Clay Aiken has finally confirmed what the whole world has suspected ever since he crooned his way through American Idol in 2003. No big surprise here in regards to Aiken's sexual orientation, I think even my 80something-year-old Italian grandma saw this one coming. From People.com:
Following the Aug. 8 birth of his son Parker, singer Clay Aiken is following through on a promise he made to himself as a new dad: to publicly acknowledge that he's gay.
"It was the first decision I made as a father," Aiken, 29, tells the upcoming issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday. "I cannot raise a child to lie or to hide things. I wasn't raised that way, and I'm not going to raise a child to do that."
Aiken is a "proud Southern Baptist." It will be interesting to see how all his Right Wing pals take to his, y'know, gayness.
This article appears in Sep 24-30, 2008.