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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Entertainment
Shyna Mae Deang

Margaret Cho Says Ellen 'Erased' Her in Public While Queer Spaces Excluded Women of Colour

Margaret Cho (Credit: margaret_cho/Instagram)

Margaret Cho has spoken candidly about feeling erased by Ellen DeGeneres and overlooked within queer spaces, despite her decades-long career as a trailblazing Asian American comedian and LGBTQ+ advocate.

Speaking on the Out in Hollywood podcast earlier this month, Cho said DeGeneres 'wasn't nice' to her and described how queer spaces, particularly in entertainment, have often excluded women of colour like herself.

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