So you went to Europe with your kids.
How old are your kids now?
Yeah, two, four, and nine.
OK, and so that's a long flight to go to Europe.
How is that with those kids on the flight?
Oh, it was full of adventure.
[LAUGHS]
Uh-huh.
Yeah, it was challenging.
Do they like to fly?
Well, you know, the older--
I don't know how mothers did it before iPads.
Because with the nine-year-old and the four-year-old,
you can stick an iPad in front of them.
And, especially, I have this trick
where I don't let them use the iPad for like, weeks before.
And then when I get on the plane, I'm like,
I've got an iPad.
[LAUGHS]
And they just completely freak out.
And they're just quiet for the whole entire time.
It's the two-year-old Eli that is just learning to walk
and super excited about meeting every single person
on the plane.
Oh, wow.
And were they excited to meet him?
[LAUGHS] No, some are, and some aren't.
Yeah.
[AUDIENCE AW]
There he is in Italy eating his pasta.
[LAUGHS]
That's adorable.
All right, so he's two.
Yes.
And then you said four and nine.
Yes, Sienna is four.
Right.
I don't know if we have a picture of her.
There's Sienna.
[AUDIENCE AW]
Yeah.
She's my spirit child.
Who's your favorite?
Which one if you had to say your favorite,
which one would it be?
Ellen DeGeneres, don't you dare.
[LAUGHS]
They're not watching.
[LAUGHTER]
All right.
So, oh, you have one, obviously, because you're not
going to say--
[LAUGHTER]
--because the answer should have been, I love them all.
You're right.
I love them all.
Right away, that should have been your answer.
OK, let me not ask that.
Who's the smartest?
[LAUGHTER]
It depends on-- for what?
Like, Stella's smart and like, she knows how to go to her dad
and get what she wants.
And Sienna's super smart, because she'll just
have a complete meltdown, freak out,
and you'll give her whatever she wants to get her to shut up.
Right.
And then Eli is super smart, because he knows
how to bat his eyes at you.
And you give him whatever he wants,
even though he can't speak.
So he can't really ask for anything.
Right.
So.
So they just all sound manipulative.
[LAUGHTER]
Yes, aren't all children?
That's all they are is hungry, manipulative little creatures.
Yes, yes.
[LAUGHS]
They're always hungry.
And they always want everything.
Yeah, that's why I don't have them.
Yeah.
[LAUGHTER]
So let's talk about--
I appreciated you asking me to give you
the award this weekend.
I was in Vancouver.
But you got the GLSEN award this weekend.
And that's so fantastic.
And tell everybody-- first of all, congratulations.
Thank you.
And but they really need the help right now.
They do.
GLSEN is an amazing organization.
For those of you who haven't heard of it,
they provide support for gay, lesbian, transgender
teens in schools, in the schools,
specifically in school environment.
And a lot of the work that GLSEN does is, on a local level,
they work with the teachers and the schools.
And they do a lot of research.
And they do a lot of polling.
And we know-- GLSEN'S research shows definitively--
that this year, there's been an increase of violence
against gay and lesbian, transgender teens in schools,
of increase of 65%.
So, I mean, could you just imagine
having a sweet little baby in second grade
or third grade or fourth grade.
And they're different than the other kids.
And every day, they're faced with anxiety and fear
about getting beat up and harassed and bullied.
And this year specifically, I don't even
want to get into why the violence in this country
is at such an alarming rate, but it is.
And something we can all do-- that we know also from GLSEN
research that really works--
is we set up Gay-Straight Alliance clubs in the schools.
The kids feel supported.
They feel protected.
And they feel safe and they learn better.
There less incidence of depression and suicide.
And so there is something that we
can do to help these kids that the research
shows is very effective.
Yeah, it's called the Gay-Straight Alliance.
So for all the straight kids out there,
if there's not a Gay-Straight Alliance club in your school,
please, I'm begging you to start one,
because it's what you can do.
Yeah, good for you.
[APPLAUSE]
They're not old enough to vote.
Yeah, but they can do that, yeah.
Specifically, it's important, because if you're not
old enough to vote, that is something
that you can do that will make a real difference
and really help kids.
So, please, I bet you.
Yeah, I love that you're so passionate about that.