Rob McElhenney: Pro-Gay Marriage, Raised In A Gay Family
Rob McElhenney:
Pro-Gay Marriage, Raised In A Gay
Family
BY ON TOP MAGAZINE STAFF
PUBLISHED: AUGUST 08, 2010
Rob McElhenney says he's pro-gay marriage and was partly raised
in a gay family.
about the upcoming fifth season of FX's It's Always Sunny in
Philadelphia and his support for gay marriage.
“I happen to be pro-gay marriage,” McElhenney told Hernandez after
a session at the TV Critics Association Summer Press Tour held in
Beverly Hills. “I was raised partly by two gay mothers who have a domestic partnership in New Jersey.”
The 33-year-old actor said the first two episodes of the new season
tackle the difficult subject of marriage equality.
In the episodes, a transgender woman (played by Brittany Danke)
ditches Mac (McElhenney) to marry another man.
“My character decides that he is going to fight their union in court
because he feels it's a gay marriage,” McElhenney said.
“Dennis (Glenn Howerton) also gets married. And that is sort of
the satirical look at marriage in this country and how difficult it
was for Carmen, the transgender woman, to wind up getting married.”
“And Frank (Danny DeVito) and Charlie (Charlie Day) end up
getting a domestic partnership to get health benefits and it's
a very difficult road that they're going down,” he added.
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia returns to FX on September 16.
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