Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)
Hayes ties a new knot
by Damien Murphy & Lisa Pryor
July 19, 2006

One door closes, another opens. Last week Darren Hayes, the former Savage Garden frontman, parted ways with his Australian label, Sony BMG. This week he has announced he has married his British boyfriend, Richard Cullen.

Hayes, who wed his university sweetheart, Colby Taylor, in 1995 and separated in 1999, has pirouetted around the question of gaydom for a while.

In May, several Australian gay publications pondered the question in interviews with the singer. He even stayed mum about the marriage on the Ten Network's Rove Live last month.

"I very rarely make comments about my private life," Hayes said on his website. "On June 19th, 2006, I married my boyfriend of two years, Richard, in a civil partnership ceremony in London. I can honestly say it was the happiest day of my life."

Observant concertgoers could have seen a gold ring on Hayes's wedding finger when he performed at the Opera House on July 4 and 5.

The singer indirectly dissed the Howard Government's opposition to same-sex marriage, saying: "I feel lucky to live in an era where my relationship can be considered legally legitimate and I commend the UK Government for embracing this very basic civil liberty."

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