As we continue to come to terms with the news that California really actually unbelievably passed Prop 8, more folks are speaking out as the ramifications of the decision continue to manifest themselves. Ellen DeGeneres issued a statement to the AP saying she was "saddened beyond belief." She then filmed one of her humorous segments where she went on a vandalism spree painting three Mormon churches bright pink before getting drunk and breaking down weeping because she has to return all of her wedding presents.

See what others are up to after the jump!

David Burtka and Neil Patrick Harris looking adorable as always.

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• Just because we can never get enough of them, the above pic is super-couple Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka at the one year anniversary party for the nightclub Blush in Las Vegas.

• Ellen Degeneres is once again using her celebrity to fight the good fight, as she blasted V.P. nominee Sarah Palin on her talk show today. The highlight is when Ellen dismisses the view that children will be "influenced" in some way by learning that gay people can also be parents: "I was surrounded by heterosexuals, just everywhere I looked — heterosexuals. And they did not influence ... I mean I dabbled in high school, who didn't? Everyone dabbled, ya know?"

• We've been talking about the new gay themed high school film Tru Loved for quite a while, and now, Roger Ebert has given the film the kind of publicity it wasn't expecting ... or wanting. The iconic critic gave the film one star (out of four), and admitted he only watched eight minutes before shutting it off, something he now regrets.

• Well, they may as well call the election now, as Barack Obama has received the most important of all his endorsements. According to the Weekly World News, Batboy has come out in full support of Barack, thanks to the encouragement of the nominee's recently discovered half-bat, half-human brother Obatma. Rumor has it that Stephen Baldwin has already challenged Obatma to a boxing match.

• Someone who's already made his decision is the out David Sedaris (aka the world's greatest living humorist), whose latest essay contains a hilarious and profane analogy about the presidential nominees (he compares them to airplane food).

• In sad news, out Little Britain star Matt Lucas is officially divorced from his husband of two years, Kevin McGee. They've been split up since June, allegedly due to McGee's "unreasonable behavior".

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Ellen DeGeneres is the latest celebrity to produce a PSA advising Californians of the dangers that Proposition 8 poses to the civil rights of its gay and lesbian citizens. After the jump, two more PSAs — one featuring Margaret Cho; the other featuring California Constitutional versions of the MAC & PC guys.

As though we needed any more reason to love this woman, last night Ellen DeGeneres took the opportunity while guesting on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno to urge the audience to vote against Proposition 8, which would take away the right of gay Californians (like her and new wife Portia) to marry. And Jay chimed in, noting that there's been gay marriage in his home state for a while and nothing terrible has happened, and asks if we don't have more important things to focus on right now as a country aside from taking away the rights of gays and lesbians.

It's all totally awesome until Jay dips into some pretty shecky humor with his dead-in-the-water joke about Gay Divorce Court, but hey ... you can't ask a zebra to change his stripes, right?

David Walliams (as Little Britain's Emily) and Sting (as himself)

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• Apparently we can look forward to seeing Sting making out with one of David Walliam's many unhinged characters on Little Britain USA. (Be sure to check back here for our review of the series later this week!)

• This recent Newsweek article on the lives of gay seniors is a downright horrifying wake-up call to anyone planning on enjoying their Golden (Girls) Years without having to fight.

• MAD TV ran two new gay-themed sketches over the weekend: A parody video of Ellen DeGeneres doing "I Kissed a Girl" (which should be awful but MAN does she nail the impersonation!) and a rather scathing eHarmony ad with a "reformed gay" and his new wife. GoodAsYou has got 'em both.

• Rumors are swirling about regarding out Olympic champion Matthew Mitcham booking an as-yet-elusive national sponsorship.

• Logo (our parent company, of course) has launched a programming partnership with Levi's called Levi's Presents Logo Unbuttoned, in which the net will showcase unedited movies, television, and performances late every Saturday night. Uncut movies and Queer as Folk? Say it ain't so. For more info, check out the saucy I Am Unbuttoned website.

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Michael Kors poses with his mother, Joan, at his Bryant Park runway show
(Source: Getty)

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• Yesterday Ellen shared wedding photos and video with her audience and it was just as delightful and funny and touching as you would expect. Check out the clip here.

• Janice Dickinson launches a Real Men of Reality TV 2009 Calendar. Does this mean that she's guaranteed to be around another full year? Sigh.

• Howl, the biopic of gay poet Allen Ginsberg starring James Franco, has added a handful of knock-em-dead thesps to the cast, including Alan Alda, Mary-Louise Parker, and Paul Rudd.

• Above, from our news sib 365Gay: A look at Governor Sarah Palin's positions on LGBT issues.

• The Kardashian Curse spreads: Brody Jenner is baby-oiled and packed into low-rise jeans as a part of his upcoming Bromance reality show.

• This piece on The Saddest Male Models in the World is the first time I've ever regretted not being pretty enough to stumble down a runway. (Tutus?! Really?)

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T.R. Knight shnugs with boyfriend Mark Cornelsen yesterday in Los Angeles

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• The weekend wedding of Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi will be the cover exclusive of this week's People Magazine. Keep 'em comin'!

• But WTF is up with CNN International's coverage of Ellen's getting 'married'? Fearquotes are soooo 2007 ... and isn't it poor etiquette to misspell the name of one of the brides in the headline? 

• On the other hand, here's a cute clip of T.R. Knight, Katherine Heigl, and others wishing Ellen and Portia well on their weekend wedding.

• Above, from our sibs at 365Gay: A look at how how dark clouds over Wall Street are dressing down fashions for next season.

• Comeback of the year Robert Downey Jr. notes in the new Rolling Stone that his rumored bisexuality in the 80's was manufactured. Like everything else in the 80's!

• When is an apology about making offensive comments about an upcoming transgender contestant on America's Next Top Model not an apology? When it's coming from FOX News. ("Because their lips are moving!" ... Wait, did I mess up the joke again? Darn it all!)

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Out actor Wilson Cruz stylin' at the ALMA Awards, which recognize Latin American performers

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• Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka are waaaaaay out in front in this Us Weekly poll on which same-sex Hollywood couple should get married next. Sorry, guys - the tribe has spoken!

• T.R. Knight sends his well-wishes to Ellen and Portia, noting that anybody's wedding is a big deal. The whole same-sex thing? Icing on the cake!

• Could out comic Graham Norton be the new host of the Eurovision Song Contest? And here we thought it couldn't get any gayer.

• Starting today, we'll be featuring selected videos from our newsy sib, 365Gay, Mondays through Thursdays. Above, Jason Bellini interviews out basketball star John Amaechi in Beijing.

• Milk and Eli Stone star Victor Garber chatted with LA Daily News about his recent successes, working with Gus Van Sant, and the fact that even he had no idea what was going on on Alias.

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Ellen and Portia at the Daytime Emmy Awards in June

Just a quick Monday-morning shout-out to a few of our favorite out celebs: Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi made it legal over the weekend in their Los Angeles home with a small crowd of about 20 family and friends. The low-key wedding represents the highest-profile same-sex wedding to take place in California since the overturn of the marriage ban earlier this summer. The ladies (who have been together for four years) wore light pink (Portia) and white (Ellen) Zac Posen outfits and reports say that the day was informal, fun, and full of joy. Like we'd expect anything else.

Huge congrats to the ladies, and we look forward to seeing Ellen tell some embarrassing wedding cake stories on her show.

A candid shot of the happy day (more pics over here)

As you may have heard by now, Van Hansis sadly did not win the Daytime Emmy Award on Friday for his portrayal of gay teen Luke Snyder on As the World Turns. But he and Jake Silbermann were on-hand at the ceremony as the handsomest couple of presenters in the house, and were fittingly tasked with presenting Ellen Degeneres with her umpteenth well-deserved Emmy for her talk show.