What You'd Never Guess About Cynthia Nixon's Marriage

Just because New York State passed the Marriage Equality Act, this doesn't mean that Cynthia Nixon and Christine Marinoni are finished fighting. In fact, after same sex marriages were legalized, Nixon said there was more of an imperative than ever to get behind the LGBTQ+ community.

Nixon spoke about how right-wing policies try to separate queer couples but she also said that within the community, people need to continue acting. "But [after same-sex marriage was legalized] we saw a great divide in our own community, too, between those who thought, 'I got my wedding ring, I can pass my money on to my spouse and not pay taxes, so I'm good, I'm done', as opposed to, 'we have so far to go for so many members of our community, we are still so far from the promised land, we're so far from having our full civil rights,'" Nixon told Attitude in 2020.

In fact, ever since Nixon and Marinoni got together, gay rights have been a consistent topic in interviews, especially for Nixon since she's the celebrity in the relationship. "I don't think it hurts to remind conservative people that a real American value—and a real conservative value—is live-and-let-live," Nixon told the Daily Beast. "I do think that when the people who are against gay rights portray themselves as the victim, it is very frustrating—particularly when we've had friends who have been horribly victimized for being gay." They're not done with their fight.

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