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Chris Evans Supports Marriage Equality 100%

“The Avengers” star and “Captain America” actor Chris Evans recently shared his support for marriage equality in a recent “Playboy” interview. His brother, Sean Evans, is gay and the interview allowed Chris to express his disgust with the current laws prohibiting gay men and women from participating in state-recongized marriage.

In the interview, Evans says, “Are you kidding me? It’s insane that civil rights are being denied people in this day and age. It’s embarrassing, and it’s heartbreaking. It goes without saying that I’m completely in support of gay (same-sex?) marriage. In 10 years we’ll be ashamed that this was an issue.”

39 states in America don’t allow same-sex marriage, and Evans thinks the blatant disregard for civil rights is something that we, as a nation, will regret in the future. The passing of the 1996 federal Defense of Marriage Act publicly outlawed same-sex marriage, and Evans isn’t the only big-time actor to disagree with what the federal government has decided.

Other actors with the “tough guy” image are also in support of marriage equality, including Brad Pitt, Clint Eastwood, and Colin Farrell. As Evans says, the denial of civil rights to anyone in this country isn’t just embarrassing, it’s wrong.

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lulubelle007 24th-Apr-2012 05:18 pm (UTC)
he does seem lovely
tw_31988 25th-Apr-2012 12:41 am (UTC)
ikr? the gay gene went to the wrong brother.
cuteej4 24th-Apr-2012 05:19 pm (UTC)
Flawless man as always
harlem_nocturne 24th-Apr-2012 05:19 pm (UTC)
I wish more celebrities of color had this mentality/stood up for us. It bothers me sometimes that my own people can't "stick up for me", despite my personal preference in not even caring about the media and how it pertains to me.

But I'm glad someone like Chris Evans can stand up and call bullshit.
lovely_tunes 24th-Apr-2012 05:25 pm (UTC)
i think a lot of people of color listen too much to the church and its crazy doctrines...
rockpaperspray 24th-Apr-2012 05:36 pm (UTC)
ia
so much shaming!
loosedefense 24th-Apr-2012 05:40 pm (UTC)
IA. you would think that people of color, out of ANYONE, would know how damaging blind discrimination and bigotry can be.
sastra_fuss 24th-Apr-2012 05:47 pm (UTC)
i wouldn't go there if i were you...
soul_amazinn 24th-Apr-2012 05:49 pm (UTC)
you need to stop.
dusttogold 24th-Apr-2012 06:36 pm (UTC)
Uhh, oppression doesn't transfer...
roguewave3 24th-Apr-2012 05:50 pm (UTC)
There are some that do but there isn't a lot of famous black actors tbh. So the ones that do don't make mainstream news.
cabernet 24th-Apr-2012 05:57 pm (UTC)
ita agree bb
ppeak 24th-Apr-2012 06:06 pm (UTC)
Well, Chris Evans likes to fuck women of color, so we're only a few degrees off, right?

lol
danne_gerous 24th-Apr-2012 05:20 pm (UTC)
He is perfect.

And I would hope he supports marriage equality since his brother is gay lol
noon 24th-Apr-2012 05:20 pm (UTC)
qt

but still boring
bitchinminority 24th-Apr-2012 05:20 pm (UTC)
Scott Evans, yeah? Not Sean Evans?

telemann 24th-Apr-2012 05:23 pm (UTC)
I saw him in the Ben Stiller movie, "Tower Heist" ...the movie was ok, Sean Evans is kinda cute too.
la_fours 24th-Apr-2012 05:26 pm (UTC)
Yeah it's Scott. He used to be on One Life To Live.
doverz 24th-Apr-2012 05:29 pm (UTC)
Kish was such a good storyline on OLTL until RC turned into some big campfest with a big lesbian wedding.
stebo 24th-Apr-2012 05:33 pm (UTC)
Table flipping over that error.
peacetrains 24th-Apr-2012 05:36 pm (UTC)
Lol yeah, I knew that didn't sound right...
starchain 24th-Apr-2012 05:20 pm (UTC)
That's because he is Steve Rogers and wants to marry Tony Stark
quimicas 24th-Apr-2012 06:42 pm (UTC)
obviously

ace_of_spades6 24th-Apr-2012 11:53 pm (UTC)
omg
bostongirl2003 25th-Apr-2012 02:27 am (UTC)
And I have found my new happy place. Is the full top ten available anywhere, do you know?
la_petite_singe 24th-Apr-2012 07:21 pm (UTC)
Exactly.
chuckisfuckis 24th-Apr-2012 05:22 pm (UTC)
My captain!! such a beautiful man.

btw, i saw What's you number? and loved it. I was laughing out loud and touching myself at the same time.
fionaapple 24th-Apr-2012 05:22 pm (UTC)
I loved it too! So funny. I don't think it was received well critically though.
chuckisfuckis 24th-Apr-2012 05:27 pm (UTC)
The scene with the naked girl in his apartment had me dying!

Anna Faris is great.
chuckisfuckis 24th-Apr-2012 05:25 pm (UTC)
*your.

sahry.
dedebee 24th-Apr-2012 05:38 pm (UTC)
I thought it was hilarious too! I'm glad I wasn't the only one who loved it.
loosedefense 24th-Apr-2012 05:41 pm (UTC)
omg i loved it too. i saw on RottenTomatoes that it got bad reviews, and I was like, "Fuck it, we all need some light comedy in our movie library." Absolutely no regrets. Awesome movie.
lokiyan 24th-Apr-2012 05:57 pm (UTC)
Guh it was terrible and I saw it for free. The pacing was baaad.
mf_luder_xf 25th-Apr-2012 02:06 am (UTC)
That movie was TERRIBLE but Chris Evans was cute in it. ZQ, too. But the fucking plot, ugh.
sheesusnat 25th-Apr-2012 06:15 am (UTC)
I thought it was a decent movie.

And honestly, even if it was AWFUL, I'd have watched it again just for all that Chris Evans skin.
lovely_tunes 24th-Apr-2012 05:22 pm (UTC)
lol

hardly news

he has an openly gay brother who he loves

their stories are the best XD
scorsesedog 24th-Apr-2012 05:25 pm (UTC)
ooh share their stories pls
lovely_tunes 24th-Apr-2012 05:28 pm (UTC)
i don't have the source, but i just remember that Scott told Chris last about him coming out. Scott told their mom first, so she told Chris and Chris ended up being mad at Scott not daring to tell him directly.

it was in some interview, sorry :/
twowaymirrrors 24th-Apr-2012 05:34 pm (UTC)
Here ya go! http://www.advocate.com/printArticle.aspx?id=22359

It's towards the end of the interview
paarycia 24th-Apr-2012 05:27 pm (UTC)
mte
innocentanalyst 24th-Apr-2012 05:30 pm (UTC)
what stories? share!
punishermax 24th-Apr-2012 05:23 pm (UTC)
Captain America would totally support gay marriage cause he fucking gives no shits about homophobic mother fuckers
suedeheadspike 24th-Apr-2012 05:36 pm (UTC)
Flawfree rationale.
wonderwomanhero 24th-Apr-2012 05:24 pm (UTC)
His brother is better imo but he's cool too
_dennis_csi_ 24th-Apr-2012 05:24 pm (UTC)
starchain 24th-Apr-2012 05:32 pm (UTC)
that's the way it should be
chihaya19 24th-Apr-2012 05:40 pm (UTC)
YESSSSSSS
tangerinefriday 25th-Apr-2012 10:03 am (UTC)
I'm not usually attracted to him but he looks super good here.
angi_is_altered 24th-Apr-2012 05:24 pm (UTC)
This is why I'm glad he is Captain America. So many little kids look up to him and I imagine many are children of gay parents.


Four for you Cap!
ljubavirakija 24th-Apr-2012 05:25 pm (UTC)
Are the BIs about him true (i.e. has a coke addiction)?
givethesignal 24th-Apr-2012 05:43 pm (UTC)
I heard he ditches movie shoots to go get blaaaaazed in his Winnie
innocentanalyst 24th-Apr-2012 05:50 pm (UTC)
lol what?
danne_gerous 24th-Apr-2012 05:58 pm (UTC)
LMAO
hausofashley 24th-Apr-2012 06:07 pm (UTC)
Clever girl.

That took me a second, then I chortled.
loony_moony 25th-Apr-2012 03:28 am (UTC)
Does he also let his stuntman be him in wide shots? :D
peacetrains 24th-Apr-2012 05:47 pm (UTC)
I hope not :(
twowaymirrrors 24th-Apr-2012 05:51 pm (UTC)
I don't think so tbh. They seemed to start after he did Puncture
morgan90 24th-Apr-2012 06:08 pm (UTC)
I think it's more that he has crippling social anxiety problems (he's gone on the record to discuss them). I suppose if you saw someone withdrawn/out of it/anxious at a party or press junket or something, it would be easy to assume that they're on drugs.
la_fours 24th-Apr-2012 05:25 pm (UTC)
Damn, they couldn't even get Scott's name right. Not cool.
loosedefense 24th-Apr-2012 05:45 pm (UTC)
ikr. they definitely did that as a way of throwing shade IMO. the people who run that site are probably homophobes.
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