OnTopMag.com – By On Top Magazine Staff
Comedienne/chat-show host Ellen DeGeneres announced she was gay on the front cover of Time magazine in 1997 with the headline, “Yup, I’m Gay.” Many blamed the decision to come out for stalling her skyrocketing career. Singer Clay Aiken’s recent admission of being gay on the cover of People magazine – “Yes, I’m Gay” – drew mainly hugs and a few shrugs.
Does Aiken’s cakewalk coming out illustrate a new American irrelevance with being gay? According to a new Harris-Interactive survey, coming out gay is out.