Clay Aiken is on the cover of the new People magazine holding his two-month old son Parker in his arms. There is no way I’d ever be interested in anything Clay Aiken has to say, but when dude becomes a comedian, well, you just have to pass along the joke.

The cover headline reveals his secret from a block away. That is what it is. And this bit is respectful.. “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.”

But what is this → Aiken says he expects the news [that he’s gay] may overwhelm some of his fans.. “Whether it be having a child out of wedlock, or whether it be simply being a homosexual, it’s going to be a lot.”

Who is shocked that Clay Aiken likes men?

Clay Aiken said when he told his mother she was stunned and started crying. Haha. Is he serious?! The shocking thing was that he was a father in the first place. Everyone wondered how that biblical miracle happened, you know, with Clay being so hetero and everything. By the way, Baby Parker was conceived via In Vitro fertilization with Clay’s best friend, Jaymes Foster.

Some people may wonder, even be concerned, if his son’s sexuality will be influenced by his father.

“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.”