Last fall, he married his companion of 25 years, Brian Hargrove, in California and he’s outraged that other gay and lesbian couples are being denied this right.  “Brian and I always kept a low profile. We didn’t hide our lives,” he said. “We got married very quietly last Oct. 24 and thought that was fine, and then suddenly the state of California said, ‘No, it’s not.’ What we thought was sort of a private, personal decision turned out not to be.

He also revealed that he’s become quite active about the cause and has been present at protests and rallies: “I’ve been going because I had the experience of having this private thing suddenly dragged out into the public, and have people I don’t know take a vote,” he said. “It was a very angry-making feeling both in November when it was taken away from me and also this past Tuesday when I was sitting in front of my television wondering, ‘Gee, I hope it’s OK the Supreme Court thinks I’m married.’ Excuse me, it’s none of your business.”

Of the recent Proposition 8 verdict that allows same-sex couples who are already married he said: “We now find out that, legally, we are still married. That’s a mixed thing too,” he admitted. “It’s like, ‘Oh great, we made the cut.’”

Watch part of the appearance here:

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Ellen and her wife, Portia de Rossi, are still legally married under the ruling (they wed last August) but she had the following to say: “I’m sure you heard the Prop 8 news. One day when everyone is treated with full equality, we’ll look back and realize how wrong this was,” Ellen said in a statement to Access Hollywood.

Lance Bass, the openly gay former member of N*SYNC echoed in a written statement: “I can only hope to one day live in a country that grants equal rights, opportunity, and freedom to all citizens.”  For more celeb reactions, visit the Access Hollywood site. 

What do you think of the ruling?  Should there be a ban on gay marriage?  Should all Americans have the same civil rights?  Tell me what you think!

image: Bauer-Griffin

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Ellen was recognized for the episode titled "Ellen & Portia’s Wedding Day" on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.  I remember that one very well because it brought tears to my eyes.  There was a video montage of the photos from their special day and it just reminded me that love is what matters most so who are we to judge what is right and what is wrong?  It seemed like a beautiful ceremony and I think it was brave of Ellen to broadcast those personal moments on her show.

"Love comes in lots of different forms," said DeGeneres with her wife, Portia de Rossi, standing beside her. "I am flabbergasted by the fact that we’re still trying to fight.  I am not trying to fight for gay rights – I am trying to fight for equal rights."

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Meanwhile, GLAAD (Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) sent them some information to help separate fact from fiction, which I thought was really important.  Unfortunately, Sherri Shepherd was unhappy because the information came from GLAAD only and she wants to hear from the other side (I don’t get that since this was legal information that was provided which is not based on beliefs, religion or sexual orientation.  It’s the law!).

They also talked about saving intimacy for marriage and the fact that Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon waited until their wedding night to have sex (as Whoopi pointed out, though, they only dated for two months before getting married). 

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