CLAY AIKEN IS GAY

[Chica Yeyé 41]

Good for him. Everyone knew - at least I did. Honesty is the best policy, so kudos.

[Mononoke28 135]

Women everywhere are in tears.

Gays as well. They don't want this freakazoid on their side of the fence!

Diana

[Savanphil 3]

Who would have guess?

[IAMX 3,055]

Queers are not a way of life it a choice if you suck it or you don't suck it end of story.

Your bigotry won't change the truth.

Good for Aiken.

[PlatyPius 5]

Who's Clay Aiken?

[IAMX 3,055]

Who's Clay Aiken?

That's what I was asking before I read the article.

[LoriLawless 0]

Who's Clay Aiken?

Runner up on a season of American Idol.

[Minya's wife 25]

Shocking...what is this world coming to :o

Unwed father, born-again and gay...isn't that a little too many paradoxes?

-P

[Pinocchio Liberal 268]

Who gives a flying ** if he's gay! Sheeeesh

[jundp 191]

OMGZ0RZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[kishmar 0]

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20228488,00.html

Clay Aiken: I'm a Gay Dad

By David Caplan

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 says he expects the news may overwhelm some of his fans. "Whether it be having a child out of wedlock, or whether it be simply being a homosexual, it's going to be a lot," said Aiken, who returned to Broadway last week as Sir Robin in Monty Python's Spamalot.

He adds that he hopes his fans "know that I've never intended to lie to anybody at all. ... But if they leave, I don't want them to leave hating me."

How He Came Out to His Family

The born-again Christian singer also reveals how he told his mother Faye he's gay four years ago. After dropping off his younger brother Brett, who was being deployed to Iraq, at Camp Lejeune, "I started crying in the car," Aiken remembers. "It was dark. I was sitting there, thinking to myself. I don't know why I started thinking about it ... I just started bawling. She made me pull over the car and it just came out."

So what was his mom's reaction? "She started crying. She was obviously somewhat stunned. But she was very supportive and very comforting." Even now, Aiken admits, "She still struggles with things quite a bit, but she's come a long way."

As for his own child, Aiken tells PEOPLE that Parker – who was conceived via in vitro fertilization with his best friend, music producer Jaymes Foster – will be raised in an environment that is "accepting and allowing him to be happy."

Says Aiken: "I have no idea if he'll be gay or straight. It's not something I'll have anything to do with, or that he'll have anything to do with. It's already probably up inside the code there ... No matter what the situation you're in, if you're raised in a loving environment, that's the most important thing."

Aiken says he expects the news may overwhelm some of his fans. "Whether it be having a child out of wedlock, or whether it be simply being a homosexual, it's going to be a lot," said Aiken, who returned to Broadway last week as Sir Robin in Monty Python's Spamalot.

- Oh that slays me! I can't imagine his fans NOT KNOWING HE IS GAY BY NOW

DITTO Clay being gay was soooooooooo obvious from the getco!!

[Sprailenes 47]

In other news: The sky is blue.

[rclouse 0]

In other news: The sky is blue.

Water is wet.

In 'n Out burgers are delicious and affordable.

The sun rises in the east.

/I could go on....

[ginger1981 0]

Ginger, I'm shocked. After all, it was you who alerted me to this treasure trove:

Clay Aiken Pins!

Including such gems as:

and

and (oh god, my eyes, my eyes!)

Oh Maven I'm so glad you dug those up!

You know what you do to me right?

[ginger1981 0]

Oh no...actually Maven, I think you should get this pin

I guess those girls whose hearts got stolen need to make a pin for their hearts a breakin'.