Coming Out Stories: March 2008 Archives

Jaason Simmons has come out publicly as a gay man because the LA-based actor wants to marry his partner - Irish actor John O'Callaghan - and raise his adopted son (a six-year-old boy from Uganda) together. They will marry in Canada since, unlike his "Baywatch" co-star Pamela Anderson who has been married and divorced (or annulled) twice in the past 18 months or so, same-sex marriage is not legal in this state and 48 others.

Here is a quote from Simmons that I got via Towleroad.com: "We're doing it for our family and for my soon-to-be son. Although you don't want to typecast yourself, you have to take responsibility and ownership and move humanity forward, out of bigotry. Our son needs to see we can stand in front of family and loved ones who are going to support our union through the good times and bad."