Betty DeGeneres
American activist (born 1930) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Betty Jane DeGeneres (née Pfeffer; born May 20, 1930) is an American LGBT rights activist.[1] She is the mother of Ellen and Vance DeGeneres and the first straight spokeswoman for the Human Rights Campaign's National Coming Out Project[2] and an active member of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG). She gained notability following her lesbian daughter Ellen's highly publicized coming out in 1997.[3]
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Betty DeGeneres | |
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Born | Betty Jane Pfeffer (1930-05-20) May 20, 1930 (age 94) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
Occupation | Activist |
Spouses | Elliott DeGeneres
(m. 1952; div. 1974)Roy Gruessendorf
(m. 1974; div. 1991) |
Children | Vance DeGeneres (son) Ellen DeGeneres (daughter) |
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