Sexuality
Shortly after his death, the Toronto-based gay community magazine fab published a piece titled "Why Did He Die a Straight Man?" The piece, by Eleanor Brown, noted that Agostino was gay, and alleged that he was in the closet about his sexuality. The fact that he was gay was widely known within the gay community — he had participated in Toronto's Gay Pride parade, was active in the gay communities in Toronto and Hamilton, and had voted in favour of gay rights legislation — but was largely unknown otherwise.
Initial media reports on his death, however, stated that he was married, erroneously naming Agostino's sister-in-law Rose as his wife. This was quickly retracted by the media, and attributed to a journalist's misinterpretation of the government press release announcing Agostino's death ("Our thoughts and love are with Dominic’s mother Theresa, his brother Ralph and his wife Rose, Dominic’s sister Mary and her husband Tony, and Dominic’s beloved nieces and nephews.") However, some gay activists in Ontario have alleged that the error was committed intentionally to protect Agostino's public image.
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