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  • Neil Patrick Harris Married His Long-Time Partner In The Interest Of His Kids

    Earlier this month, actor Neil Patrick Harris finally married his fiancé David Burtka in Italy after a long engagement. Harris recently spoke about his destination wedding when he made a guest appearance on the talk show The View and said that the reason they did it was for the benefit of their three-year-old twins, Harper Grace and Gideon Scott.

    On Wednesday, Harris told the hosts of The View that he and Burtka decided to get married so that their children could better understand their family. He stressed that they weren’t getting married to elicit any kind of reaction from anyone as they had already been together for more than 10 years.

    “I think when our kids got to the age where they were having reasonable conversations — when they’re asking lots of ‘why’ questions — then it seemed like to be able to have a real, clear-cut explanation of who their daddy is, I think it’s great [to say], ‘He’s my husband,” Harris explained.

    Set in an Italian castle, the romantic wedding was described as intimate by Harris, with only 45 guests. “I just wanted to be able to say nice things about David to David in front of the people that mattered the most to us. It was less about a proclamation and more about a declaration that I was able to share in front of our kids,” he said.

    Harris confessed that despite having spent all those years living with Burtka, he and his groom still felt emotional at the ceremony. “It was so crazy, because when you watch other people say their vows and get all choked up, you say ‘Come on! Pull it together, man.’ Then when you are standing there and it’s you and you have this piece of paper in your hand and it’s shaking… you can’t help but just get super-duper choked up,” he said.

  • Portia De Rossi And Ellen DeGeneres: Six Years And Still Going Strong

    Celebrity couple, Ellen DeGeneres and Portia De Rossi, celebrated their sixth wedding anniversary this weekend.  The couple, whose relationship has been an inspiration to many, recently had to face ugly rumors and assaults on their personal affairs.

    Despite rumors, the couple is intent on showing the world –or at the very least each other– that they are ready to stick it out with their relationship.

    De Rossi did so in a grand way by skywriting the word ‘six’ in the clear blue sky last weekend.

    DeGeneres, who is known for the extravagant surprises she springs on both her celebrity guests and the audience of her talk-variety show, was clearly delighted to be on the receiving end of the surprise.

    She proudly shared a photo on Twitter with the caption: “Look what my wife did for our wedding anniversary. Six!”

    The photo showed the happy couple cheek to cheek with the big letters spelling S-i-x in the background.

    This is certainly one way to dispel rumors about the troubles they have been facing.

    The couple has actually admitted to going through tough times in the past –no different from most other couples. But those close to them say that DeGeneres is willing to do anything to make the marriage work.

    “Ellen is very supportive of Portia and has no intentions of leaving her,” a source close to DeGeneres told Radar.

    DeGeneres certainly knows not to give weight to false rumors. She even joked about it on an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live: “I read that we were getting divorced, and I went and told [De Rossi], and she was sad. We both were so sad.”

    The talk show host also told People: “The truth is, and this is corny, I fall more in love with Portia all the time.”

    DeGeneres and De Rossi also bought an upscale Beverly Hills condo earlier this month. However, they may flip it over for a profit. It has been reported that the couple now enjoys doing home improvement projects together after the success of another real-estate venture earlier this year.

  • Vernita Gray, LGBT Champion, Dies At 65 Of Breast Cancer

    Vernita Gray, a known advocate for LGBT rights, died on Tuesday at her home in Edgewater, Chicago, after succumbing to breast cancer. Gray had been battling cancer since 1996, and had several recurrences through the years. She was 65.

    Gray is known for being half of Illinois’ first same-sex couple to exchange marriage vows when she married Patricia Ewert in November last year. A federal judge hastened the couple’s marriage license because of Gray’s condition.

    As a result, additional court rulings expedited same-sex marriage in Illinois ahead of the planned June 1, 2014 implementation.

    “She changed the world. She made it a better place,” said Ewert. “She was always happy, always positive.”

    Gray was also a leading advocate for LGBT rights since the late 60’s. She came out after Woodstock in 1969, after learning of the Stonewall riots. Soon, she organized a gay and lesbian hotline at her home, and support groups for youth who were rejected by their families. The phone rang so much that she would leave her apartment just to get peace of mind.

    Gray and Ewert met on an all-women’s cruise during Pride Month in 2009. They were engaged in the same year. The couple wed at their Chicago home on November 27 and had their honeymoon in Ixtapa, Mexico.

    The couple received a congratulatory letter from President Obama, saying, “A love like yours is truly something to treasure.”

    “Vernita Gray was an inspiration to all who crossed her path, from President Obama who knew her by name to the victims of violence she comforted and the young people for whom she was a fierce advocate,” said Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel.

    A memorial service is being planned. According to family, donations should be made to Affinity Community Services, Broadway Youth Center at Howard Brown, or Center on Halsted.

    Vernita Gray Speaks At Illinois Marriage Equality March


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