Rob Reiner and his wife Michele have been honoured for their fight to legalise same-sex marriage.

The Hollywood director and his partner - who were found dead at their home in Brentwood, California on December 14 - were recognised for their activism work during the Human Rights Campaign gala dinner in Los Angeles on Saturday night (28.03.26).

At the start of the event, gala chairman Todd Hawkins dedicated the evening to the couple, saying: "They helped make it possible for LGBTQ+ people to marry the person they love.

"I remember looking out from this very stage last year. Rob and Michele were right there cheering us on with everything that they had. We may have lost them in the physical sense, but we have never lost their spirit, their fire, their fight, their energy, their friendship, their influence and their everlasting impact.

"So tonight, we dedicate this evening to them. We remember them, we honor them."

According to Variety, Human Rights Campaign president Kelley Robinson, said: "When Prop 8 passed in 2008, Rob and Michele stood shoulder-to-shoulder with a real-life league of queer Avengers. I'm talking about Chad Griffin and Kristina Schake, Kris Perry and Sandy Stier, Jeff Zarrillo and Paul Katami, Justin Mikita and Adam Umhoefer, who's here tonight.

"And from that moment when they locked arms, they decided to launch the American Foundation for Equal Rights and that legal team took the fight all the way to the Supreme Court and won for our rights and for our lives.

"Rob and Michele were and are superheroes. They showed us what real allyship is. They were courage embodied and most importantly, they never stopped giving a damn - not for themselves or for self-image but for the good of all of us."

The event also included a tribute to Sex and The City creator Michael Patrick King, who was presented with the Visibility Award by Lisa Kudrow and RuPaul.

Rob, 78, and Michele, 70, were found dead at their home shortly before Christmas and their son Nick was arrested and charged with their murders.

He has pleaded not guilty to two counts of first-degree murder and faces life in prison without parole or the death penalty if he is convicted.

Nick is being held without bail.