John Barrowman, star of Torchwood, Doctor Who, and most recently, Arrow, married his partner of over 20 years, Scott Gill, today in California.
John Barrowman has changed his mind on the subject of gay marriage over the years. Initially Barrowman was against it, opting instead for a civil partnership with Scott Gill who he has been in a relationship with since 1993.
In 2005, Barrowman clarified his position to The Herald, stating:
People keep asking me if I’m going to do it. The answer is no. I was brought up in a family which believed there was a God who created us. I believe that God created me this way for a reason and he’s not a god who hates, dislikes or is against the way I live my life … That said, there is organised religion that says gay men and women are wrong, bad, evil – whatever you want to call it. So why would I want a ‘marriage’ from a belief system that hates me?
More recently, John Barrowman changed his view on gay marriage. In 2012, in an editorial piece for The Sun, Barrowman explained that he sees gay marriage as something he had to take a stand on to combat bigotry.
When somebody is telling you that you cannot do something, when somebody is spewing vile rhetoric and calling us a threat to heterosexuality, it’s time to take a stand. And we decided if that means getting married, then that’s fine. We want to have the choice to get married. Christianity to me is about loving every human being, getting on with your fellow man, being kind and generous, which Jesus was. I was created by Jesus and I’m not having any bigot telling me that God did not create me.
All of this brings us to today when John Barrowman posted the following video via his Twitter account.
John Barrowman on WhoSay
Scott Gill, now Barrowman’s spouse, took to his Twitter to post a photo of their certificate.
