5. Ellen’s effect on Portia coming out as gay.
Ellen came out as gay in 1997, while Portia did not appear much later. When she was an actress in Ally McBeal, Portia recounted her conversation with Greg Germann about her sexuality. Greg asked her whether she was gay; at the time, Portia was unsure. Greg then prompted her to answer, and she realized that she had a lot of difficulties accepting her homosexuality.
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