{"id":155,"date":"2008-10-01T00:04:26","date_gmt":"2008-10-01T04:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fatalemedia.com\/blog\/2008\/10\/01\/celebrate-coming-out\/"},"modified":"2009-11-17T14:02:40","modified_gmt":"2009-11-17T21:02:40","slug":"celebrate-coming-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fatalemedia.com\/blog\/2008\/10\/celebrate-coming-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate Coming Out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Clay Aiken and Lindsay Lohan have finally come out publicly. And, it appears, on their own terms.<\/p>\n<p>Even the <em>New York Times<\/em>\u2019 Style section got in on the act on Sunday with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2008\/09\/28\/fashion\/28gay.html?ex=1380254400&amp;en=e3f6ffd55c48c53d&amp;ei=5124&amp;partner=permalink&amp;exprod=permalink\">\u201cOut in Hollywood.\u201d<\/a> Nice pic, Ellen!<\/p>\n<p>As one commenter noted in response to <em>The Advocate<\/em>\u2019s article <a href=\"http:\/\/www.advocate.com\/exclusive_detail_ektid62442.asp?page=1\">\u201cClay and Lindsay are Gay &#8212; Shock!\u201d<\/a>: \u201c[O]ne should be allowed to self-identify. No one has the right to make that announcement for anyone else.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We couldn\u2019t agree more. All those queers still in the closet have a right to be there, just as <strong>each of us has a right to come o<\/strong>ut if and when we want to. We do understand that coming out is a luxury for those not living <strong>in tolerant circumstances<\/strong>. Hollywood is tolerant place.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"http:\/\/www.fatalemedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/clay-aiken-on-people-magazine.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Clay Aiken on the People Magazine cover\" style=\"padding-right: 10px; float: left; padding-bottom: 10px; border: 0px\" \/>\u201cClay felt that it was right to come out to get it off of his back. He felt the need to <strong>no longer live a lie<\/strong>. This goes for gay or straight. It does not have to be about being a homosexual,&#8221; says\u00a0our friend Chuck in Louisiana.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There are many who are not marriage material and are doing things to impress others,\u201d he continued.\u00a0\u201cThere are those who try to impress family members and friends.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>October 11, 2008, is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.org\/issues\/10772.htm\">National Coming Out Day<\/a> here in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>Our friend Chris told Nan he wanted to wear her <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fatalemedia.com\/videos\/take_her_down.html\">Take Her Down<\/a> production T-shirt on that day! We\u2019ll see if we can dig a clean one up for him.<\/p>\n<p>However you celebrate National Coming Out Day, it\u2019s worth remembering that those who don\u2019t come out, who you just know are gay, probably have a reason for staying the closet.<\/p>\n<p>We salute Hollywood stars and ordinary people alike for <strong>their courage in coming out<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Yours in good love and sex,<\/p>\n<p>Nan &amp; Christi<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:nan@fatalemedia.com\">nan@fatalemedia.com<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:christi@fatalemedia.com\">christi@fatalemedia.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>P.S. You can pay securely at Fatale by credit card or with PayPal. And remember, you get free shipping when you order 3 or more DVDs. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fatalemedia.com\">See all Fatale\u2019s DVDs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>P.P.S. Highly recommended and Fatale&#8217;s top-seller for September, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fatalemedia.com\/videos\/the_crash_pad_series_volume_2.html\">The Crash Pad Series Volume 2<\/a>.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clay Aiken and Lindsay Lohan have finally come out publicly. And, it appears, on their own terms. Even the New York Times\u2019 Style section got in on the act on Sunday with \u201cOut in Hollywood.\u201d Nice pic, Ellen! 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