WHICH CELEBRITY IS GOING ON THEIR COMING OUT TOUR:
Mark your calendars: a celebrity is coming out to People (shocking!) on May 5th. This person is already booked for a People exclusive, with a string of talk show appearances afterward, including The View. Speculation has already begun, with anonymous peeps from all corners of the interweb taking part in the worldwide office pool.
The frontrunners at Autostraddle headquarters appear to be Johnny Weir or Queen Latifah. However The Queen has a movie coming out soon where she plays a straight romantic lead; generally assumed a bad move. Longshot votes are going to Anderson Cooper and Kelly Clarkson. Intern Laura thinks it’ll be the couple starring in Toy Story 3, which we believe is an animated film about fictional characters.
We’ve also determined a large selection of our confirmed & speculative twentysomething hollywood lesbians — aka most of the people we wish would come out — are too edgy for People. And then there’s heaps of people who we all know will never come out, like the married scientologists.
Also, Johnny Weir has the right look to come out in People Magazine — young bright eyes man with hair that’s a little spikey in the front.
This does bring into question why People Magazine is The Chosen One to feature celebs with their “Yes, I’m Gay!” cheesy smiles on the cover. Is it because People is so bland and mainstream they figure it will lessen the fallout? Neil Patrick Harris, Lance Bass and Clay Aiken have all chosen People.
Wouldn’t it be more interesting to go the Adam Lambert route of posing for Rolling Stone with a snake at his crotch or even Wanda Sykes who didn’t make a big stink at all, just showed up at a No on 8 rally and spoke about her life.
Who do you think will be coming out to People on May 5th? Start your office pools now. (@zapittv)
GAGA VS. X-TINA:
“It just comes with the territory. That, in particular, is not even worth wasting the breath to comment on. I’ve been around for over a decade and I think my work speaks for myself.” – Christina Aguilera on comparisons to Lady Gaga (@mtv)
MEGAN MULLALLY:
Get this! Megan Mullally is transforming her Emmy winning role as Karen on Will & Grace into a touring show! “We’ve got a producer, a composer, and a director, so now we’re just looking for the perfect people to write the book,” Mullally told The Advocate. “It’s going to be a big throwdown between Karen Walker and Beverley Leslie, so I think Leslie Jordan and I are going to have a lot of fun together. And because it’s a touring show, we can take it anywhere ‘Will & Grace’ is popular, which is kind of everywhere.”
She also talks about Sean Hayes‘ recent coming out interview and her own infamous Advocate cover story coming out as bisexual: “Yeah, I know, I’ll still read that. My husband is always like, ‘Really? Are you bisexual?’ [Laughs] I know the gay community wants me to be bisexual, but unfortunately I’m not as bisexual as people have wanted me to be. I am married to a man, we’ve been together 10 years, and I’ve never had sex with a woman. But I do still think everybody has an ability to love that isn’t limited by gender.” (@advocate)
LINDSAY & SAMANTHA:
Check out the latest from Lindsay Lohan & Samantha Ronson:
SARA GILBERT:
CBS is shooting a pilot aimed at competing with The View, starring Julie Chen, Lisa Rinna and Sara Gilbert as the show’s resident lesbian mom. The “View”-style talk show is just one pilot CBS is considering to replace “As The World Turns.” (@latimes)
THEATER:
“While gaydom now embraces a full gamut of subsets, in Mr. Jordan’s pithy assessment the heady disco days of the 1970s had ‘queens and butch queens,”’ distinguishable by their dance-floor moves.”
Also on Broadway– American Idiot is wowing critics. (@nytimes)
TORI SPELLING:
Tori Spelling is developing her own talk show, which supposedly is going for a Will & Grace vibe, according to producers. This will only be watchable if Zachary Quinto from So NoTORIous is back as her main gay. (@ew)
GLAMBERT ON TOUR:
Adam Lambert is coming to a musical theatre near you on his Glam Nation Tour this summer. Talking to E! Online, Adam said, “It’s going to be really theatrical and sparkly. You’ll have to come. Maybe I’ll make out with a snake.” (@usatoday)
CITY OF BORDERS:
A new LGBT film, City of Borders, will screen on April 28 at the Lenore Marwil Jewish Film Festival in Commerce Township, Michigan. The film follows the daily lives of five Israelis and Palestinians at Jerusalem’s only gay bar, The Shushan, an underground sanctuary where people of opposing nationalities, religions and sexual orientations create an island of peace in a land divided by war.
YOU BELIEVE?! toy story is the anthem of our generation. or at least it would be if it were a song.
I’m with you on this one, Laura. You are not alone.
WOODY AND BUZZ LIGHTYEAR!!! i have a buzz lightyear plastic toy thing. he featured in a 2 minute video i made about myself.
also omg lilo and samro tweets made me LOL.
I’m thinking the Toy Story 3 couple is more likely Barbie and Ken. I mean, Ken’s sexuality has been an open secret in the toy community for years. Barbie’s had a lot more success in maintaining her model hetero facade for the public, but… well, I probably shouldn’t say this, but she used to make frequent appearances in my playroom back in the early 90’s, and she could be spotted going muff-diving on Princess Jasmine ALL THE TIME.
Oh totally. I remember when she was still trying to front like she and my
April-from-the-ninja-turtles figurine were just colleagues and then I’d see them leaving in a Tonka truck together. I mean bitch please.
That bitch April is the reason that Malibu Stacy went on a drunken rampage for those couple years!! Homewrecker!
You could so tell when Ken wasn’t denying his sexuality anymore…he got all that long luscious hair. Come on, dude, we know what cute spikey hair means.
i didn’t even know that there was going to be a toy story 3 movie and i never played with barbies, except once i had a barbie and cut off her hair, realized i hated it, started crying, and threw her under the dresser.
Does Johnny Weir need to come out? doesn’t everyone already know he is gay?
Right? I’m so confused about this. I feel he’s insinuated and thats fine. No need for a damn TOUR, Weir!
I’ll be pretty disappointed if it’s him..not gonna lie
Yeah, he’s made such a deal out of not needing to define himself or however he puts it, it’d be so bizarre if he suddenly just did a People I’m Gay press tour.
Kelly Clarkson is about to go on Lilith Fair… just sayin’, maybe she just wants all the ladies to know she’s available first?
Ellen Page would be awesome, but I’d like to think she’s too hip to go the People route.
I’m hoping it’s someone completely out of left field that will make Twitter explode. That’d be fun.
I agree, Ellen is too hip for People. Though that would make my life. It really would.
Ellen Page also has a major movie coming out this summer (Inception), so it won’t be her.
It will probably be someone boring.
I will be very upset if it is Weir. Seriously, boy wears sparkly gloves and revealing shirts. If anyone even thinks he is straight, they are in some serious denial.
i’ll be disappointed if it’s him, too.
i just want a surprise!
Jake G?
ellen ppaaaaageeee
I’m so glad I’m not the only one who thinks Jake is gay. Unfortunately, he’s got a big action blockbuster produced by Disney on the way, so now would be pretty much the last time I’d expect him to come out.
He is a very inappropriate Prince of Persia.
I really want it to be ellen page. I mean come on:
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kt29y4BkSm1qa3j6go1_500.jpg
Oh god, I’ve been brainwashed. She looks like Beiber to me there. *wail* Curse that teendream freak!
Even Ellen Page has Beiber fever
ellen page would NEVER do people. ellen page should come out on the cover of BUST. or um on autostraddle.com.
I agree. I want her to come out on autostraddle and then professor her love for Drew Barrymore and fever for Justin Beiber.
*profess
Don’t correct yourself, I think she should come out on autostraddle then become the resident Professor of Love, where she solves everyone’s romantic problems using the music of Justin Beiber and anecdotes of her antics with Drew.
<3 Sally
:) The Dr. Ruth of Love?
A friend of mine used to work for the family and obvs jakey was my first question. She could not confirm his gayness but did confirm that his sweatpants are tiny.
you know what tiny sweatpants mean… tiny boxers.
If Kelly Clarkson came out I think it would be a more casual, low-key kind of thing. I don’t see her announcing it on a magazine cover or booking talk shows to discuss it or any of that.
Ya i def don’t see her doing that at all… plus , nothing to promote right now regardless haha
It will be Boris Johnson mayor of london
What about Zachary Quinto?
too hip for people
Good point.
My vote is for the longshot. Nathan Fillion for the upset!
that would be amazing
Tiger Woods?
My guess is Mariska Hargitay or Zachary Quinto. Or maybe Lindsay (as gay) lol kidding.
Actually now that I think about it, it may be a possibility. Hawrd Bragman prob saw that interview with the Sun and thought ‘girl did you really mean that?’ and maybe talked to her. Who knows. Her ‘people’ seem not exactly gay friendly and he did say that being out clearly had a positive effect on her (back in May 2008).
If Mariska came out that would make my life!! She totally came to mind too after reading the article, but I think she’s still married
Where’s a betkeeper when you need one.
Drew Barrymore? Kristen Stewart?
Oprah, now that is a longshot but would be great gossip!!
There is that tell-all book threatening to reveal Oprah as asexual coming out. Hmm. Would Oprah coming out bring the gay rights movement tremendously forward or would it utterly harm her? She is retiring her show after all.
All I can say is we know what book club won’t be reading or recommending that book.
I could just see her coming out episode now… “And you get cat, and you get a cat, and you get a cat, and you get cat, adn you get a cat….(then she sees lesbian who looks like justin beiber) and you get my number.”
YES! Everybody gets a cat! You, you, you get a cat. You get a cat. Well I know what’s going to stuck in my head all day.
She should just put pussy on her list of favourite things this year.
::COUGHbcwawardforbcwCOUGH::
YES!
City of Borders sounds really interesting!
My girlfriend: “Maybe Robert Pattinson. Lolz.” (Seriously, she actually said “lolz.” It’s like that in our house.)
Ooh, fancy new pictures to go with the See Also links.
Surely it can’t be anyone that exciting that’s coming out if they’re giving a fortnight’s warning and no-one else in the media is deciding to dish the dirt and steal the scoop?
I NEED to start using fortnight!
Srsly. Awesome.
My faux office pool bet is the Queen. But I hope it’s Chase Crawford (or someone similar who the straight people won’t be expecting at all). Also, I thought Zachary Quinto was out.
He’s not, although he’s not hiding, either. But with the Star Trek franchise, I don’t see it being him.
Maybe Matt Bomer, now his show’s been safely extended? But he’s probably not famous enough for a People cover.
hey! to those in charge: this comment/post “subscribe to this entry” thing you’ve added is completely awesome.
I agree! It’s kept me from missing anyones #feelings about the X-Files, which would’ve been TRAGIC.
Can someone please break it down for me why everyone thinks Kelly Clarkson is gay? Is it just wishful thinking/lack of boyfriend? I don’t get it…
I think it’s partly wishful thinking, ’cause… ya know, I would.
But other than that I think it’s just kind of an attitude/vibe thing that can’t really be broken down.
Well, one time she wore a white tank top, but I’m told straight girls are allowed to buy those too?
Sigh.
I think it’s how excessively hard she denies it when it’s ever been brought up :)
because [redacted] told me so
Word.
omg win. that was clever.
Is that this article’s thumbnail on the homepage a Sweet Valley Twins book? First X-Files this week, then Sweet Valley!
yes it’s the book titled “keeping secrets”!
My money’s on Evan Lysacek. I can easily picture him doing the talk show tour thang.
Evan Lysacek!
Ellen Page or KStew would be way cool. Unfort they are too cool for People. Also probs too cool to come out at all.
I dunno if it’s so much a matter of KStew or Ellen Page being “too cool” for People. I think it’s more a matter of the younger generation (especially the “indie” crowd) to not feel a need to strictly label themselves as one or the other. I couldn’t imagine either of them going on The View (can you imagine Stewart on The View?! That’d be the most cringe-worthy thing EVER!) to talk about their grand orientation revelations. I can just see them being very discrete about their relationships (though the media probably won’t let Stewart be on the DL for quite some time, due to the unfortunate success of the Twilight franchise).
Not Jake Gyllenhaal. I think that Jake is comfortable with his sexuality, and would also feel no need to be public and label it. I’ve also never suspected that he’s gay. I don’t think that Reese Witherspoon would let anyone use her as a beard.
LET IT BE RACHAEL MCADAMS
wishful thinking
Heres my list:
– drew barrymore
– james franco
– betty white LOL
– ellen page would never come out in people
– kathy griffin
– rihanna? (lillith fair)
– i hope its not weir we all know thar
– michelle rodriguez
All ive got for now.
Not saying that it would be James Franco.. but I’ve wondered about that, for sure.
It’ll prob be an old boring politician, and we will all be disappointed. Too much hype is always a dead giveaway.
James Franco!! Dude needs to come out already
NOOOOOOOOOOO! Say it isn’t so! Dude is at the top of my to-do list, I’d be simply devastated if my chances went from nothing to zero :(
Im hoping it’s Charlize Theron *wishful thinking*
didn’t michelle rodriguez recently spin for that go magazine whosawhatsit? all my money’s on mimi.
For some reason I always confuse Rosario Dawson with Michelle Rodriguez. I am eternally in love with Rosario Dawson and when you said Mimi I thought of Rent and continued to think you were talking about Rosario Dawson. This isn’t important, I know. I just wanted to express myself.
David Hasselhoff. i can totally picture him on the cover of People.
omg i know it wont be, but i really want it to be like glenn beck or something.
If it was Lea Michele or Dianna Agron, I would DIE.
But I know that’s never going to happen, not with the success of Glee right now.
Could be Kelly Clarkson as she’s been saying that she has just written a new song which she’s in love with called…”Break the Silence”…!!
Mind you I have no idea what the lyrics are, so I could be totally up a gumtree with that one!
Isn’t Queen Latifah already out of the closet? I remember seeing the GIANT pink engagement ring she gave to her fiance/personal trainer.
My vote goes to that chick from Twilight!
…and I really wish I had come out on the cover of a sleazy mag….so classy
That’s exactly the way I came out, actually. I photoshopped a People en Español cover and glued it to a magazine that sat atop my parents’ pile of toilet literature (toilit?).
I really thought that taking a morning dump while staring at your daughter saying “¿Hetero, yo? ¡No!” was a cute, not to mention classy, way to find out.
My bad.
Ann Coulter is going to come out!
http://i42.tinypic.com/vfxhde.jpg
Uhhh hi Johnny Weir is clearly gay. I just read some tweets of his :
“So I was sitting at Nobu 57, having a nosh with my girlfriend Carin, and in walks Cyndi Lauper. Jaw dropping gorgeousness. Bon nuit.”
also this
“Landing in LA in 40 minutes with @tmodlin. So excited for #GlaadMediaAwards and getting dolled up! Xoxo”
And I think it will be Whoopi that comes out
Maybe Enrique Iglesias? The person was inspired from Ricky Martin so just connecting the dots and May 5 is Cinco De Mayo.
There is some big hub-bub publicity scam in the winds related to a celebrity coming out of the closet on the cover of People magazine on May 5. The poetic decision to come out on Cinco de Mayo might mean that the mystery queen or mystery dyke might need to slam a couple of margaritas, fast, which makes perfect sense. Whoever this person is that hired Howard Bragman (15 Minutes Public Relations…if that) to make a mockery of their sexual preference can only mean that they are hard up for cash! Read more at Huffington Post approved blog, IMeanWhat?!? at http://bit.ly/csYMug
well it should be obvious!!!!!1
he has been prepping the ground with Simon Cowell
for weeks on Idol!
RYAN SEACREST
Finally does ther coming oput thing, and perfect People fodder
We will know on May 5th, but c’mmon Ryan BE REAL
Johnny Weir? He’s basically out already. Ellen Page? Not a big enough “star” for all the hoopla surrounding this coming out party.
It’s somebody bigger, someone with bigger star quality. And it ain’t Queen Latifah!
It would be to be someone famous who is known around the world because to go on Larry King, The View and to have your photo on the cover of People Magazine you would need to be right up there as all three have a world wide audience. Im not in the USA and Queen Latifah is not that popular out of America so I doubt it her and the same is with Anderson Cooper. Oprah just recently denied she was gay and whoever this person is I suspect they have been planing this for a while.
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