Mar 03, 2007News: Hit Mexican Band Singer Comes Out
By vanrozenheim
(Mexico City) - Christian Chavez, a singer for the Mexican pop group RBD, has announced that he is gay after photographs suggesting him marrying' another man were released on the Web site www.latingossip.com. The pictures, taken in Canada in 2005 according to a message on the site, show the two young men signing documents, exchanging rings and giving each other a kiss.
''I don't want to keep on lying and lie to myself because of fear,'' Chavez said in a statement posted on the group's official web site Thursday. ''I feel bad for not having shared this with all my fans before, as they are the ones that worry and it is because of them that I decided to be honest.''
The photos ''show a part of me, a part that I was not prepared to speak of in fear of rejection, of criticism, but especially for my family and its consequences,'' said Chavez, whose statement appeared in both Spanish and English.
''Although I'm scared and filled with uncertainty I know that I can rely on the support of my fans,'' he added. ''Their love is bigger than all of this. I ask them from the bottom of my heart, not to judge me for being honest and to feel proud of who they are and never make the same mistake I did. Tolerance to diversity!''
RBD achieved greate success throughout Latin America and among Spanish speakers in the United States.
