We Got Your Back: Stars Who Support Marriage Equality

Oprah, Ben Jealous and more notable stars.

Benjamin Todd Jealous - This week, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act, and decide whether same-sex couples should be afforded the same rights as heterosexual couples. While Americans are largely divided on the issue, a number of high-profile Black celebrities and advocates have spoken out in support of marriage equality. —Britt Middleton NAACP President Benjamin Todd Jealous has described the civil rights group’s support of marriage equality as an issue “deeply rooted in the 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution and equal protection of all people." (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for NAACP Image Awards)
Queen Latifah - She has conquered music, film and endorsement deals and she's helping us celebrate 13 years of the BET Awards. Don't miss the queen live on June 30! 
Still Stingin' - Lil Kim hits the stage to perform at L.A. Pride 2012 to a crowd of adoring fans in West Hollywood. The Queen Bee is set to release a new album later this year.  (Photo: FayesVision/WENN.com)Oprah Winfrey - Oprah Winfrey supported her friend Ellen DeGeneres by guest starring on a 1997 episode of DeGeneres' sitcom, Ellen, where DeGeneres' character reveals she is gay to Winfrey, who plays her therapist. That same year, DeGeneres came out publicly in an appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show. (Photos from left: Larry Busacca/Getty Images, Christopher Polk/Getty Images)

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Benjamin Todd Jealous - This week, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act, and decide whether same-sex couples should be afforded the same rights as heterosexual couples. While Americans are largely divided on the issue, a number of high-profile Black celebrities and advocates have spoken out in support of marriage equality. —Britt Middleton NAACP President Benjamin Todd Jealous has described the civil rights group’s support of marriage equality as an issue “deeply rooted in the 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution and equal protection of all people." (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for NAACP Image Awards)

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