She liked it, so she had to put a ring on it.
Jane Lynch bags a doctor!
Jane and the good doctor
Okay, okay, “Psychologist.”
The last we heard in 2009, Jane hinted that she was in a new relationship that she was very committed to. Before that, she said of relationships, “I’m just kind of retarded in that area.”
The more romantic of the two of us here at Her Name Is Jane Lynch (me!) lamented that such a delightful lady as Jane wasn’t finding love. This fervid romantic comedy watcher briefly considered the difficulties of celebrity dating and noted the busy working life of the ubiquitous character actor.
Jane spilled the beans at the Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 17, telling the New York Times Carpetbagger blog that she plans to marry her girlfriend Dr. Lara Embry in May 2010. No telling if this wedding will be as “Hollywood” as the DeGeneres-de Rossi affair, but I’m guessing the cake will be superb. And hopefully, will not be vegan.
We haven’t heard much about Dr. Embry, but I reacted excitedly upon seeing a woman’s lovely hand on Jane’s shoulder while credits rolled at the end of the SAG Awards the other night. The text hid this woman’s face, and the camera scrolled over to Meryl Streep or Helen Mirren hugging someone else famous. Twice.
Word on the street is that Jane and Lara met at an event for the National Center for Lesbian Rights in May of 2009. Dr. Embry was receiving the organization’s Justice Award for winning a custody-rights battle with her ex-partner over their two children. Jane was there to introduce “The L Word” creator Ilene Chaiken, who received the NCLR’s Voice and Visibility Award. This story could very easily be turned into a romantic comedy that I would watch, right after an accidental third viewing of “Little Black Book.”
According to shewired.com:
“Embry and her former domestic partner lived in Washington State and had two children together. Each gave birth to one child, and each adopted her non-biological child through a second-parent adoption. The couple later moved to Florida, and their relationship ended several years after that. They agreed to share custody of both children and did so successfully until Embry’s former partner unilaterally decided to separate the children and cut off all contact between Embry and one of her children. NCLR represented Embry in her initial suit for shared custody.”
Whoa, whoa. This would make Jane somewhat of a step-parent to two children, albeit not a legal custodian to them. That reminds me of the big talk we had here before “adopting” (not “rescuing”) a purebred Shiba Inu from a breeder in Lancaster, CA for $1200 USD. Parenting is a big deal. This would also make Dr. Embry the possible step-parent to Jane’s pet menagerie: 10-year-old Lhasa Apso Olivia, 7-year-old Wheaten terrier Georgie, 16-year-old gray tabby Greta, and 15-year-old red tabby Riley.
NEW SIBLINGS!
A huzzah to the happy couple! Let’s all cross our fingers for a non-vegan cake.
