Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi

Ellen DeGeneres plans to wed longtime girlfriend Portia de Rossi!

The California Supreme Court took a stance for equality on Thursday. By overturning the archaic ban on gay marriage, the judges reaffirmed their belief that all residents of this great state should be treated the same under the law.

Ellen made the annoucement on her Friday show, which also details her fabulous 50th birthday party. Ellen says: “I’m thrilled that the California supreme court overturned the ban on gay marriage. I can’t wait to get married. We all deserve the same rights, and I believe that someday we’ll look back on this and not allowing gays to marry will seem as absurd as not allowing women to vote.”

De Rossi, 35, was in the studio — and the crowd went wild applauding before giving the pair a standing ovation.

The two stars began dating in December 2004, as de Rossi was appearing on the FOX sitcom Arrested Development.