Baldwin brothers clash over gay rights issue

Actor William Baldwin has launched a stinging attack on his younger brother Stephen's opposition to equal rights for same-sex couples.

'Usual Suspects' star Stephen, 41, is the only Republican member of the famous family, and his siblings despair of his conservative views.

Eldest brother Alec, has attempted to change Stephen's mind in the past, and he now has 44-year-old William on his back.

'Backdraft' actor William - who dates a transsexual onscreen in TV show 'Dirty Sexy Money' - tells Out.com of a recent row between the pair: "I asked him: 'Do you think a gay couple should be married? And if not, do you think they deserve access to the same rights on a federal level and state level that you do?'

"(He responds): 'Because God said and the Bible says that marriage is an institution that exists solely between a man and a woman, blah, blah, blah', and he falls behind that crap."