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Toby Allen of Australian band Human Nature has been outed in the most recent issue of Q, a British music magazine.

Quoting the magazine: "Three [band members] are married or divorced while out-and-proud fourth member, Toby, has posed for gay magazines".

While neither the band nor its label Sony Music would issue a statement, Allen told Melbourne's Herald Sun newspaper that he would not "confirm or deny" the Q claim.

However, he told the paper, "All I know is that I'm happily in a relationship, and that's as much as I've told anyone, anywhere, in an interview situation".

"All of our personal lives are close to us. Not that we shy away from anything, but we like to keep a little bit to ourselves", the 28-year-old added.

The Sydney band whose hits have included Telling Every-body and He Don't Love You, has been openly gay-friendly over the years and has performed at ARQ last November for the club's Sleaze Ball recovery night. The band was also at the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade VIP viewing room earlier this year.

Allen whose favourite artist is George Michael and favourite TV sitcom - Will & Grace (as stated on Sony's website) has also been a public supporter of groups such as the AIDS Trust of Australia.