Tara Block talks LGBTQ engagements and marriages happening in Hollywood.
Some of our favorite star-crossed lovers (pun intended!) are finally getting hitched with gay marriage becoming legal in the state of New York.
After a three-year engagement and last year’s birth of their son, Cynthia Nixon and Christine Marinoni got married this weekend! The Sex and the City star joins other gay celebrities who are engaged or married to their partners. The couple wanted to wait until same-sex marriage was legal in New York to get married, and they had their wish granted last June! Another celebrity to take advantage of the legalization of gay marriage in New York was Michael Kors, who married his longtime partner Lance LePere last August. See some of our other favorite engaged and recently married gay celebrities now!
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Ryan Murphy
Glee creator Ryan Murphy announced his engagement to David Miller back in June last year when he was talking on Ryan Seacrest‘s radio show, saying, “I’m with a great fellow now who I’ve known for 15 years. We just got engaged and I’m very excited about it!”
Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka
When the gay marriage equality bill passed in New York, NPH and his partner, David Burtka, tweeted their engagement announcement. But the happy couple and fathers to twins have been secretly engaged for five years!
Cynthia Nixon and Christine Marinoni
Sex and the City star Cynthia Nixon became engaged to her partner, Christine Marinoni, in 2009 at a rally supporting same-sex marriage in New York. After waiting for their nuptials to be legally recognized in New York, the parents of a 15-month-old son tied the knot on Sunday.
Jane Lynch and Dr. Lara Embry
The hilarious Glee star Jane Lynch married clinical psychologist Dr. Lara Embry in 2010.
Michael Kors and Lance LePere
Michael announced his engagement weeks before his destination wedding, saying, “Lance and I are very excited to finally be able to have the opportunity to marry in our home state after many years together. We have no plans for a major party, but we will be getting married privately.”
Chely Wright and Lauren Blitzer
Country singer Chely Wright married her partner, Lauren Blitzer, at a private home in Connecticut in August.
Rosie O’Donnell and Michelle Rounds
Rosie and Michelle met at Starbucks and had only been dating a few months when they announced their engagement in December 2011.
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