I appreciate you being here so very much.
I'm Ellen, and I'm gay.
20 years ago I said that.
It was a much bigger deal then.
It was the hardest thing that I ever had to do in my life, and I would not change one moment of it because it led me to be exactly where I am today, standing in front of all of you.
A couple of years ago I was on the cover of Time magazine.
Yes you were-- first transgender on the cover of Time magazine.
It's that.
And you tweeted me.
I don't know if you remember.
