Clay Aiken out: ‘Y, I’m gay’

Contents:

• CLAY AIKEN: I'M A GAY DAD
• CLAY AIKEN OUT: ‘Y, I’M GAY’
• CLAY IS GAY: AIKEN OUT OF THE CLOSET
• CLAY AIKEN TO ‘PEOPLE’: ‘Y, I’M GAY’
• CLAY GAY
• TAG ARCHIV: CLAY SHAW GAY

CLAY AIKEN: I'M A GAY DAD

Inspired by his newborn son, the sger acknowledg what has long been mored: He's gay. 8 birth of his son Parker, sger Clay Aiken is followg through on a promise he ma to himself as a new dad: to publicly acknowledge that he’s gay. “Whether be havg a child out of wedlock, or whether be simply beg a homosexual, ’s gog to be a lot, ” said Aiken, who returned to Broadway last week as Sir Rob Monty Python’s Spamalot.

The born-aga Christian sger also reveals how he told his mother Faye he’s gay four years ago.

Says Aiken: “I have no ia if he’ll be gay or straight. Clay Aiken appears on the ver of the latt People magaze holdg his fant son, Parker Foster Aiken, wh the headle: “Y, I’m Gay.

CLAY AIKEN OUT: ‘Y, I’M GAY’

”The 29-year-old former “Amerin Idol” nner-up, multiplatum rerdg artist and Broadway star creds his son, nceived by -vro fertilizatn wh iend and producer Jaym Foster, wh makg him realize that he uld no longer hi his homosexualy om the world. ”Aiken, who rose to fame on “Idol” 2003, has long been the subject of mors and tabloid fodr that he was gay, but ually refed to acknowledge them. ”Aiken said he only told his fay that he was gay four years ago.

CLAY IS GAY: AIKEN OUT OF THE CLOSET

”Gay groups appld Aiken’s public admissn.

“We ngratulate Clay for makg this cisn and for settg an example for others and his fay, ” said Neil Giuliano, print of the Gay & Lbian Alliance Agast Defamatn. As we’re seeg, more and more gay people, cludg celebri, are livg openly and hontly, and this has tremendo impact terms of creatg awarens, unrstandg and acceptance.

CLAY AIKEN TO ‘PEOPLE’: ‘Y, I’M GAY’

“This is really shockg news as I had no ia he was gay, ” read a ment posted by “Sheridansq.

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CLAY GAY

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He was a talented black, gay workg actor who was pavg the way for the '80s the streets Hollywood. Sudnly, a clever, funny, kd, hot gay man on TV, that's still rare. Gay all up!

TAG ARCHIV: CLAY SHAW GAY

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