Cynthia Nixon ENGAGED To Christine Marinoni (PHOTOS)

UPDATE: Extra! talked to Nixon at Sunday's event about her engagement:

We're hoping to do it in New York. We're not going to wait forever, but we're hoping it's just around the corner...Sometime I think before the end of next summer, but we don't have a date."

Nixon showed "Extra" her gorgeous ring but reveals Marinoni is going bling-less. "She did not get a ring. She will have a wedding ring but she does not want an engagement ring."

PREVIOUSLY:
Sunday Cynthia Nixon announced her engagement to longtime partner Christine Marinoni during an Action=Marriage Equality rally in midtown New York to fight for same-sex marriages.

Nixon was joined at the rally not by her fiancee, to whom she became engaged last month, but by her "Sex and the City" costar Kristin Davis, David Hyde Pierce and New York Governor David Paterson.

Below is a photo of Nixon as she shows of her new engagement ring during the rally, and below that Nixon's hand Friday night.

The pair have been dating since 2003. Nixon has a son and a daughter from a previous relationship.

PHOTOS:
Showing off her ring at Sunday's rally

At a Drama League event Friday night, ring on

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Comments

[mypicasso]

Mazal Tov!

[LeeCalif]

Congrats to the both of you !

[M1]

Good for her.

[Lefty08]

Best Wishes to both of them!

[LMPE]

It's the sort of thing that one could do just to enrage the religious right. I'm glad that Ms. Nixon has found someone.

[graphicnovel]

I did not have to scroll far to find an asinine comment about the right. Yes, I'm sure she got married just to enrage the right. Note to LMPE-your focus may need to widen a little.

[BoyInBOYCOTT]

Best wishes Cynthia and Christine

[Winthorpe]

Cynthia Nixon is gay? I didn't see that one coming.

[SeymourButz]

lol

[cdub1991]

Kidding, right?

[Winthorpe]

Yes, that would be an Austin Powers line about Liberace.

[Goliadkin]

Go, Cynthia! I hope you'll both be very happy.

[abigail1]

best wishes to both of them. Congrats!

[tnicola]

good for you. Love rocks. I wish you and yours all the best.

[potogold]

Yay Cynthia!

[klandish]

In her recent public photos and interviews she certainly looks happier and more poised than when she was married to her male husband. Congratulations. Ms. Nixon's a lovely articulate woman who follows her heart and deserves happiness.

[Joyful Woman]

Isn't "male husband" redundant. A husband can only be male.

[DrJohnnySkeptic]

That's just what I was thinking.

[Sunnyhorse]

Is it really necessary to nitpick that nice post?

[bikerdude]

Been "old school" long?

[planetjeffy]

Me thinks that all marriage terms will be changing over the next few years.

[BlackYowe]

And marriage can only be between a man and women.

[Darcman]

I have to guess that when your in a relationship with someone of the same gender that everything is easier! No gender differences to deal with! I hope it works out for them none the less!

[TheBlob]

It's not that simple, the problem is for any two human beings to get along over a long period of time. Gays will be getting divorced at the same rate as straights.

[superstition]

Homophobia/heterosexism actually makes it harder for gay couples to form and to stay together. Legal/social recognition of same-sex marriages is crucial. The ability to date openly in youth is also very important. Having a progression of dating under the supervision of parents is better than going underground and meeting the wrong people due to a need for anonymity.

[klandish]

Actually you hit on something most people never talk about. There is some truth that Homosexuality does level the playing field for equality between the participants. But that doesn't always mean you are completely clear of gender role play.

[bnww]

He was the father of her kids, not her husband.

[2please]

I don't think she was married to the father of her kids.

[SonyaInTx]

She never married the father of her children.

If she is able to marry her girlfriend, it will be Cynthia's first marriage.

[Womanvoter4Obama]

Congratulations!

[Baguette Clang]

Congratulations!

[firelord5000]

Congrats!