Gay former
boy-bander ties the knot in England

Former Boyzone singer Stephen Gately, 30, had a civil partnership commitment ceremony over the weekend in London. Gately and his partner, internet entrepreneur Andy Cowles, made a public commitment to each other three years ago in Las Vegas, but the ceremony in Britain marks their relationship's first legal recognition. Boyzone recorded six U.K. number 1 singles and sold more than 10 million albums between 1993 and 1999; Gately released one solo album before being dropped by his label in 2001. (The Advocate)