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Clay Aiken On Coming Out: 'I Cannot Raise A Child To Lie Or To Hide Things'
Announcement comes a day after Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson confirmed their relationship. By Gil Kaufman Clay Aiken Photo: Al Pereira/ WireImage "It was the first decision I made as a father," Clay Aiken told People magazine of his decision to stop dodging questions about his sexuality. The article's headline said it all: "Yes, I'm Gay." "I cannot raise a child to lie or to hide things," the singer said. "I wasn't raised that way, and I'm not going to raise a child ...
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mjsbigblog — ... the singer said. “I wasn’t raised that way, and I’m not going to raise a child to do that.” Appearing on the cover of this week’s magazine cradling the newborn baby, Parker, who was conceived through in vitro fertilization with the singer’s best friend, record producer Jaymes Foster, Aiken told the magazine that his son will be raised in an environment that he described as “accepting and allowing him to be happy.” MTV Clay’s Aiken’s Overdue Honesty Last ...

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