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You read that right!  Boyzone is the first ever boyband to have a gay couple in their video. (But this is not the first video in history to show a homosexual couple kissing).

One of its members, Stephen Gately (who cam out in 1999) is paired with a male actor while the other members are paired with females. in their latest video for the single “Better”.

The Boyzone boys (oh well, they’re grown men now) originally wanted their own partners to appear opposite them in the video but none of the other halves agreed. They eventually decided to just have actors play opposite each member. It is interesting to see that such openness and hopefully acceptance, is being displayed in a video of a group who once rocked (and still do) people’s socks off. The decision to put a gay couple in the video was the whole band’s and the other members pushed Gately and said that he had to do this and that it would be fantastic.

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And indeed it is! The video is quite heartwarming and the song actually made me cry a tear or two. Sob. Sob.

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