Welcome, Wanda! Sykes comes out as a proud lesbian at a Las Vegas Join the Impact rally

This past Saturday people gathered all over the country in the name of equal rights for all citizens, with demonstrations drawing tens of thousands of supporters in some cities. But a gathering in Las Vegas had special resonance when television comic and actress Wanda Sykes came out as a proud lesbian woman to a cheering crowd. It had long been speculated that Sykes was gay but the actress had not felt compelled to speak about her private life publicly, until Proposition 8 forced the issue.

A big round of applause to Sykes, and your welcome basket is on the way. Although I have to wonder, how many conservative Americans will be scarred to know that they've been going to dinner at Applebee's at the urgings of - GASP - a gay apple?