Harris and Burtka have children , Gideon Scott , a boy , and Harper Grace , a girl , who was born on October 12 , 2010 .
The children—Gideon Scott , a boy , and Harper Grace , a girl , were born on October 12 2010.Following the passage of the Marriage Equality Act in New York on June 24 , 2011 , Harris and Burtka announced their engagement via Twitter , stating that they had proposed to each other five years earlier but kept the engagement secret until same-sex marriage became legal .
Neil Patrick Harris