isn't it romantic...? (2)

john barrowman is openly gay, he was voted the 2006 stonewall "entertainer of the year" and was third in broadcast
magazine's "hottest commodity" poll in november 2006.

barrowman has been with his partner, british architect scott gill, since 1991. despite this long-standing relationship, barrowman (...) had no plans to marry, saying: "why would i want a 'marriage' from a belief system that hates me?".

however, he and gill became civil partners on december 27, 2006. as barrowman explained (...), the couple do not want to call this a marriage: "we're just going to sign the civil register. we're not going to have any ceremony because i'm not a supporter of the word marriage for a gay partnership."

barrowman also said: "it's been a long wait but we legitimised our relationship to each other a long time ago when we signed our mortgages together and this is just something that forces people who don't want to recognise it that they have to."

found at john barrowman official site & wikipedia