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Cynthia Nixon Announces Engagement to Christine Marinoni
Monday, May 18, 2009 - 1:50pm by Jonathan Rosales, GLAAD's Entertainment Media Manager
At the Love, Peace and Marriage Equality rally yesterday in New York City, Sex and the City star Cynthia Nixon announced her engagement to girlfriend Christine Marinoni. GLAAD is thrilled for the happy couple and wishes them the best!
Congratulations Cynthia and Christine!
Via E! Online:
The couple have been together since late 2003, shortly after Nixon split from her longtime companion,Danny Mozes. The exes share custody of their two children, Samantha, 12, and Charles, 6.
Nixon revealed the news to an audience during the Love, Peace and Marriage Equality rally in New York City. The actress and Marinoni became engaged last month and are currently working to support a new bill for same-sex unions proposed by New York Gov. David Paterson.
The rally was organized by Broadway Impact and Gavin Creel, the out Tony-nominated star of Hair, and featured appearances by David Hyde Pierce and Cheyenne Jackson, among others.