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Im not 100% shure, but I believe that Portia officialy came out as gay. It was in the May 2005 issue of Details magazine. Can somebody find the article?.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Un Chien (talk • contribs) 04:23, 28 May 2005.

SHE'S ON THE COVER OF THE (I DO BELIEVE) SEPTEMBER ISSUE OF THE ADVOCATE WHICH CONTAINS A BLATANTLY OUTTING INTERVIEW. THE CHICK IS VERY OUT...—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 85.100.237.62 (talk • contribs) 15:18, 28 September 2005.

stop shouting —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 211.217.249.225 (talk • contribs) 03:48, 29 September 2005.

Regarding: "De Rossi is openly gay." This is a NPV fact. On many occasions, Portia de Rossi has voluntarily chosen to make the fact that she is gay a defining part of her public persona. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.215.238.4 (talk • contribs) 23:15, 16 February 2006.

Sign your comments. The fact the she is openly gay is addressed in the lower half of the paragraph in a more subtle/less abrupt manner and in a way that flows with the article. Plus saying "she is openly gay" doesn't even tell the whole story. Portia "came out" in a gradual manner and only came all the way out in 05'. I disagree with you entirely about her making it part of her public persona. She's only discussed it in two interviews only to get it "on record." Going to awards with Ellen and things like that is not making it part of her persona. How silly is that. However, thank you for writing a comment this time and being (slightly) less trollish. Crumbsucker 02:29, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

Thank you for your point of view. However, I must strongly disagree. Portia de Rossi has opened up about her homosexuality in her magazine interviews. She has specifically stated that she is homosexual. This is a verified and NPV fact that deserves inclusion.

You didn't read a thing I wrote. The fact that she is gay is already stated in the paragraph, if you would bother to read it. In fact, there are several references to her sexuality in the article, so you are clearly playing dumb and deliberately missing the point. There's no reason to repeat it in the awkward way you keep trying to. You've been reverted by several people and it will keep happening. Please sign your comments. Crumbsucker 12:57, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

I agree; her being homosexual is already mentioned in the article and so the issue in question is her sexuality, as her homosexuality is simply the result of the issue of her sexuality, therefore making sexuality the primary term of degree. Smeggysmeg 16:12, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

Look. The fact that she's gay has been added to Wikipedia. It's not really appropriate to go farther than that. What makes some people think that gayness is the defining aspect of a gay person's life? Is being straight the defining aspect of a straight person's life or "persona"? Of course not. It's just there, in the background, like eye or skin color. I think people who are so scandalized by someone being gay, and who focus on it above all other aspects of that person, are just showing that they don't actually understand or accept homosexuals yet. -Kasreyn 22:23, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

Contents 1 Photo? 2 Eyebrows 3 Qutezuce 4 Why did she changer her name to an Italian/Latin name?

[edit] Photo?

That's definitely not a picture of PdR -- the only picture that I can find from the Advocate looks totally different. Could someone with more knowledge of the issue commnet on whether this uncertainty is just a function of the picture's small size or it's actually not a picture of her? Jweed 21:19, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

Looks like here to me. There is a link on Image:Portia.jpg to a page with a larger version of the image where you can more easily identify her. Qutezuce 00:48, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

That isn't Portia de Rossi. Google image for Portia de Rossi and you'll find dozens of images with one thing in common: white skin. The image you've linked to is of Portia Simpson-Miller, the president-elect of Jamaica. Maybe someone accidentally overwrote one portia.jpg with another? -Kasreyn 06:36, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

Yes, someone overwrote the image yesterday. See my reply in the next section. Qutezuce 06:52, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

I reverted the image to the correct version, the photo of Portia Simpson-Miller existed as another image. No page used the Portia Simpson-Miller picture that overwrote the Portia de Rossi image so it shouldn't cause any problems. The picture is now back on the page and it should be correct, if not try refreshing your browser. Sorry for the confusion. Qutezuce 07:02, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Eyebrows

Am I the only one who thinks she has weird eyebrows?

[edit] Qutezuce

Please stop adding the photo of Portia Simpson-Miller to this page. I'm hoping it was an accident. If not, please stop vandalizing this page. -Kasreyn 06:31, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

My browser was caching the old image, someone uploaded another image overtop the real image of Portia de Rossi and my browser kept the image and the Image's page both cached so it was always a picture of Portia de Rossi from my viewpoint. Since no one provided an edit summary when removing the image I assumed that I was fixing vandalism by restoring the image. Qutezuce 06:51, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

Thanks!! -Kasreyn 07:06, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Why did she changer her name to an Italian/Latin name?

Anyone know why she picked Portia (a Latin name) and De Rossi a (Latinate/Italian) name? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by ArthurianLegend (talk • contribs) 3 August 2006.