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Darren Hayes and husband Richard Cullen in Paris Picture: Supplied
FORMER Savage Garden singer Darren Hayes has revealed what makes him scared about being in a same-sex marriage.
Hayes, who married husband Richard Cullen three times, said he feels nervous holding his hand when they are out in public.
Darren Hayes and husband Richard Cullen, seen here in 2007, feel nervous about holding hands in public. Picture: SuppliedSource:News Limited
Hayes first married Mr Cullen in 2005 and then entered into a civil partnership with him the following year in the UK.
The pair married again in 2013 in California as an act of solidarity for all those fighting for marriage equality around the world.
Former Savage Garden singer, Darren Hayes, with his husband Richard Cullen in 2007. Picture: SuppliedSource:News Limited
Savage Garden combined Darren Hayes and Daniel Jones. Picture: SuppliedSource:News Limited
Hayes was responding to a tweet from US comedian Riley Silverman, who asked: “If you’re an out queer person in a ‘liberal bubble’ city, RT this if you’ve felt uneasy or threatened just for minor PDA with your partner”.
“I’m out, I’m married, I’m a ‘celebrity’ and I still feel unsafe holding hands in many public situations. That’s a reality,” Hayes tweeted.
Hayes wmarried to his childhood sweetheart, makeup artist Colby Taylor, in 1994.
However, they separated in 1998 and were divorced in 2000.
It was around that time that he started coming out to record company executives at Sony.
Hayes and Jones formed Savage Garden in 1993, achieving number-one hit singles with I Want You, To the Moon and Back, Truly Madly Deeply, The Animal Song and I Knew I Loved You.
The duo sold 23 million albums worldwide and won a record 10 ARIA awards in 1997 for their debut album.