Clay Aiken and his new born son are on the cover of this weeks People magazine with a caption that says, “New Dad Clay Aiken, ‘Yes I’m Gay.’”

As if we didn’t know that already. Clay says that his son is the reason behind his decision to come out, stating that, “I cannot raise a child to lie or to hide things.”

Here is part of the interview Clay had with People:

On why he decided to come out:
“It was the first decision I made as a father. I cannot raise a child to lie or to hide things. I wasn’t raised that way, and I’m not going to raise a child to do that.”

On how he thinks his fans will react:
“Whether it be having a child out of wedlock, or whether it be simply being a homosexual, it’s going to be a lot. I’ve never intended to lie to anybody at all. … But if they leave, I don’t want them to leave hating me.”

On telling his mom four years ago:
“It was dark. I was sitting there, thinking to myself. I don’t know why I started thinking about it … I just started bawling. She made me pull over the car and it just came out. She started crying. She was obviously somewhat stunned. But she was very supportive and very comforting. She still struggles with things quite a bit, but she’s come a long way.”

On raising his son Parker Foster Aiken:
“I have no idea if he’ll be gay or straight. It’s not something I’ll have anything to do with, or that he’ll have anything to do with. It’s already probably up inside the code there … No matter what the situation you’re in, if you’re raised in a loving environment, that’s the most important thing.”

Good for him for deciding not to live a lie anymore. He is definitely teaching his son to be proud of who you are. I don’t know why gays and lesbians keep their sexuality a secret anyways, society is more accepting of different lifestyles these days.

What do you think…should he have come clean sooner or not at all?