Neil Patrick Harris and partner David Burtka were among several notable gay, lesbian and transgender people honored last night at the Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Center’s 40th Anniversary Gala.

Chaz Bono also received honors, and actor David Arquette spoke touchingly about his family’s love and support for Arquette sibling Alexis. Harris and Burtka were lauded by Glee‘s Jane Lynch, who spoke at length about the impact of the young gay family on gay rights in America today. Lynch effused:

“As a couple they are beyond extraordinary and created the most stunning gay American family portrait. Now, it doesn’t hurt that the babies are cuter than Bradjelinas… To much of the world they are a remarkable family and they stand as a role model for young people. This is particularly important for kids out there who fear for their own futures because of their own sexual orientation… Thank you David and Neil for putting a beautiful face on America’s notion of what a gay family looks like.”

Harris was lighthearted in his comments, as usual, joking:

“We are so honored to be here on the 40th anniversary of this incredible and important institution. It’s hard to believe that it’s been 40 years since The Center first invented gays and lesbians. And we are so happy that they did.”

Burtka added, more somberly:

“More to the point, we are extraordinarily grateful that we are able to stand here today as a same-sex couple with children and not feel like we are some kind of freak show or some kind of government experiment gone awry.”

Earlier, Harris had joked:

“I just hope we can keep our speech short. I don’t know how long the valet attendants can entertain the babies without a major meltdown.”

The couple received the Rand Schrader Distinguished Achievement Award at the gala.

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Actor David Arquette recently revealed that he’s entered the “friends zone” with estranged wife Courteney Cox. If you’re unfamiliar with the “friend zone” reference it comes from a phrase commonly used on Courteney’s hit NBC series Friends.

Courtney and David have been separated for a while now but Courteney has been one of David’s biggest supporters on Dancing With The Stars even as he’s dating someone new.

After a taping of DWTS Arquette told Access Hollywood:

We’re pretty much in the friend zone. Though we love each other and we love to laugh and have a great time, it’s difficult.

David has also revealed that 7-year-old daughter, Coco, understands her parents changing relationship.

Kids know everything — they know a lot. They feel it, they sense it. I was really honest with her throughout the whole experience. There’s not much we don’t communicate about.

It looks like the couple plans to stay friends regardless of their own relationship falling apart, they are currently working on a new sitcom which closely resembles their real life marriage, the sitcom comes to us courtesy of the production company the couple jointly own.

If they can work together, run a company together and support each other I have to say they really are in the “friend zone” which for now I’ll assume is a good thing based off David Arquette’s comments.

Do you think David Arquette and Courteney Cox are done for good or will their marriage work itself out given all the support they seem to have for each other lately.

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While David Arquette and Courteney Cox are moving ever more close to divorce that hasn’t stopped them from working together to pitch a new “friends-like” ensemble sitcom to TV reps.

According to PerezHilton the show:

“Explores the ups and downs of relationships across a group of friends, spanning 10 years.”

The show is currently titled 10 Years and is being produced by Coquette Productions, an ABC based outlet owned by the power couple.

If the show is picked up it’s believed that David will not only produce the show but also take a starring role. One rumor says part of the show will even be loosely based around the couple’s failing marriage.

Apparently Courteney Cox isn’t going to be in the show, perhaps appearing in two “Friends” during one’s lifetime is a bit too much to take.

Since their separation rumors have circulated that they could be mending fences, although neither one of the stars reps have opened up about their personal lives, for now this deal appears to be all about business between two company owners.

Would you be willing to tune in for a show produced by David and Courteney?

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David Arquette on Thursday revealed through a tweet that he has now been sober for exactly 100 days.

The Scream 4 star tweeted:

“I have 100 days of Sobriety today!!! Life is beautiful.:D”

David decided to get sober and checked into a rehab center on January 2 after his sister Patricia Arquette and estranged wife Courteney Cox staged an intervention.

You may recall that during an Oprah interview in February David told the talk show host that he remembers drinking beer at the age of 4 and even smoked pot with his dad at the age of 8-years-old.

Arquette at the time told Oprah:

“When I had my first drink of beer, I was down in the basement with my dad and beer was there and I just grabbed it and drank it.

“And I remember that: It’s one of my earliest memories.”

Congrats to David for pulling off a good stretch of sobriety after such a long stretch of being off the wagon.

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The just-announced trial separation of David Arquette and Courteney Cox, who met on the set of Scream 11 years ago and have a daughter named Coco together, may have been announced due to the pending release of pics of Arquette with Hollywood hanger-on Jasmine Waltz, according to several gossip sources.

In a carefully worded joint statement, the pair cited several amorphous reasons for the split, which has been in the process of occurring for months:

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