The And Just Like That… star sports a “dyke” t-shirt and talks life, activism and politics for The Advocate’s Pride issue
BY NIC CROSARA, IMAGE BY LAURENCE AGRON VIA DREAMSTIME
Cynthia Nixon publicly came out as queer in 2004. She’s consistently used her platform to speak up for the rights of the LGBTQIA community. It’s fitting to see her cover The Advocate’s Pride issue wearing red “dyke” t-shirt, and confidently gazing at the camera.
The cover photoshoot fittingly took place at New York City’s lesbian bar Henrietta Hudson. “It felt very empowering. The elders on the wall felt so great,” said the And Just Like That… star on being photographed at this location.
Cynthia has also been a loud ally to her 28-year-old transgender son, Sam. Weeks before the photoshoot, Cynthia was attending a protest outside NYU Langone Hospital. She delivered a call to action to protect trans people’s rights to gender-affirming care. “It felt particularly personal because it was pretty much in our backyard. We live in the shadow of NYU Langone, and it was the place where my son got his first treatment and got his surgery. He received such wonderful care from such an amazing surgeon. So that seemed very personal.” She notably also rallied on this year’s Transgender Day Of Visibility days before her interview.
How did Cynthia become the inspiring and outspoken person she is today? Well, her upbringing definitely helped to shape her. “I have photos of our tiny little protests outside my elementary school against the Vietnam War. And my parents took me to actual big people protests,” Cynthia reflected. “Long before I fell in love with Christine [Marinoni], my parents always had lots of gay people, particularly gay men, in our life.”
Within the interview, Cynthia also talks about her iconic Sex And The City character, Miranda, and the decision to give her a coming out story in the And Just Like That… spin-off.
“I think that it was messy, and I really liked the fact that it was messy,” she said. “That’s part of it. Just because we’re queer doesn’t mean we have to be perfect too.”
On her relationship with her wife, Cynthia said: “It is a very big love. It’s just a very full partnership. And certainly, it’s a very domestic partnership, but we’re talking politics every day. Not all day, but every day. Some part of the day we’re figuring, we’re strategising.”
The 59-year-old actor is balancing her home life, career and politics by “not allowing the president to live rent-free” in her head. “My kids are thriving; my wife is beautiful. I am happy and have these wonderful projects that are about to come out,” she told the publication. “Queer joy and trans joy — I do think that these are political acts. You may be controlling a lot of the levers of power, but you are not controlling the levers of me.”
The Advocate’s Pride issue hits newsstands on 27 May.
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