T.R. Knight and Mark Cornelson

Grey’s Anatomy star T.R. Knight and his boyfriend Mark Cornelson celebrated queer love and the gay rights movement at the Love and Pride Ceremony in West Hollywood. The planned mass commitment ceremonies were put on by Judy Shepard and the Matthew Shepard Foundation and included dozens of couples committed to furthering gay rights in the U.S. The event was largely symbolic, yet comes on the heels of the California Supreme Court’s decision to permit same sex marriages in the state. June 17th is the official first day that same sex couples will be able to get married in California.

Couples at the event were wearing the Matthew Shepard Erase Hate pendant designed by Udi Behr for Judy in memory of her son, who was the victim of a brutal anti-gay hate crime in rural Wyoming 10 years ago.

Although rumors were running rampant that the two would tie the knot at the party, as of now, they remain just dating. But, T.R. told OK! just what he loves about Mark, 19, “Everything!”

The actor, 35, revealed that although he believes in marriage he’s just not ready to take the leap. “We’ve only been together for six months,” he told OK!. “I strongly believe in marriage though. Mark got a little bit more specific about what he loves about his famous beau. “His humor. He’s romantic too,” he told OK!.

He continued, “We just went to see Sex and the City and we both thought it was great. I’m a huge fan of the show. He never really watched the show but he really liked the movie. It was a great experience for us.”

Watch an interview with T.R. Knight and Judy Shepard here: