SODAHEAD SLIDESHOW: Which Gay Marriages Will Last?

Posted 2010/08/05 15:00:00
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Jane Lynch and Lara Embry

WILL THEY LAST OR NOT: The "Glee" star went to Mass. in June and married her girlfriend, a doctor from Florida. Lynch told the NY Times of their union, “It’s not like she’s marrying out of her species or anything."

Jane Lynch and Lara Embry

WILL THEY LAST OR NOT: The "Glee" star went to Mass. in June and married her girlfriend, a doctor from Florida. Lynch told the NY Times of their union, “It’s not like she’s marrying out of her species or anything."
Ellen DeGeneres and Portia Di Rossi

WILL THEY LAST OR NOT: After dating for four years Ellen and Portia took their vows during the very brief window in 2008 when gay marriage was legal in California.
George Takei and Brad Altman

WILL THEY LAST OR NOT: "Star Trek's" George Takei and Brad Altman were together for 21 years before being able to make their union legal. Seems like they will live long and prosper in their marriage.
Melissa Etheridge and Tammy Lynn Michaels

WILL THEY LAST OR NOT: They seemed happy, then came news of their split. Though not officially married, their legal domestic partnership has come to a bitter end with fights over money and custody of the twins.
Elton John and David Furnish

WILL THEY LAST OR NOT: On the first day that same-sex civil partnerships became legal in England, Elton wed his beau of twelve years, David Furnish. The pair have been married since 2005.
Alan Cumming and Grant Shaffer

WILL THEY LAST OR NOT: In 2005, the actor married his partner in London and released a statement that although he's a U.S. resident, England is "a country that properly recognizes the rights of same-sex couples."
Rosie O'Donnell and Kelli Carpenter

WILL THEY LAST OR NOT: They seemed like a solid couple after marrying in '04 in San Francisco, when the mayor of that city allowed non-state recognized marriages. But four years and four kids later they split.
Cynthia Nixon and Christine Marinoni

WILL THEY LAST OR NOT: The "Sex and the City" star has been dating her girlfriend for six years and been engaged for one. They say they'll marry when it's legal in New York. Wonder how long they'll have to wait?

Related Topics: Gay Marriage, Supreme Court, Marriage, Civil Rights

Gay couples -- famous and non -- rejoiced on Wednesday when a judge struck down Proposition 8, California's voter-approved same-sex marriage ban, as an unconstitutional violation of their civil rights.

But rather than celebrating in the streets, celebrities largely took to Twitter to express their happiness.

"This just in: Equality Won!" Ellen DeGeneres tweeted.

Added her wife, Portia de Rossi: "I am ecstatic that proposition 8 has been overturned in the state of California. This is an incredibly exciting and historical day and a big step towards equal rights for all."

"YEAHHHHH!!!!! #prop8unconstitutional Moving Forward!!!!!!!!" Ricky Martin wrote.

Lindsay Lohan's ex Samantha Ronson also weighed in, tweeting, "Song Of The Day: Let's Get Married- Jagged Edge."

"Star Trek" icon George Takei told E! Online that he and his husband were "overjoyed."

The decision will likely be appealed and could go all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, which may put California's gay weddings on hold. But by now, many same-sex couples have already taken advantage of the six states where these unions are legal.

Just like traditional marriages, some of these couples have been together for decades and others are young lovebirds.

We always assumed that gay unions would somehow be more solid and last longer since they fought so hard as a group to have that right. But in reality, relationships are frail no matter what the sex of the partners. Some same-sex couples we thought would last forever have already split, while others are still going strong. So we wonder, of all the famous gay couples, who will last and who won't?

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White Rabbit 2010/07/12 14:03:31

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A marrige is a marrige. does not matter if gay or straight. Celebs seem to have a higher rate of divorce it depends on compatbilty of the 2. I am divorced but not acelebrety and the reason was greed and meaness on the other side. Marrige issuppossed to be about love, caring, trust, give and take on both sides not just one. One sided unions are domed.
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ΚύριλλοςWickenberg 2010/07/13 17:03:47

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As marriage was defined as a union of a man and a woman, how can this be? It's an anachronism. Marriage has now become so broadly defined that it is now a meaningless term and no longer coveys the traditional definition. So divorce should follow suit. They only call it "marriage" for tax and legal purposes to justify their queer lifestyle.

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Rich 2010/07/13 16:01:14

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gay marriage? Sounds queer to me.

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cybergo... to Rich 2010/07/13 17:08:03

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That doesn't answer the question! You should know by now gays are no different to straights!

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Rich to cybergo... 2010/07/27 14:26:38

When it comes to flesh and blood queers are no different. Its what they do that makes them different( queer.) Queers switched queer to gay to make it more acceptable to the morons who are easily manipulated.

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yoyoman to Rich 2010/07/13 20:30:24

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DITTO!

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change ... to Rich 2010/07/13 23:39:56

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA LMAO ROTFL

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sajida 2010/07/13 14:59:08

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Here we are not talking about a natural marriage between a man and a woman this kind of marriage is disgusting , Our Lord created us male and female to be attracted to each other but to be attracted to same sex that's unbelievable , but concerning whether this marriage will last or not , better not .

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sajida to sajida 2010/07/13 15:23:13

have we solved all our issues housing , employment, recession and wars and now we have plenty of time to think whether the gay marriage will last or not .

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yoyoman to sajida 2010/07/13 20:32:49

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RESOLVED ..... WHEN????

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nanito to sajida 2010/07/13 16:21:52

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Remember Jesus Himself chose Peter - who denied HIM later and Judas who Betrayed HIM , to show us NOT TO JUDGE, but to be humble with each other What about if being gay is a gene deficit ? Shall we kill all the faggets ?

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Fizzypo... to nanito 2010/07/13 18:52:57 (edited)

No, but why should I, why should my kids at school have the homosexuals force their perverted sordid little ways under the disingenuous banner of diversity? Why should it be foisted upon us as if it is acceptable and normal behaviour? They are practising a perversion. they are entitled to do what they like - and my children are entitled to be protected from them. All this talk of genes and cant help it was just a convenient argument to move the debate on to a place where it no longer mattered.
No, don't kill them,
but that's not where are. We cannot openly criticise the pervs for false allecgations of hate crimes etc. No, they have turned all the little nasty behaviours tthey said they should not have to tolerate back on us and are seeking to minimalise normal behaviour as a choice, or a lucky gene. DONT CELEBRATE THE LIFESTYLE - its like giving awards to a compass that is broken and leads ships onto rocks.

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cybergo... to sajida 2010/07/13 17:09:25

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Prejudist! People are born straight or gay. And you'll have to deal with it that way!

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Fizzypo... to cybergo... 2010/07/13 18:55:23

It's a learned perversion the same as violence and robbery are learned behaviours.

granted, some people with disorders may have extreme difficulties in this area, and my heart goes out to them. But by and large, the majority are normal healthy individuals practising a perversion.

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KyuubiK... to Fizzypo... 2010/07/18 02:31:24 (edited)

So you're saying they LEARNED THIS? What. The. Hell? Why would they want to be gay when people like you are around to torment them about it? To be scorned and shunned by society, and to be pushed away from the people that 'loved' them? They don't choose it in any way. They're born that way, and then hated for something they can't control. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go read some lovely maleXmale fanfiction. Wait, I don't need to be excused by you. Woot! ON to fanfiction!

It's called YAOI folks.

YAY!

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Fizzypo... to KyuubiK... 2010/07/18 11:14:24 (edited)

like or lump it, in the vast majority of cases it is a learned behaviour. Leanings that way are the consequence of
something wondered about that is given "airplay" to become a reality
or
genetic defects / nutritional deficiency - -they are the cases that are born like it, It's not their fault, it is a real shame, must be awful. The others have no such excuse and are just lewd perverts.
- are you a pervy voyeur or an active member of the gay community? Many straight people get their kicks out of being entertained by gays for "shock value" - which makes them just as bad.

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Betsy 2010/07/13 14:39:08

Does anyone really care?? There are many more issues/problems to attend to than whether marriages (gay or straight) will last or not.

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LizB 2010/07/13 14:30:23

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love is love, and someone lucky enough to have found the person they want to spend the rest of their life with should be allowed to marry them!
America should follow Europe's example

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asim_wase2007 2010/07/13 14:29:22

The concept of gay sex marriage is against the nature and will of god so no such cases succeed in real life.

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Myslei§dy 2010/07/13 13:57:12

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i like see gays together is very cool womam and womam, man and man.

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Jack to Myslei§dy 2010/07/13 17:29:56

I and millions of us see it is sick perverted and destructive to society!!!

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