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NCIS star and ardent LGBT rights activist and ally Pauley Perrette Tweeted her position that she won’t marry her fiancé until Prop 8 is repealed.
The actress, best known for playing the quirky forensics expert Abby on the long-running show NCIS, became a staple at same-sex marriage rallies including Light Up the Night and Resolution Day --which featured a performance of Prop 8 the Musical -- following the passing of the gay marriage ban in 2008.
Perrette, who is engaged to Thomas Arklie, Tweeted this week that the couple will not be walking down the aisle until Prop 8, which she calls “unjust,” is repealed.
She first Tweeted "Me & My Marine are totally engaged now but will Not Get Married Until Prop 8 is Over,” according to Contact Music, and later clarified with the following Tweet.
Last January Perrette wore a NOH8 – a photographic silent protest against Prop 8 – dress to The People’s Choice Awards.
Perrette's Twitter account wallpaper consists of photos of her wearing the NOH8 dress.
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Tracy E. Gilchrist is the VP, Executive Producer of Entertainment for the Advocate Channel. A media veteran, she writes about the intersections of LGBTQ+ equality and pop culture. Previously, she was the editor-in-chief of The Advocate and the first feminism editor for the 55-year-old brand. In 2017, she launched the company's first podcast, The Advocates. She is an experienced broadcast interviewer, panel moderator, and public speaker who has delivered her talk, "Pandora's Box to Pose: Game-changing Visibility in Film and TV," at universities throughout the country.
Tracy E. Gilchrist is the VP, Executive Producer of Entertainment for the Advocate Channel. A media veteran, she writes about the intersections of LGBTQ+ equality and pop culture. Previously, she was the editor-in-chief of The Advocate and the first feminism editor for the 55-year-old brand. In 2017, she launched the company's first podcast, The Advocates. She is an experienced broadcast interviewer, panel moderator, and public speaker who has delivered her talk, "Pandora's Box to Pose: Game-changing Visibility in Film and TV," at universities throughout the country.
