Ricky Martin is no longer denying the rumors: He's gay. Hey, thanks for clearing up what everybody already knew. The only person surprised about this is Ricky Martin. Of course you're livin' la vida homo.
In a statement posted via Twitter in both Spanish and English - so that no stone was left unturned, Martin said: "I am proud to say that I am a fortunate homosexual man. I am very blessed to be who I am." Yeah, fortunate that he goes globetrotting looking for exotic ass, and not just trolling South Beach bars.
Martin (38) said he decided to reveal the truth after working on his memoirs helped him realize that he had to be free with himself, and not keep any more secrets. "From the moment I wrote the first phrase I was sure the book was the tool that was going to help me free myself from things I was carrying within me for a long time. Things that were too heavy for me to keep inside," he said. "Writing this account of my life, I got very close to my truth. And this is something worth celebrating." I'm sure some boys already got very close to your "truth" too...I'm just surprised you didn't know it.
Martin said one of the reasons why he kept his homosexuality hidden was because he was told by some that it would hurt his career. That's right, the same people who listen to him are reading Popular Mechanics and watching rugby, not having Bravo channel marathons. Martin, who is the father of two boys born via surrogate in 2008, said he couldn't continue to hide his sexuality now that he is a father: "Enough is enough. This has to change." Yes, it does! You need to out yourself if you have kids via surrogate. That's too obvious so you ought to fess up.
In more interesting gay developments, half of Americans say they would support an openly gay president, while slightly more would be in favor of a gay Supreme Court judge or secretary of state, according to a new poll commissioned by Vanity Fair magazine and television's 60 Minutes.
Just under a third of Americans questioned in the poll said they support the so-called Tea Party movement, a grass roots right wing activist movement that has held a series of protests around the nation to voice their dissatisfaction with the government. Almost a third of Americans said the Tea Party movement is the beginning of a much needed revolution, while 15% said they were too extreme to be taken seriously.
The issue of homosexuality has been in the spotlight in the United States recently after the Pentagon issued new rules making it harder for the U.S. military to discharge gay personnel, an interim step to ease enforcement of the existing "don't ask, don't tell" policy while Congress considers repealing it. The move to repeal the law, in place since 1993, has been attacked by some groups on the right, who say it may lower moral and damage the operational effectiveness of units with gay personnel.
In the sporting world Americans are more liberal. Just under two thirds say they would support a gay commissioner of baseball and a gay Super Bowl quarterback, according to the survey. The support for a gay Miss America was the same as for a gay secretary of state, at 56%.
In a statement posted via Twitter in both Spanish and English - so that no stone was left unturned, Martin said: "I am proud to say that I am a fortunate homosexual man. I am very blessed to be who I am." Yeah, fortunate that he goes globetrotting looking for exotic ass, and not just trolling South Beach bars.Martin (38) said he decided to reveal the truth after working on his memoirs helped him realize that he had to be free with himself, and not keep any more secrets. "From the moment I wrote the first phrase I was sure the book was the tool that was going to help me free myself from things I was carrying within me for a long time. Things that were too heavy for me to keep inside," he said. "Writing this account of my life, I got very close to my truth. And this is something worth celebrating." I'm sure some boys already got very close to your "truth" too...I'm just surprised you didn't know it.
Martin said one of the reasons why he kept his homosexuality hidden was because he was told by some that it would hurt his career. That's right, the same people who listen to him are reading Popular Mechanics and watching rugby, not having Bravo channel marathons. Martin, who is the father of two boys born via surrogate in 2008, said he couldn't continue to hide his sexuality now that he is a father: "Enough is enough. This has to change." Yes, it does! You need to out yourself if you have kids via surrogate. That's too obvious so you ought to fess up.
In more interesting gay developments, half of Americans say they would support an openly gay president, while slightly more would be in favor of a gay Supreme Court judge or secretary of state, according to a new poll commissioned by Vanity Fair magazine and television's 60 Minutes.
Just under a third of Americans questioned in the poll said they support the so-called Tea Party movement, a grass roots right wing activist movement that has held a series of protests around the nation to voice their dissatisfaction with the government. Almost a third of Americans said the Tea Party movement is the beginning of a much needed revolution, while 15% said they were too extreme to be taken seriously.
The issue of homosexuality has been in the spotlight in the United States recently after the Pentagon issued new rules making it harder for the U.S. military to discharge gay personnel, an interim step to ease enforcement of the existing "don't ask, don't tell" policy while Congress considers repealing it. The move to repeal the law, in place since 1993, has been attacked by some groups on the right, who say it may lower moral and damage the operational effectiveness of units with gay personnel.
In the sporting world Americans are more liberal. Just under two thirds say they would support a gay commissioner of baseball and a gay Super Bowl quarterback, according to the survey. The support for a gay Miss America was the same as for a gay secretary of state, at 56%.
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