been established through court decisions provide a reasonable expectations of privacy. Ellen DeGeneres Ellen Lee DeGeneres ( / d ə ˈ dʒ ɛ n ər ə s / də- JEN -ər-əs ; born January 26, 1958), also known mononymously as just Ellen ,

1764-787: A human "right to privacy" begins when the Latin word ius expanded from meaning "what is fair" to include "a right – an entitlement a person possesses to control or claim something," by the Decretum Gratiani in Bologna , Italy in the 12th century. In the United States, an article in the 15 December 1890, issue of the Harvard Law Review entitled " The Right to Privacy ," written by attorney Samuel D. Warren II and future U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis ,

1890-441: A judge on the ninth season of American Idol . Her role started after the contestant auditions, at the beginning of "Hollywood Week". It is reported that DeGeneres also signed a contract to be a judge on the show for at least five seasons. She made her American Idol debut on February 9, 2010. However, on July 29, 2010, DeGeneres and Fox executives announced that the comedian would be leaving American Idol after one season. In

2016-516: A petition to legally change her name to Portia Lee James DeGeneres. The petition was granted on September 23, 2010. DeGeneres previously described herself as a vegan and "big animal lover". De Rossi is also a vegan. DeGeneres co-ordinated a vegan outreach website titled "Going Vegan with Ellen". She intended to open a vegan tapas bar, Bokado, in Los Angeles, but plans fell through. The website for The Ellen DeGeneres Show formerly contained

2142-473: A public bathroom. Outrage featured interviews with several people who claim that Governor of Florida Charlie Crist has led a private gay life while publicly opposing gay marriage and gay adoption . Other politicians discussed in the film include former Virginia Representative Ed Schrock , California Representative David Dreier , former New York City mayor Ed Koch , and former Louisiana Representative Jim McCrery . The film argues that

2268-594: A response to the extraterritorial reach of the United States CLOUD Act or similar foreign laws. The 2021 Personal Information Protection Law is China's first comprehensive law on personal data rights and is modeled after the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation . The right to privacy is protected in the EU by European Convention on Human Rights Article 8: 1. Everyone has

2394-567: A right to defend itself against public figures who abuse their power and influence to support policies which inflict suffering on homosexuals." In 1994 Tatchell's activist group OutRage! alleged that fourteen bishops of the Church of England were homosexual or bisexual and named them, accusing them of hypocrisy for upholding the Church's policy of regarding homosexual acts as sinful while not observing this prohibition in their personal lives. "Outing

2520-404: A romantic relationship with actress Anne Heche that lasted until August 2000. From 2000 to 2004, DeGeneres maintained a close relationship with photographer Alexandra Hedison . The couple appeared on the cover of The Advocate after their separation had already been announced to the media. Since 2004, DeGeneres has had a relationship with actress Portia de Rossi . After the overturn of

2646-562: A section called "Going Vegan with Ellen", in which she promoted " Meatless Mondays " and featured vegan recipes. In 2016, DeGeneres stated that she had re-introduced fish into her diet , and confirmed that she had stopped following a vegan lifestyle "in the last year or two for no reason really" in her 2018 stand-up comedy special Relatable . DeGeneres has invited Humane Society of the United States CEO Wayne Pacelle to speak on her show several times about

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2772-590: A sexual orientation basis is forbidden. It is also forbidden for someone to pressure LGBT people to come out . In the United States lesbian, gay, and bisexual people are allowed to serve openly in the United States military. As of 2021, transgender individuals are allowed to serve openly, and to transition during their service. Military policy and legislation had previously entirely prohibited gay individuals from serving, and subsequently from serving openly, but these prohibitions were ended in September 2011 after

2898-600: A statement, DeGeneres said that the series "didn't feel like the right fit for me". DeGeneres began hosting the NBC game show Ellen's Game of Games during the 2017–2018 television season . Based on games played on her talk show, the series previewed on December 18, 2017, with regular episodes starting the following January. It would run for four total seasons until May 2021, with its cancellation announced in January 2022. On September 4, 2018, TCL , announced its extension as

3024-470: A surprise gift of a new electronic LED marquee sign. DeGeneres made a surprise appearance at Tulane University 's May 2006 commencement in New Orleans. Following George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton to the podium, she appeared in a bathrobe and furry slippers. "They told me everyone would be wearing robes," she said. Ellen made another commencement speech at Tulane in 2009. The show broadcast for

3150-493: A thread on Twitter in which he called DeGeneres "notoriously one of the meanest people alive", and asked other Twitter users to post "stories you've heard about Ellen being mean", pledging to donate two dollars to the Los Angeles Food Bank for each post. The thread quickly went viral , with several posts alleging situations where DeGeneres had been unkind (such as for firing people who greeted her or looked her in

3276-679: A tortious invasion of privacy, but these cases were settled before decisions could be made. Further, they have received conflicting analyses in later cases. Canadian privacy law is derived from the common law , statutes of the Parliament of Canada and the various provincial legislatures, and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms . Perhaps ironically, Canada's legal conceptualization of privacy, along with most modern legal Western conceptions of privacy, can be traced back to Warren and Brandeis’s "The Right to Privacy" published in

3402-513: A transcript along with attendees' names as part of an editorial denouncing the group as "cheerleaders for latent campus sodomites." In the 1980s, the AIDS pandemic led to the outing of several major entertainers, including Rock Hudson . One of the first outings by an activist in the United States occurred in February 1989. Michael Petrelis , along with a few others, alleged that Mark Hatfield ,

3528-656: A turkey instead of eating one" at Thanksgiving. In November 2011, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton named DeGeneres a special envoy for Global AIDS Awareness. On December 3, 2011, DeGeneres opened the show at the David Lynch Foundation 's 3rd annual "Change Begins Within" gala at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art to raise funds to bring Transcendental Meditation to at-risk populations suffering from epidemic levels of chronic stress and stress-related disorders . She says: "TM

3654-556: A two-minute black-and-white spot in which she works with animals, debuted in November 2006 and was created by Ogilvy & Mather . In 2007, the commercial won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Commercial. DeGeneres began working with CoverGirl Cosmetics in September 2008, for which she has been criticized, as her animal-friendly values clash with Procter and Gamble's (the maker of CoverGirl Cosmetics) animal testing. Her face became

3780-1036: A week from Universal Studios Orlando in March 2007. Skits included DeGeneres going on the Hulk Roller Coaster Ride and the Jaws Boat Ride. DeGeneres was placed on bed rest in May 2007 due to a torn ligament in her back. She continued hosting her show from a hospital bed, tended to by a nurse, explaining "the show must go on, as they say." Guests sat in hospital beds as well. On May 1, 2009, DeGeneres celebrated her 1000th episode with celebrity guests such as Oprah Winfrey , Justin Timberlake and Paris Hilton , among others. Jennifer Aniston and Justin Timberlake surprised DeGeneres on her 2,000th show in December 2015. DeGeneres replaced Paula Abdul as

3906-487: Is queer self-defence," Tatchell said in a 1995 speech to the Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement conference. "Lesbians and gay men have a right, and a duty, to expose hypocrites and homophobes. By not outing gay Bishops who support policies which harm homosexuals, we would be protecting those Bishops and thereby allowing them to continue to inflict suffering on members of our community. Collusion with hypocrisy and homophobia

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4032-518: Is a primarily journalistic movement to treat homosexuality as equal to heterosexuality in the media". Signorile described OutWeek's aim as an awareness raiser of the presence of gay people and political issues. The goal would be that being gay and lesbian is not "so utterly grotesque that it should never be discussed." (Signorile, p. 78) Signorile posits that outing is not the airing of private details. Richard Mohr noted, "Some people have compared outing to McCarthyism ..such outing feeds gays to

4158-629: Is also known as an awards host having successfully hosted the Academy Awards twice in 2007 and 2014 , the Grammy Awards twice in 1996 and 1997 , and the Primetime Emmy Awards twice in 2001 and 2005 . She has authored four books and started her own record company, Eleveneleven , as well as a production company, A Very Good Production . She also launched a lifestyle brand, ED Ellen DeGeneres, which comprises

4284-467: Is an American retired comedian, actress, television host, writer, and producer. She starred in the television sitcoms Ellen (1994–1998) and The Ellen Show (2001–2002). She also hosted the syndicated television talk show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003–2022), for which she received 33 Daytime Emmy Awards . DeGeneres' stand-up comedy career started in the early 1980s and included a 1986 appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson . As

4410-419: Is communicated to others". Westin describes 4 states of privacy: solitude, intimacy, anonymity, and reserve. These states must balance participation against norms: Each individual is continually engaged in a personal adjustment process in which he balances the desire for privacy with the desire for disclosure and communication of themself to others, in light of the environmental conditions and social norms set by

4536-507: Is dangerous in various Islamic countries where the LGBT community faces discrimination or death from outings, resulting in many LGBT refugees to Western countries. Roger Rosenblatt argued in his January 1993 New York Times Magazine essay "Who Killed Privacy?" that, "The practice of 'outing' homosexuals implies contradictorily that homosexuals have a right to private choice but not to private lives." In March 2002, singer Will Young revealed he

4662-506: Is distributed, and if this is appropriate. Violations of privacy depend on context. The human right to privacy has precedent in the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights. Shade believes that privacy must be approached from a people-centered perspective, and not through the marketplace. Privacy laws apply to both public and private sector actors. Australia does not have a constitutional right to privacy. However,

4788-642: Is known as Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 . In Israel privacy protection is a constitutional basic right and is therefore protected by the Basic Law. Basic Law: the Knesset passed on 12 February 1958, by the Third Knesset . The Twelfth Knesset update to the Basic Law occurred on 17 March 1992. This update added to the law Human Dignity and Liberty by defining: Human freedom in Israel as being

4914-419: Is not ethically defensible for Christians, or for anyone else." Signorile argues that the outing of journalist Pete Williams "and its aftermath did indeed make a big dent in the military's policy against gays. The publicity generated put the policy on the front burner in 1992, thrusting the issue into the presidential campaign," with every Democratic candidate and independent Ross Perot publicly promising to end

5040-606: Is often cited as the first explicit finding of a U.S. right to privacy. Warren II and Brandeis wrote that privacy is the "right to be let alone," and focused on protecting individuals. This approach was a response to recent technological developments of the time, such as photography and sensationalist journalism, also known as " yellow journalism ." Privacy rights are inherently intertwined with information technology. In his widely cited dissenting opinion in Olmstead v. United States (1928), Brandeis relied on thoughts he developed in

5166-523: Is revealed is only one of the numerous motives for coming out. It is hard to pinpoint the first use of outing in the modern sense. In a 1982 issue of Harper's , Taylor Branch predicted that "outage" would become a political tactic in which the closeted would find themselves trapped in a crossfire. The article "Forcing Gays Out of the Closet" by William A. Henry III in Time (January 29, 1990) introduced

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5292-555: Is selling oneself in the labor market, which he believes is like selling a product. Any 'defect' in the 'product' that is not reported is fraud. For Lessig, privacy breaches online can be regulated through code and law. Lessig claims that "the protection of privacy would be stronger if people conceived of the right as a property right," and that "individuals should be able to control information about themselves". Economic approaches to privacy make communal conceptions of privacy difficult to maintain. Adam D. Moore has argued that privacy,

5418-421: Is the only time I have that stillness... it gives me this peaceful feeling, and I love it so much. I can't say enough good things about it. All the benefits that you can achieve from sitting still and going within—it really is a beautiful experience. David Lynch is such a wonderful man to start this foundation to help people." In November 2017, it was announced that President Donald Trump would begin allowing

5544-411: Is whispered in the closet." At that time, telephones were often community assets, with shared party lines and potentially eavesdropping switchboard operators . By the time of Katz , in 1967, telephones had become personal devices with lines not shared across homes and switching was electro-mechanical. In the 1970s, new computing and recording technologies raised more concerns about privacy, resulting in

5670-487: The Privacy Act 1988 ( Cth ) provides a degree of protection over an individual's personally identifiable information and its usage by the government and large companies. The Privacy Act also outlines the 13 Australian Privacy Principles. Australia also lacks a tort against invasions of privacy . In the 2001 case of Australian Broadcasting Corporation v Lenah Game Meats Pty Ltd , 208 CLR 199,

5796-555: The Digit Fund , to launch a line of tees and footwear to help gorillas. On August 15, 2018, it was announced that DeGeneres would partner with Walmart to launch a fashion collection under the brand name EV1, a low-cost alternative to her ED Ellen DeGeneres product. The collection officially launched on September 10, 2018, with price points under $ 30. In November 2004, DeGeneres appeared, dancing, in an ad campaign for American Express . Her most recent American Express commercial,

5922-618: The Digit Fund . This gift was part of a new arm of the Digit Fund now called the "Ellen DeGeneres Wildlife Fund". In July 2020, ten former employees of The Ellen DeGeneres Show accused DeGeneres of creating a "toxic" on-set atmosphere of "racism, fear, and intimidation", including failing to address executives sexually harassing female employees and making "racist micro-aggressions and abuse" to or about employees of color, firing employees for taking medical and bereavement leave, and replacing her own crew with non- union workers during

6048-585: The Fair Information Practice Principles . In recent years, there have been few attempts to clearly and precisely define the "right to privacy." Alan Westin believes that new technologies alter the balance between privacy and disclosure and that privacy rights may limit government surveillance to protect democratic processes. Westin defines privacy as "the claim of individuals, groups, or institutions to determine for themselves when, how, and to what extent information about them

6174-569: The Harvard Law Review in 1890, Holvast states "Almost all authors on privacy start the discussion with the famous article ' The Right to Privacy ' of Samuel Warren and Louis Brandeis". The Constitution is the highest law in China. Privacy rights have been applied throughout China. The Constitution provides direction for all states in China and it further stipulates that "all states must abide by and be held accountable for any violation of

6300-477: The High Court of Australia explained that there stood the possibility of "a tort identified as unjustified invasion of privacy", but that this case lacked the facts to establish it. Since 2001, there have been some state-based cases—namely the 2003 case Grosse v Purvis , QDC 151; and the 2007 case Doe v Australian Broadcasting Corporation , VCC 281—that attempted to establish

6426-806: The Marriage Protection Act and signing on as a co-sponsor of the Federal Marriage Amendment . New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevey announced that he was a "gay American" in August 2004. McGreevey had become aware that he was about to be named in a sexual harassment suit by Golan Cipel , his former security advisor, with whom it was alleged McGreevey had a sexual relationship. McGreevey resigned, but unlike Schrock, McGreevey decided not to step out of public life. John McCain 's Presidential Campaign removed images of Alabama Attorney General Troy King from its website after he

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6552-715: The Presidential Medal of Freedom . In 2020 she received the Carol Burnett Award at the Golden Globes for her work on television, becoming the first recipient after its inaugural namesake Carol Burnett . As a standup, she has released the HBO specials The Beginning (2000) and Here and Now (2003) as well as the Netflix specials Relatable (2018) and For Your Approval (2024). DeGeneres

6678-585: The University of New Orleans , where she majored in communication studies . After one semester, she left school to do clerical work in a law firm with a cousin, Laura Gillen. Her early jobs included a stint at J. C. Penney and waitressing at TGI Fridays and another restaurant. She also worked as a house painter , a hostess and a bartender. She relates much of her childhood and career experiences in her comedic work. DeGeneres started performing stand-up comedy at small clubs and coffee houses. By 1981, she

6804-570: The first homosexual movement denounced outing as "the way over corpses". In 1928, Kurt Hiller argued that it would be permissible to out a member of a cabinet preparing an anti-homosexual law, arguing: "Our solidarity with the homosexuals of all classes and political viewpoints extends very far; but it does not include traitors to their own cause." Left-wing journalists outed Adolf Hitler 's closest ally Ernst Röhm in 1931 and 1932. In response, Brand wrote, "when someone — as teacher, priest, representative, or statesman — would like to set in

6930-560: The gay rights movements of the 1970s and 1980s, the Department of Defense issued a 1982 policy (DOD Directive 1332.14) stating that homosexuality was clearly incompatible with military service. Controversy over this policy created political pressure to amend the policy, with socially liberal efforts seeking a repeal of the ban and socially conservative groups wishing to reinforce it by statute. Outing can be damaging or life-threatening to those with unsupportive families. In response to

7056-443: The mass media is reluctant to discuss issues involving gay politicians despite the many comparable news stories about heterosexual politicians and scandals. Outrage describes this behavior as a form of institutionalized homophobia that has resulted in a tacit policy of self-censorship when reporting on these issues. Gabriel Rotello , once editor of OutWeek , explained outing as "equalizing", stating: "what we have called 'outing'

7182-403: The 11th, and that the singer's soccer jersey has the number 11. She mentioned that she had been looking for videos of performances on YouTube to start her label. The first act she signed to the label was Chance. Forbes estimated DeGeneres's 2020 earnings at US$ 84 million and her net worth at US$ 370 million, making her the 12th-highest-paid entertainer in the world. In 2015, she was named

7308-495: The 2016 sequel to Finding Nemo . DeGeneres's first regular TV role was in a short-lived Fox sitcom called Open House , a spin-off of the show Duet . She played the role of Margo Van Meter, a receptionist at the Juan Verde Real Estate company. The show co-starred Alison LaPlaca and Mary Page Keller . In 1992, producers Neal Marlens and Carol Black cast DeGeneres in their sitcom Laurie Hill , in

7434-654: The 5 years since the August 2018 update, albeit dipping to 32nd place. DeGeneres is a fan of the NFL but does not follow one team; she has shown support for the New Orleans Saints and the Green Bay Packers , and she attended a 2011 Saints practice session dressed as Packers Hall of Famer Don Hutson . In 1997, DeGeneres came out as a lesbian. The disclosure of her sexual orientation sparked intense interest by American tabloids. The contentiousness of

7560-560: The 50th-most-powerful woman in the world by Forbes and came second on the World Pride Power list. As of August 2, 2018, she had more than 76 million followers on Twitter and 55.8 million followers on Instagram , making her the tenth-most-followed user on Twitter and the 29th- most-followed user on Instagram ; however, as of November 2023, she slipped down to 75 million Twitter followers (now known as X), placing her 14th, while her Instagram followers have grown to 139 million in

7686-621: The Constitution and the law; the law specifically protects civil rights of a citizen's personal dignity and confidentiality of correspondence." China has a new standard and the first of its kind for the country coming into effect 1 January 2021, the Civil Code is the first of its kind sweeping law replacing all laws covering general provisions, real property, contracts, personality rights, marriage and family, inheritance, tort liability, and supplementary provisions. In many cases raised in

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7812-593: The GDPR include keeping records of their processing activities, adopting data protection policies, transparency with data subjects, appointing a Data Protection Officer, and implementing technical safeguards to mitigate security risks. The Council of Europe gathered to discuss the protection of individuals when the Convention Treaty No.108 was created and opened for signature by member states and for accession by non-member States. The Convention closed and

7938-502: The LGBT community is not protected by law, or families that do not accept the individual. Shadi Amin described the military exemption card as a danger to Monfared in her petition to the Iranian government to remove the sexuality information. There is no widely agreed definition of "fair outing" . Warren Johansson and William Percy describe least four intermediate positions have been described to justify outing: Assessing to which degree

8064-480: The Official TV of The Ellen DeGeneres Show for a fifth consecutive season. The New York Times profiled DeGeneres in 2018 as she faced the decision of renewing her talk-show contract and was exploring other outlets for her creativity, including her Netflix comedy special Relatable , which spoofs her kind image. They noted she felt boxed in with a reputation of always being nice, and the host who danced all

8190-556: The Oscar nominees but also to tickle the audience at home." Regis Philbin said in an interview that "the only complaint was there's not enough Ellen." DeGeneres was nominated for an Emmy Award as host of the Academy Awards broadcast. On August 2, 2013, it was announced that DeGeneres would host the Academy Awards on March 2, 2014, for the second time. A selfie orchestrated by 86th Academy Awards host Ellen DeGeneres during

8316-563: The Supreme Court paved the way for decriminalization of homosexuality in India on 6 September 2018, thus legalizing same-sex sexual intercourse between two consenting adults in private. India is the world's biggest democracy and with this ruling, it has joined United States, Canada, South Africa, the European Union, and the UK in recognizing this fundamental right. India's Data Protection law

8442-508: The United States Congress voted to repeal the policy. The first time homosexuals were differentiated from non-homosexuals in the military literature was in revised army mobilization regulations in 1942. Additional policy revisions in 1944 and 1947 further codified the ban. Throughout the next few decades, homosexuals were routinely discharged, regardless of whether they had engaged in sexual conduct while serving. In response to

8568-408: The accusation was true. Following Liberace's death from an AIDS-related illness in 1987, the paper asked for the award to be refunded. In a 2011 interview, actress and close friend Betty White stated that Liberace was gay, and that she often served as a beard to counter rumors of the musician's homosexuality. I outed Rosie and Ellen , and it's hard to even imagine now that they ever were in

8694-548: The air. For much of the duration of the show, DeGeneres was known for dancing with the audience at the beginning of the show and during commercial breaks. She often gave away free prizes and trips to be in her show's studio audience with the help of her sponsors. DeGeneres later stated that she stopped dancing as it became an expectation and too much of a burden. DeGeneres celebrated her thirty-year class reunion by flying her graduating class to California to be guests on her show in February 2006. She presented Atlanta High School with

8820-420: The allocation of rights are to the data subject and the responsibilities are assigned to the data collectors because of the transfer of the data and the asymmetry of information concerning data practices. Richard Posner and Lawrence Lessig focus on the economic aspects of personal information control. Posner criticizes privacy for concealing information, which reduces market efficiency. For Posner, employment

8946-462: The article "The Right to Privacy." In that dissent, he urged that personal privacy matters were more relevant to constitutional law , going so far as to say that "the government was identified as a potential privacy invader." He writes, "Discovery and invention have made it possible for the Government, by means far more effective than stretching upon the rack, to obtain disclosure in court of what

9072-590: The audience. DeGeneres received wider exposure on November 4, 2001, when she hosted the televised broadcast of the Emmy Awards . Presented after two cancellations due to network concerns that a lavish ceremony following the September 11 attacks would appear insensitive, the show required a more somber tone that would also allow viewers to temporarily forget the tragedy. DeGeneres received several standing ovations for her performance that evening, which included

9198-411: The ban. The military forces of the world have differing approaches to the enlistment of homosexual and bisexual individuals. Some have open policies, others prohibit, and some are ambiguous. The armed forces of most developed countries have now removed policies excluding non-heterosexual individuals (with strict policies on sexual harassment ). Nations that permit gay people to serve openly in

9324-621: The broadcast is the fifth-most retweeted tweet ever. DeGeneres said she wanted to homage Meryl Streep 's record 17 Oscar nominations by setting a new record with her, and invited other Oscar celebrities to join them. The resulting photo of twelve celebrities broke the previous retweet record within forty minutes and was retweeted over 1.8 million times in the first hour. By the end of the ceremony it had been retweeted over 2 million times, less than 24 hours later, it had been retweeted over 2.8 million times. As of May 2017 , it has been retweeted over 3.4 million times. The group selfie effort

9450-609: The choir of those among us who want to banish a man from society because he is homosexual." In the 1950s during the Lavender Scare , tabloid publications like Confidential emerged, specializing in the revelation of scandalous information about entertainment and political celebrities. Among the political figures targeted by the magazine were former Under Secretary of State Sumner Welles and Arthur H. Vandenberg Jr. , who had briefly served as President Eisenhower's Appointments Secretary . Outing may be found to be libel by

9576-607: The claims was presented, e.g., Jamie Lee Curtis . Right to privacy The right to privacy is an element of various legal traditions that intends to restrain governmental and private actions that threaten the privacy of individuals. Over 185 national constitutions mention the right to privacy. On   10 December 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR); while

9702-478: The closet. You have to educate the new people and say, 'Guess what, they were in the closet at one point.' It's hard to believe that Rosie was doing this delicate dance on her talk show where she was the 'Queen of Nice' and the single mother who had a crush on Tom Cruise and I was pointing out the absurdity of it. After the Stonewall riots of 1969, gay-liberationists came out in the 1970s, crying out: "Out of

9828-424: The closets, Into the streets!" Oliver Sipple , who helped save the life of United States President Gerald Ford during an assassination attempt , was outed by gay activists, most prominently Harvey Milk . The negative impact the outing had on Sipple's life later provoked opposition. Some political conservatives opposed to increased public acceptance of homosexuality engaged in outing in this period as well, with

9954-473: The collected data locally. This means that data transmission, processing, and storage must be in a database in Russia. 1 March 2021, the new amendment came into effect. Consent from the data subject is required if the data operator wants to use the data publicly. The Constitution of the United States and United States Bill of Rights do not explicitly include a right to privacy. Currently no federal law takes

10080-574: The collection and processing of personal data, and which seeks to regulate at the same time the transfrontier flow of personal data. Increase use of the Internet and technological advancement in products lead to the Council of Europe to look at Convention 108+ and the relevance of the Treaty in the wake of the changes. In 2011 the modernization of Convention 108+ started and completed in 2012 amending

10206-524: The door and do it themselves." In 2009, Kirby Dick 's documentary Outrage argued that several American political figures have led closeted gay lives while supporting and endorsing legislation that is harmful to the gay community . The film was based on the work of Michael Rogers and BlogActive.com. The film focused particular attention on Idaho Senator Larry Craig , an outspoken opponent of gay rights who in 2007 pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct for soliciting sex from an undercover police officer in

10332-477: The early days of the COVID-19 pandemic . The allegations, which the employees made anonymously to Buzzfeed News , followed previous reports of hostile and bullying behavior, such as a former employee's allegation that DeGeneres fired him for setting up a GoFundMe page to cover medical costs not covered by their workplace health insurance. Months earlier, comedian and podcaster Kevin T. Porter published

10458-486: The focus of CoverGirl advertisements starting in January 2009. The beauty campaign was DeGeneres's first. In spring 2012, DeGeneres became the spokesperson for J. C. Penney in a tour and advertising campaign. On May 26, 2010, DeGeneres announced on her show that she was starting her own record label entitled "eleveneleven". She explained her choice of name, claiming that she often sees the number 11:11 when looking at her clocks, that she found singer Greyson Chance on

10584-623: The following year. Shortly after, her mother married Roy Gruessendorf, a salesman. Betty Jane and Ellen moved with Gruessendorf from the New Orleans area to Atlanta, Texas . Vance stayed with his father. When she was 15 or 16 years old, DeGeneres was molested by her stepfather. Gruessendorf used her mother's recent breast cancer diagnosis as an excuse to touch her inappropriately, saying he needed to examine her breasts for lumps. Eventually, he tried to break down her door and sexually assault her, prompting her to run away from home and spend

10710-459: The foundation for fair information practices used by governments globally. Flaherty forwards an idea of privacy as information control, "individuals want to be left alone and to exercise some control over how information about them is used". Marc Rotenberg has described the modern right to privacy as Fair Information Practices: "the rights and responsibilities associated with the collection and use of personal information." Rotenberg emphasizes that

10836-404: The goal of embarrassing or discrediting their ideological foes. Conservative commentator Dinesh D'Souza , for example, published the letters of gay fellow students at Dartmouth College in the campus newspaper he edited ( The Dartmouth Review ) in 1981; a few years later, succeeding Review editor Laura Ingraham had a meeting of a campus gay organization secretly tape-recorded, then published

10962-621: The greater contemporary gay heroes," to "revolting, infantile, cheap name-calling." Other people who have been outed include Fannie Flagg , Pete Williams , Chaz Bono , and Richard Chamberlain . In 2004, gay rights activist Michael Rogers outed Edward Schrock , a Republican Congressman from Virginia . Rogers posted a story on his website alleging that Schrock used an interactive phone sex service to meet other men for sex. Schrock did not deny this, and announced on August 30, 2004, that he would not seek re-election. Rogers said that he outed Schrock to punish him for his hypocrisy in voting for

11088-553: The importation of elephant trophies from Africa. In response, DeGeneres created a hashtag campaign in partnership with her brand, ED Ellen DeGeneres, to donate to the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust . She also created a T-shirt with her brand whose proceeds also go to the organization. In January 2018, for DeGeneres's 60th birthday, de Rossi gifted her a permanent gorilla home in Rwanda built in her name for

11214-434: The legal system, these rights have been overlooked as the courts have not treated each case with the same legal precedent for each case. China deploys mass surveillance on its population including through the use of closed-circuit television . The 2021 Data Security Law classifies data into different categories and establishes corresponding levels of protection. It imposes significant data localization requirements, in

11340-527: The line: "What would bug the Taliban more than seeing a gay woman in a suit surrounded by Jews?" In August 2005, DeGeneres hosted the 2005 Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony held on September 18, 2005. This was three weeks after Hurricane Katrina , making it the second time she hosted the Emmys following a national tragedy. She also hosted the Grammy Awards in 1996 and in 1997. On September 7, 2006, DeGeneres

11466-488: The media coverage stunted her professional career and left her "mired in depression". In her book Love, Ellen , DeGeneres's mother Betty describes being initially shocked when DeGeneres came out, but she has since become one of her strongest supporters; she is also an active member of PFLAG and spokesperson for the Human Rights Campaign 's Coming Out Project. The same year she came out, DeGeneres started

11592-650: The military include 3 of the 5 permanent members of the UN Security Council (United States, United Kingdom and France), the Republic of China (Taiwan), Australia , Israel , Argentina , and all NATO members except Turkey . In the United Kingdom the Ministry of Defence policy since the year 2000 is to allow gay men , lesbians and transgender personnel to serve openly, and discrimination on

11718-483: The most damaging way the intimate love contacts of others under degrading control — in that moment his own love-life also ceases to be a private matter and forfeits every claim to remain protected hence-forward from public scrutiny and suspicious oversight." Left-wing journalist Kurt Tucholsky disagreed, writing in Die Weltbühne , "We fight the scandalous §175 , everywhere we can, therefore we must not join

11844-590: The night in a hospital. DeGeneres told her mother about the abuse a few years later, but Betty did not believe her, and remained married to Gruessendorf for 18 years afterward. She finally realized that DeGeneres had been telling the truth when his accounts of his behavior toward his stepdaughter kept changing. Gruessendorf died in 1997. DeGeneres graduated from Atlanta High School in May 1976, after completing her first years of high school at Grace King High School in Metairie. She moved back to New Orleans to attend

11970-471: The object of the invasion and the means adopted to achieve that object. This clarification was crucial to prevent the dilution of the right in the future on the whims and fancies of the government in power. The Court adopted a liberal interpretation of the fundamental rights to meet the challenges posed an increasing digital age. It held that individual liberty must extend to digital spaces and individual autonomy and privacy must be protected. This ruling by

12096-562: The organization's efforts in animal protection legislation. In 2009, PETA named her their "Woman of the Year". In April 2013, she donated $ 25,000 to stop Ag-Gag anti-whistleblower legislation in Tennessee, which would prohibit undercover investigators from recording footage of animal abuse on farms. In 2010, DeGeneres served as campaign ambassador to Farm Sanctuary 's Adopt-A-Turkey Project, asking people to start "a new tradition by adopting

12222-545: The outer goes allows insight into the goal striven towards. Most outers target those who support decisions and further policy, both religious and secular , which discriminate against gay people while they themselves live a clandestine gay existence. A "truism to people active in the gay movement [is] that the greatest impediments to homosexuals' progress often [are] not heterosexuals, but closeted homosexuals," said San Francisco journalist Randy Shilts . British activist Peter Tatchell says "The lesbian and gay community has

12348-409: The press showed up, no major news organization published the story. Potential libel suits deterred publishers. Michelangelo Signorile , and editor of OutWeek , outed the recently deceased Malcolm Forbes in March 1990. His column "Gossip Watch" became a hot spot for outing the rich and famous. Both praised and lambasted for his behavior, he garnered responses to his actions as wide-ranging as "one of

12474-625: The protection of health or morals, or for the protection of the rights and freedoms of others. Compared to the United States, the European Union (EU) has more extensive data protection laws. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is an important component of EU privacy law and of human rights law , in particular Article 8(1) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union . Under GDPR, data about citizens may only be gathered or processed under specific cases, and with certain conditions. Requirements of data controller parties under

12600-610: The protection of personal data stored in databases. The Constitution of the Russian Federation: Article 45 states: The Russian Constitution specifically articles 23 and 24, institutes individual citizen the right to privacy. Russia, a member of the Strasbourg Convention , ratified processing of personal data against automatic processing and afterwards adopted a new convention. The new Russian Federal Law No.152-FZ R implemented on 27 July 2006,

12726-419: The right to control access to and use of personal information is closely connected to human well-being. He notes that "having the ability and authority to regulate access to and uses of locations, bodies, and personal information, is an essential part of human flourishing" and while "the forms of privacy may be culturally relative . . . the need for privacy is not." There have been attempts to reframe privacy as

12852-577: The right to leave the country and enter it, as well as the right to privacy and intimacy, refrainment from searches relating to one's private property, body and possessions, and avoidance of violations of the privacy of one's speech, writings and notes. October 2006 Israel established a regulatory authority, the PPA, part of the Ministry of Justice. PPA defined the Privacy Law and associated regulates based on two principles: general right to online privacy and

12978-405: The right to privacy does not appear in the document, many interpret this through Article 12, which states: "No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with their privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honor and reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks." Since the global surveillance disclosures of 2013,

13104-457: The right to privacy has been a subject of international debate. Government agencies, such as the NSA , FBI , CIA , R&AW , and GCHQ , have engaged in mass , global surveillance . Some current debates around the right to privacy include whether privacy can co-exist with the current capabilities of intelligence agencies to access and analyze many details of an individual's life; whether or not

13230-416: The right to privacy is a fundamental right for Indian citizens per Article 21 of the Constitution and additionally under Part III rights. Specifically, the court adopted the three-pronged test required for the encroachment of any Article 21 right – legality – i.e. through an existing law; necessity, in terms of a legitimate state objective and proportionality, that ensures a rational nexus between

13356-445: The right to privacy is forfeited as part of the social contract to bolster defense against supposed terrorist threats; and whether threats of terrorism are a valid excuse to spy on the general population. Private sector actors can also threaten the right to privacy – particularly technology companies, such as Amazon , Apple , Meta , Google , Microsoft , and Yahoo that use and collect personal data . The concept of

13482-403: The right to respect for his private and family life, his home and his correspondence. 2. There shall be no interference by a public authority with the exercise of this right except such as is in accordance with the law and is necessary in a democratic society in the interests of national security, public safety or the economic well-being of the country, for the prevention of disorder or crime, for

13608-440: The role of Nurse Nancy MacIntyre. The series was canceled after only four episodes, but Marlens and Black soon cast her in their next ABC pilot, These Friends of Mine , which they co-created with David S. Rosenthal . Inspired by her comedy career, These Friends of Mine was renamed Ellen after the first season. The ABC show was popular in its first few seasons due in part to DeGeneres's style of observational humor ; it

13734-556: The same-sex marriage ban in California, DeGeneres and de Rossi were engaged, and married in August 2008, at their home in Beverly Hills, California , where they live with their four dogs and three cats. The passage of Proposition 8 cast doubt on the legal status of their marriage, but a subsequent California Supreme Court judgment validated it because it occurred before November 4, 2008. On August 6, 2010, de Rossi filed

13860-744: The society in which they live. Under liberal democratic systems, privacy creates a space separate from political life, and allows personal autonomy, while ensuring democratic freedoms of association and expression . Privacy to individuals is the ability to behave, think, speak, and express ideas without the monitoring or surveillance of someone else. Individuals exercise their freedom of expression through attending political rallies and choosing to hide their identities online by using pseudonyms. David Flaherty believes networked computer databases pose threats to privacy. He develops 'data protection' as an aspect of privacy, which involves "the collection, use, and dissemination of personal information". This concept forms

13986-670: The subject five times before one sentence had finished. For her performance as Dory, DeGeneres won a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress , Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie from the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards , and the Annie Award from the International Animated Film Association, for Outstanding Voice Acting. She was also nominated for a Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress . She also provided

14112-603: The term "outing" to the general public. The Eulenburg affair of 1907–1909 was the first public outing scandal of the twentieth century. Left-wing journalists opposed to Kaiser Wilhelm II 's policies outed a number of prominent members of his cabinet and inner circle — and by implication the Kaiser — beginning with Maximilian Harden 's indictment of the aristocratic diplomat Prince Eulenburg . Harden's accusations incited other journalists to follow suit, including Adolf Brand , founder of Der Eigene . Many activists of

14238-630: The time. DeGeneres—who acknowledges that she has always been overly sensitive—fretted how her audience would react when she no longer wanted to dance. Her Christian Scientist upbringing included her father's psyche , "He was a very fearful man, he couldn't hear or engage with anything unpleasant." On May 12, 2021, DeGeneres announced that she would end her talk show following the conclusion of its nineteenth season in 2022. The show aired its final episode on May 26, 2022, with Jennifer Aniston , Pink and Billie Eilish appearing as guests, while Portia de Rossi and other members of DeGeneres' family sat in

14364-550: The treaty with Protocol CETS No223. This modernization of Convention 108+ was in progress while the EU data protection rules were developed, the EU data protection rules would be adapted to become the GDPR. The new data sharing policy of WhatsApp with Facebook after Facebook acquired WhatsApp in 2014 has been challenged in the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court must decide if the right to privacy can be enforced against private entities. The Indian Supreme Court with nine-judge bench under JS Khehar , ruled on 24 August 2017 , that

14490-887: The voice of the dog in the prologue of the Eddie Murphy feature film Dr. Dolittle . Her win of the Saturn Award marked the second time the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films has given an acting award to a voice performance; Robin Williams had previously won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as the Genie in Aladdin . DeGeneres reprised her role in Finding Dory ,

14616-508: The wolves, who thereby are made stronger....But the sort of outing I have advocated does not invoke, mobilize, or ritualistically confirm anti-gay values; rather it cuts against them." Thus Mohr argues that outing is "both permissible and an expected consequence of living morally ." In the context of Ali Fazeli Monfared's murder , Tara Far, a human rights investigator in Iran and Kuwait , has described outing as "dangerous" within societies where

14742-641: Was gay, pre-empting a tabloid newspaper (reportedly News of the World ) that was preparing to out him. Christine Jorgensen , Beth Elliott , Renée Richards , Sandy Stone , Billy Tipton , Alan L. Hart , April Ashley , Caroline Cossey ("Tula"), Jahna Steele , were outed as transsexuals by European or American media or, in the case of Billy Tipton, by his coroner . In many cases, being outed had an adverse effect on their personal lives and their careers. In some cases well-known celebrities have been outed as transgender or intersex when no proof to substantiate

14868-408: Was launched in February 2017, and a cat line was introduced later that year. In November 2017, the brand launched a collection to benefit DeGeneres' #BeKindToElephants campaign featuring a tee and baby one piece, donating 100% of the proceeds to the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust . Then, DeGeneres created a line with her brand to benefit the newly created Ellen DeGeneres Wildlife Fund, a member of

14994-465: Was often referred to as a "female Seinfeld ". Ellen reached its height of popularity in April 1997, when DeGeneres came out as a lesbian on The Oprah Winfrey Show . Her character on the sitcom also came out of the closet to her therapist , played by Oprah Winfrey . The coming-out episode, titled " The Puppy Episode ", was one of the highest-rated episodes of the show. The series returned for

15120-453: Was outed in 2008. Some activists argue that outing is appropriate and legitimate in some cases — for example, if the individual is actively working against LGBT rights . United States Congressman Barney Frank argued during the 2006 Mark Foley scandal , "I think there's a right to privacy. But the right to privacy should not be a right to hypocrisy . And people who want to demonize other people shouldn't then be able to go home and close

15246-492: Was parodied by Lego and Matt Groening with The Simpsons . It beat the previous record, which was held by Barack Obama , following his victory in the 2012 presidential election . On December 3, 2011, DeGeneres headlined the third annual "Change Begins Within" gala for the David Lynch Foundation held at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. DeGeneres represents a line of products on QVC ,

15372-419: Was quickly given the more positive-sounding name Ellen's Energy Adventure . The ride closed permanently on August 13, 2017. DeGeneres provided the voice of Dory, a friendly fish with short-term memory loss , in the 2003 animated Disney / Pixar film Finding Nemo . The film's director, Andrew Stanton , said that he offered the role to DeGeneres because he had seen an episode of her show where she changed

15498-714: Was selected to host the 79th Academy Awards ceremony, which took place on February 25, 2007. This makes her the first openly gay person to have hosted the event. During the Awards show, DeGeneres said, "What a wonderful night, such diversity in the room, in a year when there's been so many negative things said about people's race, religion, and sexual orientation. And I want to put this out there: If there weren't blacks, Jews and gays, there would be no Oscars, or anyone named Oscar, when you think about that." Reviews of her hosting gig were positive, with one saying, "DeGeneres rocked, as she never forgot that she wasn't just there to entertain

15624-481: Was the emcee at Clyde's Comedy Club in New Orleans. DeGeneres cites Woody Allen and Steve Martin as her main influences at this time. In the early 1980s she began to tour nationally, and in 1984 she was named Showtime 's funniest person in America. DeGeneres lists Lucille Ball , Carol Burnett and Bob Newhart among her comedic influences. After a 15-year hiatus from performing comedy, DeGeneres appeared in

15750-502: Was then renamed Convention 108: Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data. Convention 108 has undergone 5 ratifications with the last ratification 10 January 1985 officially changing the name to Convention 108+ and providing the summary stating the intent of the treaty as: The first binding international instrument which protects the individual against abuses which may accompany

15876-629: Was updated to cover Personal Data and this law extends privacy to include personal and family secrets. Its main target is to protect individuals' personal data. Privacy entered the forefront of Russian legislature in 2014 when the approach to privacy turned to the goal of protecting privacy of government operations and the people of Russia. The amendments originally modified the Personal Data Law which has since been renamed The Data Localisation Law. The new law requires business operators who collect any information on Russian citizens' must maintain

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