Wanda Sykes' character on "The New
Adventures of Old Christine" married Julia Louis-Dreyfus' character in order to stay in
the country, a situation mined for laughs on the show. In real life, though, the
situation was far from funny. It was the passing of Proposition 8 in
... moreCalifornia, Sykes said, that made her feel like she was "attacked." "Now, I
gotta get in their face," she proclaimed. "I'm proud to be a woman. I'm proud to
be a black woman, and I'm proud to be gay." Close