Julianne Moore and Nelsan Ellis Get Their Gay Marriage On

by Michael Jones · 2010-07-02 14:10:00 UTC
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Julianne MooreYou know her from Boogie Nights, 30 Rock, Far From Heaven, The Hours, and Blindness. You know him from True Blood, The Soloist, and heck, maybe even Veronica Mars. But together, you can call Julianne Moore and Nelsan Ellis the latest celebrities to join the marriage equality bandwagon.

For Julianne Moore, perhaps that's not all that surprising. Her flicks have always skewed toward the LGBT-friendly (or at least LGBT-centric), and she's getting ready to star in what might be the largest piece of LGBT cinema this year (well, outside of all the Edward vs. Jacob action...), The Kids Are All Right, where she'll play the partner of fellow Academy Award nominee Annette Benning.

Still, despite the film credits, it's always nice to have on-the-record comments championing equality. And Julianne Moore didn't disappoint: "Absolutely, everyone should have the same rights. It’s a right, no one should be denied that."

Good stuff. But leave it to Nelsan Ellis, who as True Blood's "Lafayette" might be one of the most deliciously fun characters on television, to kick support for marriage equality up a notch.

Ellis is profiled in this month's issue of Vibe Magazine, where he chats not only about how God helped him find his center to play openly gay character "Lafayette," but also about being deeply religious and in favor of gay marriage.

"I support it. I think anybody should — I mean, I have my religious views but I don’t choose to oppress them on anybody. I think in this country, anybody can do whatever they want to do as long as it’s not hurting anybody else or violating the laws of society," Ellis said. "If you want to get married to a man then get married to a man. If two women want to get married they should get married. It’s not hurting me. The beautiful thing about this country is that I can be a Christian and feel free to do so. Or somebody cannot be a Christian and do whatever that entails. Or somebody can be a Christian and still be gay and I support it. Let gay people get married."

So there you have it. And frankly, you don't want to be in the position of disagreeing with "Lafayette."

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Michael Jones is a Change.org Editor. He has worked in the field of human rights communications for a decade, most recently for Harvard Law School.
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