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DeGeneres tweeted an image of her iconic Time magazine "Yep, I'm Gay" (https://time.com/4728994/ellen-degeneres-1997-coming-out-cover/) cover, adding: "I remember coming out as gay on the cover of @TIME magazine 25 years ago today. I don’t, however, remember saying ‘Yep.’"

Ellen DeGeneres marks the 25th anniversary of her iconic ABC Ellen sitcom coming out episode (https://people.com/tv/ellen-degeneres-celebrates-25th-anniversary-coming-out-episode/)

On April 30, 1997 (https://www.avclub.com/the-episode-that-liberated-then-destroyed-ellen-1798239919), DeGeneres (https://www.ellen-degeneres.com/ellen-the-sitecom/the-puppy-episode) and her Ellen (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031125154/http://www.jumptheshark.com/e/ellen.htm) character (https://web.archive.org/web/20140402222324/http://forums.televisionwithoutpity.com/topic/3112182-ellen-the-controversial-sitcom/?view=getnewpost) came out as gay (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68EyF9U4olQ) in a landmark (https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2017/04/151955/ellen-degeneres-coming-out-on-tv-gay-rights-history) episode (https://decider.com/2014/07/16/decider-classic-ellen-puppy-episode/) titled "The Puppy Episode." (http://reviewingeverytvshowiown.blogspot.com/2017/11/ellen-puppy-episode.html) "When I came out (https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/EllenS4E22ThePuppyEpisodePart1), people warned me that it was going to ruin my career, and they were right for a while," DeGeneres said during her opening monologue on Thursday's The Ellen DeGeneres Show. "Actually, for exactly three years, I lost my career. But look at me now." DeGeneres added: "It really goes to show you how important it is to be your authentic self, and how important it is to accept others as their authentic selves."