VIDEO : Ellen DeGeneres Opened Up To Jerry Seinfeld About The Harsh Reality Of Being Gay On TV

Ellen DeGeneres opened up about how it was a struggle to get to where she is today during her recently released episode of Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee with Jerry Seinfeld. It?s been over 20 years since DeGeneres came out publicly in a Time article. What made it an even more groundbreaking moment in pop culture was that her character, Ellen Morgan, on her sitcom Ellen came out with her, becoming the first gay lead character on television. At the time, there were few LGBTQ characters being represented in media. 20 years ago, you would rarely have seen a woman confident in her attraction to other women, living a full and happy life where her character arc didn?t solely center around her sexuality.