Comedian Wanda Sykes says she's proud
of President Barack Obama and the NAACP for coming out in support of
gay marriage.
The 48-year-old Sykes, who married her
wife Alex in 2008 before passage of Proposition 8 in California,
spoke about the developments with Renee Sotile & Mary Jo Godges
of Traipsing Thru Films on the red carpet at the LA Gay & Lesbian
Center's An Evening with Women on Saturday.
“I'm so proud of [Obama],” she
said. I knew he would get there. But I believe it's earnest and I'm
just so proud because I flash back to this time four years ago and
watching the vice president and presidential debates and when the
topic of same-sex marriage comes up, it was almost like they laughed.
It was a mockery of same-sex marriage. And that hurt.”
She added that the NAACP's support “is
huge.”
“Really is huge because the NAACP …
their roots are so instilled in the church. … Marriage really
doesn't have anything to do with religion. That's why atheists get
married.”
“I'm very proud of the NAACP right
now and I think I'm going to join!” she added. (The video is
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