The former American Idol contestant and Broadway actor graces the front of American People magazine with newborn son Parker and a big bold headline declaring ‘Yes, I'm Gay.'

Yes, we know.

Aiken made a vow after his son's birth in August that he would be honest about his sexuality as "I cannot raise a child to lie or hide things." Son Parker (who is rather a cutie) was conceived by in vitro fertilization with Aiken's 50-year-old friend, producer Jaymes Foster.

I'm pleased for him. I mean, I'm not a fan of his. I don't like his music, and I think he looks a bit like kd lang. But it must be a huge relief letting go of one of the worst secrets in showbiz, and getting a hefty People pay cheque to ease the burden.

Remarked Simon Cowell: "It's like finding out Santa Claus isn't real."

Although probably less of a shock.

Aiken reveals in the interview that he came out to his mother Faye four years ago (you don't think she had an inkling?) but has continued to deny rumours of his homosexuality in the mainstream media.

What I do find bizarre is the surprise shared by many Clay fans (or the Claymates, as they call themselves) that their idol has come out of the closet. I mean, what? Where have you ladies been all these years?

Naturally there's plenty of support for the singer on message boards, but confusion and bewilderment are also prevalent among the Claymates on the world wide web.

In other news, Mother Teresa was a really nice lady, Michael Jackson's a tad strange, and the Queen is rather posh.

Lindsay: She's out and she's proud

And in other same-sex loving news, Lindsay Lohan has confirmed what everyone had pretty much decided was true anyway and admitted to an LA radio station that she and DJ galpal Samantha Ronson are in a relationship.

Lindsay declared the pair had been a couple for "a really long time" which, when you're 22, is probably about three months.

But while Lindsay's mother, Dina ‘Orange Oprah' Lohan has remained uncharacteristically quiet on the couple's public declarations of love, Lindsay's announcement hasn't found favour with her father.

Michael Lohan has long had a case of verbal diahorrhea of the highest order and a chronic love affair with press attention. This time round, Daddy Lohan has got his mug in the press again with comments bashing his daughter's girlfriend.

In an email posted online Michael referred to Samantha as a "dark, hideous and a disgusting representation of humanity."

Woah, tell us what you really think there, fella.

But it doesn't stop there.

"There is a lot more to Samantha than meets the eye. Not that what we see is pleasing anyway. What's with this ‘person?' Look at the way she ‘dresses.'

"Once more, she uses her middle finger more than she uses words. Have you ever seen her apartment? For God's sake, when she runs out of toilet paper she tells people to use the cardboard roll. (I was told this firsthand)."

Firstly, I don't see how Americans could ever run out of toilet roll. I've seen photos of people leaving the grocery store. Their loo roll comes in packets of about 200. Secondly, a cardboard roll isn't going to be of much assistance when it comes to number ones or number twos. I usually employ the sing out from the throne for assistance method, and pray someone comes to my aid. Failing that, there's a fine case right there for carrying around tissues in your purse.

Friends of mine at uni (guys!) were often running out of toilet paper and would to tearing pages out of the phone book. Which was fine (if a bit unsettling) until they had to look up a particular number which had long gone to a less than ideal place.

Lastly, I couldn't give a fig if Lindsay is gay. I'm far more concerned with her need for a haircut and whether she can ever quit her addiction to those Raybans.

Somehow I suspect this entire family loves the headlines more than any human. Odds on when Lindsay and Sam's relationship stops making headlines, you'll read that she's gone back to dating guys.

Spotted

Marcia Cross and her daughters checking out some caged birds out the front of a Santa Monica pet shop...Rachel Bilson shopping for boots at Barney's...Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson (wearing a pair of Mickey Mouse ears) at Disneyland in Anaheim, California...Dita Von Teese performing her burlesque act at the opening of Harvey Nichols department store in Bristol, UK...A very pregnant Naomi Watts strolling round the ritzy suburb of Brentwood with son Alexander and a female friend...Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel taking a tour of the Colosseum on holiday in Rome...Ashlee Simpson flying first class from Dallas to Los Angeles with her mother, Tina...