Beyoncé Knowles has agreed to appear on the cover a gay magazine. The singer/actress, who is a Christian, will front the American publication `Instinct’ in honour of her gay uncle. “I was raised by my uncle, who passed away with AIDS a couple of years ago. He was my mother’s best friend,” she says. “He brought me to school every day. He helped me buy my prom dress. He made my clothes with my mother. He was like my nanny. He was my favourite person in the whole world.” She adds, “I never mixed Christianity with how I felt [about him]. I am about faith and spirituality more so than religion. Doing right by others and not judging.” [6 December 2006]