Althoughmanypeopledo notthink of homosexualrelationships as resulting in afamily, ithas been estimated that about one of fivegaysand one of threelesbiansenter a homosexual marriage.
Mr Polding moved to the Kemptown area - a part of the city famous for its gay community - about nine months ago where he felt more comfortable living as an openly homosexual man, his family said.
When he meets Miguel Lopez, a rich Spanish homosexual, Azel seizes the opportunity and leaves his family and his country behind to become Miguel's lover in Barcelona.