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- INIC BOY BAND TAKE THAT LNCH NEW STAGE MIL WH A GAY LEAD CHARACTERCOULD BE MAGIC?{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY DAN AVERYAUGT 30, 2017/11:20 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}DAVE HOGAN/HULTON ARCHIVE/GETTY IMAGENGLISH BOY BAND TAKE THAT POSE BAT BOOTS, BOXER SHORTS AND RED BOXG GLOV, AS WORN THEIR FIRST VIO 'DO WHAT YOU LIKE', 1991. FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, MARK OWEN, HOWARD DONALD, JASON ORANGE, ROBBIE WILLIAMS AND GARY BARLOW. (PHOTO BY DAVE HOGAN/HULTON ARCHIVE/GETTY IMAG)BY DAN AVERYAUGT 30, 2017 / 11:20 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"INIC BOY BAND TAKE THAT LNCH NEW STAGE MIL WH A GAY LEAD CHARACTER","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2017-08-30T15:20:10.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2017-08-30T15:20:10.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"DAN AVERY","KEYWORDS":"THEATER","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ONE OF THE BIGGT BOY BANDS TO E OUT OF THE 1990S WAS TAKE THAT, THE BRISH QUTET THAT GAVE HS LIKE "COULD IT BE MAGIC" AND "BACK FOR GOOD" AND LNCHED THE REER OF ROBBIE WILLIAMS.TIM RONEY/GETTY IMAGENGLISH BOY BAND TAKE THAT, CIR 1992. LEFT TO RIGHT: ROBBIE WILLIAMS, MARK OWEN, JASON ORANGE, GARY BARLOW AND HOWARD DONALD. (PHOTO BY TIM RONEY/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NOW THE BAND HAS LLABORATED ON A NEW STAGE MIL, THE BAND, BUTG TAKE THAT'S HOME TOWN OF MANCHTER NEXT MONTH. THE SHOW SE FIVE 40SOMETHG WOMEN RNG TO FULFILL THEIR DREAM OF MEETG THE BOY BAND THEY OBSSED OVER AS TEENS. AS AN ADULT, ONE OF THE WOMEN REVEALS TO HER FORMER BFFS THAT SHE'S A LBIAN.THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SHE'S NOT THE ONLY LGBT PERSON ON STAGE, THOUGH: CURTIS T. JOHNSON, WHO PLAYS ONE OF THE BAND MEMBERS, WAS OPEN ABOUT HIS SEXUALY WHILE DNG FOR THE PART ON THE BBC PETN SERI LET {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“I WAS NSC ABOUT HOW I’D BE RECEIVED OR PERCEIVED BY THE PUBLIC BEE WAS A BIG CISN,” HE TOLD GAY TIM."SOMEWHERE OUT THERE, THERE’S A YOUNG GAY OR LBIAN KID WHO IS ENTLED TO HAVE THAT NORMALY ON TV NOW."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MEMBERS OF THE REAL TAKE THAT—GARY BARLOW, HOWARD DONALD AND MARK OWEN—TRODUCED THE ST ON MONDAY AT MANCHTER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE BAND IS WRTEN BY TIM FIRTH, WHO -WROTE KKY BOOTS AND WORKED WH GARY BARLOW ON THE MIL THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
- MARK OWEN REVEALS HE MIGHT BE GAY
- BOY BAND MEMBERS WHO ARE OUT AS GAY, BISEXUAL OR QUEER
INIC BOY BAND TAKE THAT LNCH NEW STAGE MIL WH A GAY LEAD CHARACTERCOULD BE MAGIC?{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY DAN AVERYAUGT 30, 2017/11:20 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}DAVE HOGAN/HULTON ARCHIVE/GETTY IMAGENGLISH BOY BAND TAKE THAT POSE BAT BOOTS, BOXER SHORTS AND RED BOXG GLOV, AS WORN THEIR FIRST VIO 'DO WHAT YOU LIKE', 1991. FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, MARK OWEN, HOWARD DONALD, JASON ORANGE, ROBBIE WILLIAMS AND GARY BARLOW. (PHOTO BY DAVE HOGAN/HULTON ARCHIVE/GETTY IMAG)BY DAN AVERYAUGT 30, 2017 / 11:20 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"INIC BOY BAND TAKE THAT LNCH NEW STAGE MIL WH A GAY LEAD CHARACTER","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2017-08-30T15:20:10.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2017-08-30T15:20:10.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"DAN AVERY","KEYWORDS":"THEATER","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ONE OF THE BIGGT BOY BANDS TO E OUT OF THE 1990S WAS TAKE THAT, THE BRISH QUTET THAT GAVE HS LIKE "COULD IT BE MAGIC" AND "BACK FOR GOOD" AND LNCHED THE REER OF ROBBIE WILLIAMS.TIM RONEY/GETTY IMAGENGLISH BOY BAND TAKE THAT, CIR 1992. LEFT TO RIGHT: ROBBIE WILLIAMS, MARK OWEN, JASON ORANGE, GARY BARLOW AND HOWARD DONALD. (PHOTO BY TIM RONEY/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NOW THE BAND HAS LLABORATED ON A NEW STAGE MIL, THE BAND, BUTG TAKE THAT'S HOME TOWN OF MANCHTER NEXT MONTH. THE SHOW SE FIVE 40SOMETHG WOMEN RNG TO FULFILL THEIR DREAM OF MEETG THE BOY BAND THEY OBSSED OVER AS TEENS. AS AN ADULT, ONE OF THE WOMEN REVEALS TO HER FORMER BFFS THAT SHE'S A LBIAN.THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SHE'S NOT THE ONLY LGBT PERSON ON STAGE, THOUGH: CURTIS T. JOHNSON, WHO PLAYS ONE OF THE BAND MEMBERS, WAS OPEN ABOUT HIS SEXUALY WHILE DNG FOR THE PART ON THE BBC PETN SERI LET {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“I WAS NSC ABOUT HOW I’D BE RECEIVED OR PERCEIVED BY THE PUBLIC BEE WAS A BIG CISN,” HE TOLD GAY TIM."SOMEWHERE OUT THERE, THERE’S A YOUNG GAY OR LBIAN KID WHO IS ENTLED TO HAVE THAT NORMALY ON TV NOW."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MEMBERS OF THE REAL TAKE THAT—GARY BARLOW, HOWARD DONALD AND MARK OWEN—TRODUCED THE ST ON MONDAY AT MANCHTER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE BAND IS WRTEN BY TIM FIRTH, WHO -WROTE KKY BOOTS AND WORKED WH GARY BARLOW ON THE MIL THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
”People also wanted to see you as gay. None of red anyway, we started off the gay clubs, we’ve got no problem there. “I was nsc about how I’d be received or perceived by the public bee was a big cisn, ” he told Gay Tim.
"Somewhere out there, there’s a young gay or lbian kid who is entled to have that normaly on TV now. Nigel Mart-Smh was the band’s manager for their heady 1990s perd, plottg their rise to stardom om their early appearanc at gay clubs.
MARK OWEN REVEALS HE MIGHT BE GAY
Comeback pop star Mark Owen is nsirg a gay future, after a seri of. g out gay mag GAY TIMES.
He says, "I might be gay , like, a year's time. The mastream populary of boy bands wtern mic almost ensur that one or two members of each group intifi as gay, bisexual or queer. Most out gay boy band members talk about their early reer days of havg dual personas - the public heterosexual teen male, and the private gay dividual - creatg an thenticy paradox.
There have been sporadic attempts to create succsful all-gay boy bands to ter to the LGBTQ dance club crowd.
BOY BAND MEMBERS WHO ARE OUT AS GAY, BISEXUAL OR QUEER
Neverthels, there is a group of notable boy band members who publicly intify as gay, bisexual or queer.