Cynthia Nixon Engaged to Wed, Rallies for Equality

At a rally for gay rights in New York this weekend, Cynthia Nixon announced her engagement to girlfriend Christine Marinoni, the Sex and the City star’s rep confirms to E! News.

The couple have been together since late 2003, shortly after Nixon split from her longtime companion, Danny Mozes. The exes share custody of their two children, Samantha, 12, and Charles, 6.

Nixon revealed the news to an audience during the Love, Peace and Marriage Equality rally in New York City. The actress and Marinoni became engaged last month and are currently working to support a new bill for same-sex unions proposed by New York Gov. David Paterson.

Access Hollywood first reported the engagement.

Nixon and the rest of the Sex and the City gang are set to start filming the movie’s sequel this summer.

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