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A Mexican pop star has revealed to fans he is gay, breaking a taboo in a country where it is highly unusual for celebrities to make such statements. Christian Chavez, 23, belongs to RBD, a band that emerged from popular TV soap Rebelde (Rebel).He said he did not "want to keep on lying" about his life, after pictures emerged of him with a man apparently getting married in Canada. The announcement had taken "a lot of bravery", one Mexican columnist wrote.
Yuriria Sierra asked in Excelsior newspaper: "Why has no Mexican public figure... felt comfortable enough to openly express their sexual preference?" Mexican gay rights activist Sergio Villarreal said he considered the singer to represent "a new way of seeing things, less prejudiced and more open". "Christian Chavez's decision symbolises this new way of seeing life, and raises hope of a more inclusive future with more respect for differences."



A Romanian luxury car enthusiast has named his daughter "SLK" after the Mercedes car model.
The man, from Chisinau Cris in Arad county, reportedly surprised staff at the register's office with the name. Ica Mladin, the head of the local register's office, said: "This man walked into the office and said he wanted a birth certificate on the name SLK Caldarar. We found that very odd and tried to make him change his mind."
Yet the father insisted, saying he loves cars and if the baby had been a boy he would have been named BMW.
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| Definition: | A notched parapet built on top of a wall, with alternating merlons and crenels for decoration or defense. |
| Synonyms: | crenelation, crenellation |
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War on the other hand is such a terrible thing, that no man, especially a Christian man, has the right to assume the responsibility of starting it.
Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) |