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Ricky Martin Sticks Up For Un-Closeted Gay Pop Stars

Ricky Martin Sticks Up For Un-Closeted Gay Pop Stars
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Ricky Martin defended the right of pop stars to come out of the closet, saying he felt solidarity with Christian Chavez of Mexican band RBD, who recently said publicly that he is gay.

"Life is too short to live closed up, guarding what you say," said Martin _ whose sexual orientation has been the subject of speculation _ in an interview with The Associated Press. Christian "has to be free in many aspects. I wish him much strength."

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