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Same-Sex Nuptials
Set for Brothers Finale

Same-Sex Nuptials
Set for Brothers Finale

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Fans of ABC's Brothers & Sisters will get to see series regulars Kevin Walker (Matthew Rhys) and Scotty Wandell (Luke MacFarlane) tie the knot in the season finale airing Sunday night, May 11, at 10 p.m Eastern time.

Fans of ABC's Brothers & Sisters will get to see series regulars Kevin Walker (Matthew Rhys) and Scotty Wandell (Luke MacFarlane) tie the knot in the season finale airing Sunday night, May 11, at 10 p.m Eastern time. While there have been other same-sex weddings on network TV -- from B&B owners Ron and Erick on Northern Exposure to Carol and Susan on Friends -- Scotty and Kevin's ceremony is the first of its kind in that it represents series regulars whose story line is an integral part of the show, according to the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation.

"We applaud ABC for highlighting Kevin and Scotty's declaration of commitment to each other in the presence of their family and friends," said GLAAD president Neil Giuliano in a press release. "Kevin and Scotty's ceremony reflects Brothers & Sisters' and ABC's ongoing commitment to making visible the multidimensional lives of gay characters."

In his October 23, 2007, cover story for The Advocate, Rhys said of his character, "Kevin learns from his mistakes. Under the dry sense of humor and the caustic repartee, he just wants to meet that one partner, and he hopes that'll complete everything." And as it turns out, that one partner is the only out gay actor playing a gay character in network TV today. MacFarlane came out last month in The [Toronto] Globe and Mail, telling the paper, "From a standing-outside perspective, and also as someone who is gay, I think that it's a very exciting time. How exciting that we're saying, 'This can be part of the cultural fabric, now,' because it is two series regulars, two people that you invite into your home and you see every week."

Keep in mind, however, as you raise a champagne toast to the happy couple, that Kevin and Scotty's California wedding represents at most a domestic partnership, which while affording them some of the rights accorded straight married couples, does not give them any of the federal-level rights that come with marriage -- inequities we just might see Kevin and Scotty dealing with in season 3. (John Jameson, The Advocate)

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