Openly gay Boyzone star Stephen Gately found dead

by News Editor
Stephen Gately, of the hugely successful pop group Boyzone, who made headlines when he came out as gay a decade ago, has died while on vacation with his partner in Spain.

Boyzone singer Stephen Gately died Saturday while on vacation in Majorca, Spain. The cause of death is not yet known.

Stephen Gately in a photograph posted on his official website with a statement from his Boyzone bandmates.

The Irish band confirmed the singer's death on their official website on Sunday. "We are truly sorry to confirm that Stephen tragically died yesterday whilst on holiday, with his partner Andrew in Majorca," the site said. "We are unable to give any other details at this time."
Gately and his internet businessman partner Andrew Cowles wed in a civil union in 2006. The 33-year-old Dublin-born singer was the first member of a "boyband" to come out as gay in June 1999. He was at the time in a relationship with Dutch singer Eloy De Jong who was himself a member of Europop boyband Caught in the Act.
According to the Guardian (UK) newspaper, Gately didn't come out of his own free will. He was approached by the Sun, a tabloid newspaper, with a story sold to them by a former bodyguard working for the group on their European tour, alleging the singer was gay.
Gately's bandmates Ronan Keating, Keith Duffy, Mikey Graham and Shane Lynch said in a statement: "We are completely devastated by the loss of our friend and brother, Stephen. We have shared such wonderful times together over the years and were all looking forward to sharing many more. Stephen was a beautiful person in both body and spirit. He it up our lives and those of the many friends he had all over the world. Our love and sympathy go out to Andrew and Stephen's family. We will love you and will miss you forever, 'Steo'."
The group had 17 UK top 10 singles, including six number ones, from 1993 until the split in 2000. The band reunited in 2008 with Back Again... No Matter What and a UK tour. A new Boyzone album had been scheduled for 2010.

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Imo, this is what happens.

Mikep wrote:

What?

When homosexuals are openly gay, they set themselves as shooting targets. Simple as that.

Mikep wrote:

I guess blacks and Spanish people do the same thing? So the lynchings were justified? The issue isnt with him being gay, it was with whoever attacked him being close minded.

I'm not religious, but do you know that religious freaks do not approve of homosexuality. And religious freaks are millions and millions and millions. Gay people are putting the,selves an invisible label, "kill me cuz I'm gay" when they are open about their gay issue or you could say, their diseased issue, since that is what millions and millions and millions of people believe.

I do not hate homosexuals. I just believe they are diseased and we normal people need to find them a cure. And like I said, I do not hate homosexuals, cuz I like Ellen.

Mikep wrote:

I'm not racist, but do you know that supremacists do not approve of blacks/hispanics. Supremacists are millions and millions. Blacks and hispanics are putting themselves an invisible label, "Kill me because im not white" when they are clearly black or Spanish when they have the disease.

I'm not black nor hispanic. That's their problem, not mine. And that is untrue, as far as I know there are more hispanics than blacks and whites. Last time I checked, it was whites #1, blacks #2, whites #3.

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Pitiful Jupiter wrote:

If you looked in the DSM-IV-TR, you would not find Homosexuality listed.

Scientists have proven it is a disease.

Pitiful Jupiter wrote:

Sources?

Google.

Pitiful Jupiter wrote:

Okay so you're saying that if I typed "Is homosexuality a disease?" into Google it'll say "Yes, it is."?

No. You have to search the facts. You have to read about homosexuals, gays, bi-sexuals, fags, queers, transexuals, etc. You can't just jump to conclusion disease and gays. Read and all the sources and without typing disease, it will show lead you to the conclusion that homosexuality was determined a disease by scientists.