Rosie O'Donnell Marries Girlfriend Kelli Carpenter in San Francisco

The former talk show queen called Bush's comments about gay marriage "the most vile and hateful words ever spoken by a sitting president." And she told GMA the proposed amendment is "very, very, very, very shocking. And immoral."
O'Donnell also said that she and Kelli applied for spousal status in New York, where they live, but it was denied by the state. New York State does not have civil unions.

She said she first realized the injustice of not allowing same-sex couples to marry during her lawsuit with Gruner & Jahr USA, the publisher of the defunct Rosie magazine.

A judge ruled that neither the publisher, who initially sued, nor O'Donnell, who countersued, deserved damages. But during the trial, Kelli, was called on to testify.

O'Donnell said that because Kelli did not have the legal status of a spouse she was obligated to testify against Rosie.

"As a result, everything that I said to Kelly, every letter that I wrote her, every e-mail, every correspondence and conversation was entered into the record of this case," O'Donnell said. "After the trial, I am now, and will forever be, a total proponent of gay marriage."

Even if they had a civil union, Kelli would have had to testify.

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