Cynthia Nixon: I'd Marry My Girlfriend

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Mirror   |   May 12, 2008 09:10 AM

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The UK Mirror sat down with "Sex and the City" star Cynthia Nixon, and she revealed she would marry her girlfriend Christine Marinoni, given the legal opportunity. The pair have been together since 2004.

"If it becomes legal I think we would," says Cynthia, who still lives in the Upper West Side neighbourhood where she was born. "It's something my girlfriend is interested in and it was not something my boyfriend ever was.


"I think that to get married to her would be a little act of rebellion. It's like if you've never had the vote and then you get it you're going to run out there and vote.

"I always avoided marriage in the past and was always very wary of it. I felt like it was potentially a trap. People sometimes want the party, the gifts and the public celebration of this big love - they're excited about that rather than about the lifetime commitment. So I always steered clear of it." Emmy-award winning Cynthia shocked everyone when she walked out on her partner of 15 years - English professor Danny Mozes - for Christine...

"I never felt like there was an unconscious part of me that woke up or came out of the closet. There wasn't a struggle or an attempt to suppress. I met this woman and I fell in love with her.

Read the whole Nixon interview here.

 
 

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- Christabelle See Profile I'm a Fan of Christabelle

YAWNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNnnnnn.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:19 PM on 05/14/2008
- repugnicansfearme See Profile I'm a Fan of repugnicansfearme

And I would like you both to take me on your honeymoon..........

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:18 PM on 05/13/2008
- adamsmith See Profile I'm a Fan of adamsmith

I think the institution of marriage is stupid for one and all. 50% end in divorce. I wouldn't take those odds, and bet everything I own on them. Maybe it's just me....

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:30 PM on 05/13/2008
- MalloMel See Profile I'm a Fan of MalloMel

I agree. Isn't that kind of weird?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 06:38 AM on 05/14/2008
- rextrek See Profile I'm a Fan of rextrek

Im actually TIRED of this whole argument....IT Disgusts me that America does NOT live up too what it espouses to everyone else in the world. Freedom this,and Freedom that...yea..yea its all HOT AIR! Until America takes the lead in Equality and Fairness to ALL its citizens - it will be viewed as a Hypocritical Nation!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 06:48 PM on 05/13/2008
- jesthefaxman See Profile I'm a Fan of jesthefaxman

YAWWWWWN

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 04:00 PM on 05/13/2008
- Trollstakeyourmeds See Profile I'm a Fan of Trollstakeyourmeds

As inter-racial marriage is common and legal now, gay marriage, hopefully, will be viewed the same way shortly. Love is love is love is love. We should all be encouraging committed and loving relationships...not discouraging them.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:34 PM on 05/13/2008
- rextrek See Profile I'm a Fan of rextrek

You're Right on all counts...except, the Right is NOT Discouraging LGBT relationships...the Law is and WILL NOT Recognizing them legally. The 21st Century America..and we still struggle with Equality..? Such Hypocracy. Where's the America I thought I lived In?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 06:26 PM on 05/13/2008
- klandish See Profile I'm a Fan of klandish

"We" lived in. Well, only for some, that is.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 06:46 PM on 05/13/2008
- Spazzers See Profile I'm a Fan of Spazzers

I only have one real comment regarding Ms. Nixon marrying her same sex partner;

She says marrying her partner "would be a little act of rebellion. It's like if you've never had the vote and then you get it you're going to run out there and vote."

That has to be the STUPIDEST reason to want to marry someone.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:06 PM on 05/13/2008
- klandish See Profile I'm a Fan of klandish

Stupider than a young woman marring a man she doesn't love for money or an older man marring a young girl because of a mid life crisis. She's made it clear she's in love with her. Just because she's excited by honoring her right to marriage by doing so is not stupid.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 04:47 PM on 05/13/2008
- indypete See Profile I'm a Fan of indypete

Good luck to her! If gays want to marry, what's the problem? Live and let live... they're not hurting anyone. It's an unholy drag that gays have to hide away in this day and age. I worked on cruise ships for almost twenty years and among the crewmwmbers you'll find more gays per cubic foot than anywhere else on earth. They are accepted on the ships for what they are... people. Not wierd, not sinful, not wrong, just people. In the crew bars they are able to be as open about themselves as anyone else and hold hands, cuddle, whatever straight couples do in public, with no bad vibe from holier-than-thou types. Does gay marriage cheapen my marriage? Absolutely not. My 3 divorces might, but gay marriage certainly does not!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 04:50 AM on 05/13/2008
- CoulterIsASuccubus See Profile I'm a Fan of CoulterIsASuccubus

Cindy, no offense, but have you seen your girlfriend?? She looks like John Goodman's ugly brother.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:45 AM on 05/13/2008
- klandish See Profile I'm a Fan of klandish

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Your blog was ugly.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:57 PM on 05/13/2008
- JFM See Profile I'm a Fan of JFM

So, your point is...what? You think Cynthia's love for her partner, or her desire to marry her, should somehow be diminished because you are not attracted to this woman? What am I missing here? Oh, right: you objectify women and that's the sum total of how you view them.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:33 PM on 05/13/2008
- gr8abz See Profile I'm a Fan of gr8abz

Her name is Cynthia moron.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:09 AM on 05/13/2008
- WIpatriot See Profile I'm a Fan of WIpatriot

No wonder she wants to marry and change her last name.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:14 PM on 05/13/2008
- jesuswazasocialist See Profile I'm a Fan of jesuswazasocialist

Damn I thought it was John Goodman.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:32 AM on 05/13/2008
- yukoner1 See Profile I'm a Fan of yukoner1

Go for it Cynthia! Move to Massachusetts, better yet, Canada. Same sex marriage is legal in the Yukon.
Come on up!
Steve

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:49 AM on 05/13/2008
- ReasonIsMyReligion See Profile I'm a Fan of ReasonIsMyReligion

Where the men are men and the moose are nervous.

;-)

Cheers.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:48 AM on 05/13/2008
- keclxivq See Profile I'm a Fan of keclxivq

Very beautiful and classy lady. Good luck and hope all your dreams come true.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:47 PM on 05/12/2008
- Guynemer See Profile I'm a Fan of Guynemer

I thought she was still dating that cab driver.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:57 PM on 05/12/2008
- radmul See Profile I'm a Fan of radmul

To bad she is only doing this to promote a film. Just another case of manufactured news for the promotion of crap

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:49 PM on 05/12/2008
- presto See Profile I'm a Fan of presto

Doing what? Being gay?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:25 PM on 05/12/2008
- LeonBNJ See Profile I'm a Fan of LeonBNJ

I would rather lesbians like Ms. Nixon and gay men be able to live openly, including in civil marriage, rather than lead their lives in unhappiness, not feeling whole or having to hide their relationships. Civil unions are not recognized in states where they didn't take place under their laws. Marriage by same-gender couples would be. Yes, there may be advantages to marriage - economic and practical as pointed out by others, but more important is to be able have a commitment with a partner.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:14 PM on 05/12/2008
- OnTheCusp See Profile I'm a Fan of OnTheCusp

I would rather that gays and lesbians come the f*#k out of the closet and stop defrauding the straight people they marry (to appear socially respectable) out of years of their lives.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:52 PM on 05/14/2008
- ReasonIsMyReligion See Profile I'm a Fan of ReasonIsMyReligion

I belive that onus belongs to a great degree on our society's shoulders. But as long as the stigmas continue...

Not to mention, some "beards" aren't being duped -- they're in on it.

Last but foremost, most gays and lesbians are not duping anyone, nor trying to.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 04:22 PM on 05/14/2008
- ReasonIsMyReligion See Profile I'm a Fan of ReasonIsMyReligion

Enough "brokeback marriages" already.

To split a fine hair: not committment, per se, but the civil and financial privileges -- and obligations in case of divorce -- that society bestows upon, and imposes upon, m-m-m-arried people.

Live love.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:57 AM on 05/13/2008
- klandish See Profile I'm a Fan of klandish

O.K. Got what you mean. Sorry.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 06:48 PM on 05/13/2008
- klandish See Profile I'm a Fan of klandish

You are breaking my back by saying everyone does not have the same rights to hope, participate and make the mistakes then be covered legally by laws only heterosexual covet.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 04:19 PM on 05/13/2008
- ReasonIsMyReligion See Profile I'm a Fan of ReasonIsMyReligion

Sorry, I'm confused.
I simply want that all people enjoy the same rights.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:35 PM on 05/13/2008
- DMSmith See Profile I'm a Fan of DMSmith

More important is having the same choices in life as all other people have. Or...am I less than an equal person in my own country which prides itself on freedom?

I'm 63 years old. I would like to live at least one day of my life as a truly equal and free American. I have, after all, been promised that my entire life.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:05 AM on 05/13/2008
- Spazzers See Profile I'm a Fan of Spazzers

Actually you do have equal rights. You have the same exact right to marry that everyone else has. That right is to marry a person of the opposite sex. By federal law NO ONE has the right to marry a person of the same sex. In that light you are not being denied anything. You have the same rights everyone else has. What you are asking for is a new right, the right to marry someone of the same sex.

I have no problem with a gay person wanting to marry their partner. It doesn't effect me in the least. I do take issue when people play the victim, however, by saying they are being denied rights. They are not. What they want is a new right, the right to marry someone of the same sex. If gay people approached the issue from that aspect it would be much better received.

Push your politicians. Get out the vote. Stop playing the victim.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:55 PM on 05/13/2008
- klandish See Profile I'm a Fan of klandish

Oh, so while you are being denied a "new" right, like woman's new"right "to vote or interracial couples new" right" to marry of yesteryear; you can be a quiet activist but I don't want to hear your loud complaining. Social change is noisy haven't you noticed. Yes, we wouldn't want to affect you in the least. Selfish.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 04:11 PM on 05/13/2008
- PaxMundis See Profile I'm a Fan of PaxMundis

This about "brokeback"or "sham" marriages ignores the fact that there are millions out there - like Ms. Nixon - who are *bisexual*, not gay or lesbian.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:32 PM on 05/13/2008
- ReasonIsMyReligion See Profile I'm a Fan of ReasonIsMyReligion

Hang in there. The times, they are a-changing.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:50 AM on 05/13/2008
- Boobaloo See Profile I'm a Fan of Boobaloo

I could not care less if same sex marry what I am sick and tired of is media and special interest groups portraying grown men who happen to be gay as some sort of precious vulnerable victim that we all need to gather around and protect.

Grown men don't need anyones protection, gay doesnt make you precious and simply being alive has risks so it's not societys responsibility to make sure gay men are protected from homophobia. Consequences are a part of life, so if you're hitting on straight men, you can expect to be politely rebuffed, punched in the face or even shot; don't blame everyone else because you chose to be rude, disrespectful and malicious and got some of it back in your face.

Grown men are perfectly capable of protecting themselves but, what about all the gay men who are mysogynists? What about the gay men who hate women, who will protect women from them? They'd love to see women completely removed from the face of the earth and go around degrading and disrespecting women regularily.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:07 PM on 05/12/2008
- Aramingo See Profile I'm a Fan of Aramingo

There are two words that scare the shit out of every gay man in this country. Those two words are "There's One!". Just ask Matthew Shepard's parents. Granted, you might not consider a 19 year old to be a grown man, but when there's six of them and one of you, you'll want protection. I know it was just two guys with Shepard, but 'round my neck of the woods, I've heard tell of that many. And I heard it from the perpetrators, not the victim.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:32 PM on 05/14/2008
- Boobaloo See Profile I'm a Fan of Boobaloo


Wow. I struck a nerve.

First of all, I actually have several gay friends and couples and dont believe its ALL gay men however a large number of them are mysogynsts and they're terrorizing women and I'm tired of pretending that it's not happening or that it's only isolated cases. In the coming years,we're going to see more and more lawsuits of women suing their gay bosses for harrassment, creating hostile work enviornments and endangering women in the work place. I know dozens of women who have gone through this laundry list of attacks.

Also, the two most mysogynsts industries on the planet have a disproportionate amount of gay men: Fashion and Hollywood. This is not just some loopie coincidence, it's b/c these gay men hate women and don't see them as full three-dimensional human beings but rather as things, objects and wire hangers. Are there straight men who behave this way? Holy crap, of course there are; my point was and still is that we dont need to be treating gay men as holy angels that need our protection. They're GROWN MEN; they're fine.

We need to be putting our energy into protecting women and children because they're truly the only vulnerable on this planet.

My original comment stands as is.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:29 AM on 05/14/2008
- ReasonIsMyReligion See Profile I'm a Fan of ReasonIsMyReligion

I get your point, but the rhetoric is overblown. "Terrorize?"

When the news is full of STRAIGHT men TRULY "terrorizing" -- I mean assault, battery, and murder -- not just women in general, but their OWN wives, girlfriends, and ex-boths.

And as to the office "mysogyny" you call "terrorism," straight men still trump the gays there too.

Harrumph.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:18 PM on 05/14/2008
- rextrek See Profile I'm a Fan of rextrek

Im 47yrs old...living in SNJ/Phila and I've NEVER known any Gay man to "hate" women,or make them wanna disappear. If anything Gay Men Appreciate women in a way straight men NEVER could...as individuals with ideas,and Important things to say.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 06:33 PM on 05/13/2008
- klandish See Profile I'm a Fan of klandish

Yeah, I lost my instincts to protect your rights suddenly. Sounds like you bought some old school spin about gay men hating women. Most gay men have woman as best friends and they treat them with more respect than straight men could ever imagine doing. If this sounds stereotypical, so is your statement. People are people, everyone has the same ability to have positive attributes as well as it's opposite. Knock off the nasty propaganda.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 04:30 PM on 05/13/2008
- nyboomer See Profile I'm a Fan of nyboomer

To BOOBALOT: stop being such a boob.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:09 AM on 05/13/2008
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