Betty DeGeneres
Betty Jane DeGeneres (née Pfeffer; born May 20, 1930) is an American LGBT rights activist. She is the mother of Ellen and Vance DeGeneres and the first straight spokeswoman for the Human Rights Campaign's National Coming Out Project 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.
Betty DeGeneres | |
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DeGeneres in 2011 | |
| Born | Betty Jane Pfeffer May 20, 1930 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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