Cynthia Nixon announces engagement at gay marriage rally

[William769]

Film, TV, and theater star Cynthia Nixon announced to the crowd of thousands gathered at Broadway Impact’s Equality rally in New York City on Sunday, May 17, that she is engaged to be married to her partner since 2003, Christine Marinoni.

“I have a secret to tell you,” she told the cheering crowd. “Last month, my girlfriend Christine and I got engaged. And I have a beautiful ring to prove it.”

Nixon went on to call for the right for same-sex couples to get married in New York State, and talked about how Christine is a stay-at-home mom to their children, but has no legal right to them if Nixon dies (the children’s father and Nixon’s former husband, Danny Mozes, is also very involved in parenting them).

Nixon with Marinoni and their children


The rally was organized to encourage the New York State legislature to pass marriage equality legislation before the current session ends on June 20.

After talking about the financial benefits of same-sex marriage to the State of New York, Nixon directed her remarks to the majority of people who oppose gay marriage not for religious reasons, but just because they “haven’t caught up with us yet.”

http://www.365gay.com/news/cynthia-nixon-announces-engagement-at-gay-marriage-rally/

[vaberella]

1. Yeah, I read about this last night on yahoo-spotlight news. You know that Celebrity thing. n/t

[William769]

2. And thats a good thing!