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Nathan Exposed In “Out” Magazine

In the April 2008 edition of Out Magazine, yours truly has a spot in the Out Letters section. My commentary was in response to the ongoing “is he or isn’t he gay” article about singer Mika.

At first I thought they had watered down my quote, but then I realized I was the one who watered it down. I had originally written a very long-winded analysis, but erased it and submitted the short and sweet version that made it to the magazine. I guess it worked, because there I am.

My quote:

Oh, come on. I love Mika, but no straight men ever makes that big of a deal about his sexuality, so at minimum he’s bisexual. But more than likely he’s 100% gay. Perhaps he’s stuck in that unfortunate phase where you secretly know you’re gay, but in public you try to rationalize that you might be straight because you enjoy the company of women. Enjoying their company is not the same as being attracted to them.

His interviews remind me very much of the ones from Darren Hayes’ early days. Darren just refused to “label” or discuss his sexuality, and tried to make it this big mystery for years. For the record, nobody cared when he finally did come out, and he wrote the most amazingly beautiful record after he was “free” to be himself.

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Pictured above: Rodney, Mika, Me, Rey

Thanks to Chris at Hunk du Jour for bringing it to my attention that my comment was published!