SAME SEX, SAME DEVOTION

Sex And The City star CYNTHIA NIXON married her partner CHRISTINE MARINONI in 2012. Christine gave birth to a son, Max, in 2011 with the help of a male friend, and all three share parenting duties. Cynthia, who has two children with her ex-partner Danny Mozes, says, ‘A parent is a parent, a child is a child, a family is a family.’ ELTON JOHN and DAVID FURNISH (right) have two children – Elijah, born in 2013, and Zachary, born in 2010. The Centre For Surrogate Parenting in Encino, California, helped the couple realise their wish to become parents. Elton has described having children as ‘the best decision we ever made’. Actress and filmmaker JODIE

FOSTER (right) has two sons, Charles and Kit; she split with their mother, former partner CYDNEY BERNARD, in 2008. Jodie married ALEXANDRA HEDISON in 2014. American actress SARA GILBERT, best known for her role in sitcom Roseanne, gave birth to a son, Rhodes, with wife LINDA PERRY (above right) in 2015. She also has two children with ex-partner Allison Adler. Queen of shops MARY PORTAS (right) and MELANIE RICKEY got married in 2014. In September 2012, Melanie gave birth to the couple’s son, Horatio, via IVF and Mary revealed that the genetic father is her younger brother. ‘I talked about it because this is part of our normal family life. We’re not going to hide anything. As a same-sex couple you’ll always have to deal with hurdles, but by talking about this issue we hope that we’ve made the way easier for others.’ Mary also has two children from her first marriage to Graham Portas.