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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A 22-year-old pop star's announcement that he is gay, making him the first high-profile member of Mexico's show-business elite to "come out" in public, has caused a stir in the deeply conservative Catholic country.

Christian Chavez, one of six members of the glitzy pop band RBD, told fans he was homosexual after photographs were published on a gossip Web site purporting to show him tying the knot with his partner in a ceremony in Canada.

"Certain photographs were released that show a part of me, a part that I was not prepared to speak of in fear of rejection, of criticism," he said in a statement on the group's Web site (www.grupo-rbd.com).

"I don't want to keep on lying and lie to myself because of fear," he said.

The news was splashed across the front pages of most Mexican newspapers on Saturday along with photographs of Chavez with the pink spiked hair that makes him stand out among the members of the band that grew out of a popular soap opera.

Homosexuality is still barely out of the closet in most of Mexico, where sugary boy-meets-girl telenovelas heavily influence notions of love and romance and many in the Roman Catholic Church strongly oppose gay unions.

Media pundits doubted Chavez would have spoken out were it not for the photographs, but praised his courage in a conservative nation where few artists admit to being gay.

"Christian Chavez showed a lot of bravery," columnist Yuriria Sierra wrote in Excelsior newspaper. "Why has no Mexican public figure ... felt comfortable enough to openly express their sexual preference?"

Mexican gay rights activist Sergio Villarreal said it was understandable previous generations of gay artists had kept their sexuality a secret for fear of public rejection, but hoped Chavez's courage would set a new example for the young.

"This young man represents a new way of seeing things, less prejudiced and more open," he said. "Christian Chavez's decision symbolizes this new way of seeing life and raises hope of a more inclusive future with more respect for differences."

FANS' LOVE 'BIGGER THAN ALL OF THIS'

RBD grew out of the television soap opera "Rebelde" (Rebel), set in an elite Mexico City boarding school where the three boy and three girl members of the group starred as students who go against the grain by starting a band.

Chavez said he hoped his fans would understand.

"Although I'm scared and filled with uncertainty I know that I can rely on the support of my fans, their love is bigger than all of this," he said.

Lance Bass Confess to People Mag

"I'm not ashamed,"



Bass reportedly told the magazine.
"I'm more liberated and happy than I've been my whole life."

Bass says that he's involved with Reichen Lehmkuhl and
reportedly says that he kept his sexuality a secret
mostly out of concern that it would hurt the boy band.
Fellow member Joey Fatone was the first band member he told.
"I back him up 100 percent," Fatone said.
Visit to Gay Bar in Cape Cod, Mass., Captures Attention
Rumors had been swirling about Bass, 27,
and his relationship with 32-year-old reality-show star Lehmkuhl.



The New York Post's Page Six reported that the couple
had been spotted over the July Fourth weekend at Atlantic House,
a gay bar in Provincetown, Mass.
Bass' spokeswoman Cindy Owen said to ABCNEWS.com that
the singer would not comment on the report
and that the singer would not comment on whether
he felt that the Post had "outed" him.

She did not return calls today to comment on Bass' magazine interview,
which will hit newsstands later this week. Bass had long been living a double life, according to The Washington Blade, a leading newspaper for the gay and lesbian community. Managing editor Kevin Naff took him to task for it in his blog on the Blade's Web site.



In an entry early this month, Naff accused him of being an "openly closeted" celebrity, comparing his actions to what Rosie O'Donnell and Ellen DeGeneres had done for several years before they publicly came out. Over the July Fourth holiday, Naff wrote that Bass reportedly had made "the gay party rounds," appearing with Lehmkuhl at several prominent gay Provincetown parties.

His whereabouts were also noted by "gay bloggers" Andy Towle and Cyd Zeigler, Naff wrote. Bass, Naff wrote, "tried lamely to disguise himself with a hat" during his vacation.



"Unfortunately for Bass, it wasn't big enough to fool the New York Post," Naff wrote, adding that it was the most media exposure Bass had received since "his odd and ill-fated attempt at space exploration."

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Devoid of covering

naked could be an expression of
love, a protest, a request, and sensuality.
in particular exposing the bare skin or intimate parts.

Society's response to public nudity varies on the culture, time, location and context of the activities. There are many exceptions and particular circumstances in which nudity is tolerated, accepted or even encouraged in public spaces. Such examples would include nude beaches, within some intentional communities (such as naturist resorts or clubs) and at special events, but definitely not Indonesia! whatever of special events. it is illegal!
so dont show off ur penis at any beach in here. or u go to jail!


Parental nudity is a controversial issue, There are differences of opinion as to whether, and if so to what extent, parents should appear naked in front of their children. i dont care if my mom and daddy are getting naked at home,
when i was a child we were taking bath together
with my mom and daddy, i liked to splattering water to them, it was so fun.

i was notice his public hair, and wonder.
i asked my mom about this, and my mom said
"you're gonna have it in adult age as ur daddy has now"

from my perception, naked is something natural,
i'm naked in my own room sometimes.
my mom said to me
when i was about 9 years old, i refused to get cloth when she was trying to put my school uniform on, i threw it on the floor.
she told me "you will be more handsome with this uniform"
whereupon i get dress whenever i'm out.


i have the though basic instinct to be naked.
i feel freedom and kinda has a closer connection to the universe
to the nature.
may be, i will get naked before i die.
like Santo Francisco (St. Francis) did
before his death on Saturday, October 3, 1226.