Steven Spielberg and wife Kate Capshaw are totally awesome!

PerezHilton.com has learned exclusively that the superstar director and his wife just donated $100,000.00 to help strike down Prop 8 in California, the November ballot initiative which seeks to take away the right to marry from gays and lesbians in the state.

Spielberg says:

“By writing discrimination into our state constitution, Proposition 8 seeks to eliminate the right of each and every citizen in our state to marry regardless of sexual orientation. Such discrimination has NO place in California’s constitution, or any other.”

We totally heart them!

Bruce Cohen – producer of Oscar-winning American Beauty and a vehement NO ON 8 activist – had this to add:

“It’s phenomenal that Kate and Steven are affirming their unwavering commitment to equality in such a significant a way. More than 15 years ago, Steven was the first person in Hollywood who I came out to, news which he greeted with his full love and support then and ever since.
“It is my fervent hope that other entertainment industry leaders will follow the lead of Brad Pitt and the Spielbergs and fight to maintain equal rights for all Californians.”

Bruce Cohen married his partner, Gabriel Catone, in June.

Cohen and his filmmaking partner Dan Jinks produced Milk, a film recounting the life of assassinated San Francisco city supervisor and activist Harvey Milk, who was also openly gay. The film is slated for release later this year.

All the celebrity support is really fabulous!

If you’re in California, make sure to exercise your right to vote!

We still feel like we need MORE support, though.