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Neil Patrick Harris & David Burtka Honored at Family Equality Gala in NYC with Elton John, David Furnish
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Neil Patrick Harris & David Burtka Honored at Family Equality Gala in NYC with Elton John, David Furnish
(L-R) Neil Patrick Harris, Gideon Burtka-Harris, David Burtka, Harper Grace Burtka-Harris, Elton John, and David Furnish speak onstage during Family Equality's Night at the Pier Gala at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers on May 11, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Family Equality)
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Neil Patrick Harris & David Burtka Honored at Family Equality Gala in NYC with Elton John, David Furnish
(L-R) David Furnish and Elton John speak onstage during Family Equality's Night at the Pier Gala at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers on May 11, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Family Equality)
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Neil Patrick Harris & David Burtka Honored at Family Equality Gala in NYC with Elton John, David Furnish
(L-R) Gideon Burtka-Harris, David Burtka, Neil Patrick Harris, and Harper Grace Burtka-Harris speak onstage during Family Equality's Night at the Pier Gala at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers on May 11, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Family Equality)
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Neil Patrick Harris & David Burtka Honored at Family Equality Gala in NYC with Elton John, David Furnish
(L-R) Harper Grace Burtka-Harris, Neil Patrick Harris, David Burtka, and Gideon Burtka-Harris attend Family Equality's Night at the Pier Gala at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers on May 11, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Family Equality)
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Neil Patrick Harris & David Burtka Honored at Family Equality Gala in NYC with Elton John, David Furnish
Pink performs onstage during Family Equality's Night at the Pier Gala at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers on May 11, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Family Equality)
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Neil Patrick Harris & David Burtka Honored at Family Equality Gala in NYC with Elton John, David Furnish
(L-R) Neil Patrick Harris, Beth Ostrosky Stern, Julianne Hough, and David Burtka attend Family Equality's Night at the Pier Gala at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers on May 11, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Family Equality)
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Neil Patrick Harris & David Burtka Honored at Family Equality Gala in NYC with Elton John, David Furnish
Pink performs onstage during Family Equality's Night at the Pier Gala at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers on May 11, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Family Equality)
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Neil Patrick Harris & David Burtka Honored at Family Equality Gala in NYC with Elton John, David Furnish
(L-R) David Burtka, Marcia Gay Harden, and Neil Patrick Harris attend Family Equality's Night at the Pier Gala at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers on May 11, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Family Equality)
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Neil Patrick Harris & David Burtka Honored at Family Equality Gala in NYC with Elton John, David Furnish
Beth Ostrosky Stern attends Family Equality's Night at the Pier Gala at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers on May 11, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Family Equality)
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Neil Patrick Harris & David Burtka Honored at Family Equality Gala in NYC with Elton John, David Furnish
(L-R) Jason Weinberg, Neil Patrick Harris, and David Burtka attend Family Equality's Night at the Pier Gala at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers on May 11, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Family Equality)
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Neil Patrick Harris & David Burtka Honored at Family Equality Gala in NYC with Elton John, David Furnish
(L-R) Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka attend Family Equality's Night at the Pier Gala at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers on May 11, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Family Equality)
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Neil Patrick Harris & David Burtka Honored at Family Equality Gala in NYC with Elton John, David Furnish
(L-R) Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka attend Family Equality's Night at the Pier Gala at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers on May 11, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Family Equality)
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Neil Patrick Harris & David Burtka Honored at Family Equality Gala in NYC with Elton John, David Furnish
Karine Jean-Pierre attends Family Equality's Night at the Pier Gala at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers on May 11, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Family Equality)
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Neil Patrick Harris & David Burtka Honored at Family Equality Gala in NYC with Elton John, David Furnish
(L-R) Neil Patrick Harris, Darra Gordon, and David Burtka attend Family Equality's Night at the Pier Gala at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers on May 11, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Family Equality)
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Neil Patrick Harris & David Burtka Honored at Family Equality Gala in NYC with Elton John, David Furnish
Uma Thurman attends Family Equality's Night at the Pier Gala at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers on May 11, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Family Equality)
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Neil Patrick Harris & David Burtka Honored at Family Equality Gala in NYC with Elton John, David Furnish
Jasmine Beach-Ferrara speaks onstage during Family Equality's Night at the Pier Gala at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers on May 11, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Family Equality)
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Neil Patrick Harris & David Burtka Honored at Family Equality Gala in NYC with Elton John, David Furnish
(L-R) Dan Burtka, Mary Burtka, Harper Grace Burtka-Harris, Neil Patrick Harris, David Burtka, and Gideon Burtka-Harris attend Family Equality's Night at the Pier Gala at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers on May 11, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Family Equality)
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Neil Patrick Harris & David Burtka Honored at Family Equality Gala in NYC with Elton John, David Furnish
Marcia Gay Harden (C) and guests attend Family Equality's Night at the Pier Gala at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers on May 11, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Family Equality)
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Neil Patrick Harris & David Burtka Honored at Family Equality Gala in NYC with Elton John, David Furnish
(L-R) Amanda Green and Jeffrey Kaplan attend Family Equality's Night at the Pier Gala at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers on May 11, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Family Equality)
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Neil Patrick Harris & David Burtka Honored at Family Equality Gala in NYC with Elton John, David Furnish
Darra Gordon attends Family Equality's Night at the Pier Gala at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers on May 11, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Family Equality)
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Neil Patrick Harris & David Burtka Honored at Family Equality Gala in NYC with Elton John, David Furnish
Judy Gold attends Family Equality's Night at the Pier Gala at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers on May 11, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Family Equality)
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Neil Patrick Harris & David Burtka Honored at Family Equality Gala in NYC with Elton John, David Furnish
(L-R) Jason Weinberg, Uma Thurman, and Merritt Johnson attend Family Equality's Night at the Pier Gala at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers on May 11, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Family Equality)
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Neil Patrick Harris & David Burtka Honored at Family Equality Gala in NYC with Elton John, David Furnish
Sara Chase attends Family Equality's Night at the Pier Gala at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers on May 11, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Family Equality)
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Neil Patrick Harris & David Burtka Honored at Family Equality Gala in NYC with Elton John, David Furnish
James Carpinello attends Family Equality's Night at the Pier Gala at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers on May 11, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Family Equality)
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Neil Patrick Harris & David Burtka Honored at Family Equality Gala in NYC with Elton John, David Furnish
: (L-R) Dean Maupin, Ali Louis Bourzgui, and Brian Flores attend Family Equality's Night at the Pier Gala at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers on May 11, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Family Equality)
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Neil Patrick Harris & David Burtka Honored at Family Equality Gala in NYC with Elton John, David Furnish
(L-R) Jason Weinberg and Merritt Johnson attend Family Equality's Night at the Pier Gala at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers on May 11, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Family Equality)
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Neil Patrick Harris & David Burtka Honored at Family Equality Gala in NYC with Elton John, David Furnish
Darra Gordon (L), Nicole Minoli (R), and family attend Family Equality's Night at the Pier Gala at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers on May 11, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Family Equality)
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Neil Patrick Harris & David Burtka Honored at Family Equality Gala in NYC with Elton John, David Furnish
Nick Scandalios (C) and family attend Family Equality's Night at the Pier Gala at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers on May 11, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Family Equality)
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Neil Patrick Harris & David Burtka Honored at Family Equality Gala in NYC with Elton John, David Furnish
(L-R) Scott Gatz and Craig Levine attend Family Equality's Night at the Pier Gala at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers on May 11, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Family Equality)
Source:East Hampton’s Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka were honored with the Luminary Award at Family Equality’s Night at the Pier in New York City, presented by Elton John and David Furnish. Harris and Burtka’s teenage children Gideon and Harper Grace joined them onstage for the honor.
More than 850 families, friends and allies attended the annual fundraiser at Pier Sixty, which raised nearly $1.2 million to support LGBTQ+ families nationwide.
The evening featured performances by Pink, Joshua Henry and Nicholas Christopher, along with Broadway cast performances from Cats: The Jellicle Ball and The Lost Boys.
Rev. Jasmine Beach-Ferrara received the Hostetter-Habib Family Award for her work supporting LGBTQ+ families across the South.
Karine Jean-Pierre gave a moving speech. Marcia Gay Harden, Uma Thurman, Beth Ostrosky, Judy Gold and many supporters were in attendance.