One particularly touching moment came from Portia de Rossi, who thanked Obama for allowing her to marry Ellen DeGeneres.
A visibly emotional Evan Rachel Wood, thanked him for “changing the way people thought about us and, honestly, the way I thought about myself”.
Posting the video on The Ellen Show’s YouTube account, the accompanying text reads: “Ellen compiled a message from the likes of Neil Patrick Harris, Evan Rachel Wood, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and many more to offer a personal message of thanks to President Obama for everything he was able to accomplish in the name of equality.
Obama called Ellen a “role model” for Americans after she came out as a lesbian during the 90s.