Boyzone stars honoured by gay campaigners.Summary: Boyzone have been honoured by gay campaign group Stonewall stone·wall v. stone·walled, stone·wall·ing, stone·walls v.intr. 1. Informal a. for the late Stephen Stephen, 1097?–1154, king of England (1135–54). The son of Stephen, count of Blois and Chartres, and Adela, daughter of William I of England, he was brought up by his uncle, Henry I of England, who presented him with estates in England and France and Gately's contribution to raising awareness Raising awareness is a common phrase advocacy groups use to justify a particular event, brochure or even the entire organization. Raising awareness refers to alerting the general public that a certain issue exists and should be approached the way the group desires. . Boyzone have been honoured by gay campaign group Stonewall for the late Stephen Gately's contribution to raising awareness. The band were named Entertainers of the Year at Stonewall's annual awards event at London's Victoria and Albert Museum Victoria and Albert Museum, South Kensington, London, opened in 1852 as the Museum of Manufacturers at Marlborough House. It originally contained a nucleus of contemporary objects of applied art bought from the Great Exhibition of 1851 at the instigation of the in Kensington. Gately died last month of natural causes while on holiday in Majorca as the band prepared to work together again. His partner Andrew Cowles, with whom he was in a civil partnership, collected the award of their behalf. The judges took account of Gately's "brave decision to come out" at the height of the band's success. They also noted that the band "made pop history with their video featuring a same-sex couple A same-sex couple is a pair of people of the same gender who pursue a romantic or sexual relationship together. The term "same-sex relationship" may be used when the sexual orientation of participants in a same-sex relationship is not known. a year ago". Independent Television News Limited 2009. All rights reserved. Independent Television News Limited 2009. All rights reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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