In introducing actress Rebecca Romijn
at an Human Rights Campaign (HRC) fundraiser in Portland, Oregon,
actor Noah Wyle explained that he had decided to attend because
attending his gay friend's legal wedding “felt so fucking good.”
The 43-year-old Wyle, who is best known
for playing Dr. John Carter in ER and Tom Mason in Falling
Skies, told guests he wanted to deviate from his prepared text to
explain why he felt it was important to support gay rights.
He recalled attending the 1995
commitment ceremony of his friend Dan.
“I remember watching them and
thinking, 'Good for you.' And yet underneath it all was this sort of
silent prayer among all of us that one day this would be [legal],”
Wyle said.
“And like 20 years later, I get this
invitation to go to Danny and Rick's wedding. And I get to stand
there and I get to watch them exchange vows and exchange rings. And
have it be legal. And it felt so fucking good,” he said. (The
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