Comedian and actress Wanda Sykes has come out of the closet, announcing that she married her girlfriend just days before Proposition 8 deemed their union illegal in the state of California. “You know, I don’t really talk about my sexual orientation. I didn’t feel like I had to. I was just living my life, not necessarily in the closet, but I was living my life,” Sykes told a crowd protesting the ban in Las Vegas. “I got pissed off,” she continued. “They pissed me off. I said, ‘You know what? Now I gotta get in your face.’ And that’s what we all have to do now. They pissed off the wrong group of people. They have galvanized a community…Instead of having gay marriage in California, we’re going to get it across the country.”
Sykes, who stars on The Old Adventures of New Christine and is our favorite thing about Curb Your Enthusiasm, also told the crowd “I’m proud to be a black woman and I’m proud to be gay.” She joined other celebs, including Ricki Lake, Pink, and Lucy Lawless, who protested against Prop 8 recently in Los Angeles. [Photo: WireImage]
