Darren Criss, who plays out-and-proud
Blaine Anderson on the Fox musical-comedy Glee, and singer
Adam Lambert on Friday cheered passage of a gay marriage bill in New
York.
The
New York Senate late Friday night approved the marriage legislation
championed by Governor Andrew Cuomo with the help of four Republicans
who joined all but one Democrat in voting for the measure. The
Assembly overwhelmingly approved the measure last week. A
last-minute amendment that broadens the bill's religious protections
helped win over two undecided Republicans in the Senate. Upon
hearing of the bill's passage, proponents who had lined the Senate
hallways for days began chanting, “USA! USA! USA!”
“As if I didn't already have enough
to celebrate and enjoy today,” the 24-year-old Criss tweeted to his
more than 350,000 followers. “A big hug for New York from my lone
hotel room in London. #MarriageEquality.”
Moments later he added: “I sing it
every night, but now its has better meaning: 'New York concrete
jungle where dreams are made of, there's nothing you can't do.' :)”
Lambert, who is openly gay, retweeted
to his more than 1 million followers a message on the historic
legislation from gay glossy Out: “We Do: GAY MARRIAGE IS
LEGAL IN NEW YORK: Start dieting for that dress fitting gals!!!!”