Congratulations, Ricky Martin

In 2000, Ricky Martin was featured on the Barbara Walters' Most Fascinating People list. In that interview, she asked a simple question that had a simple answer. She asked Ricky Martin if he was gay. He evaded the question so well, you could see Barbara Walters beginning to feel horrible about her inquiry. Well, today, ten years later, Martin has finally come out of the closet.

Let's be honest, how many of us are shocked or surprised. None. We all had some sort of hunch as to his preference. He always had the sexiest girls in his videos and never really interacted with them. A few years back, photos of him and an unknown man surfaced. They were on a beach doing yoga together wearing speedos. That doesn't sound suspect to you? And the most obvious hint is the fact he has twin sons, but never even mentions their mother. Somebody let me know why I should be surprised.

I am glad for him. I have friends that have had to do the same thing. Not on a global scale, but coming out is still hard. It is my hope people start to realize that everyone's personal truth is different from the next person's. We may not agree with their truth, but we should respect it because it isn't our life. Its theirs. So congratulations, Ricky Martin for excepting your own personal truth. Now you can live freely and peacefully.

And to my homophobic readers, shut your damn mouths. Like I said, its cool if you don't agree with a gay person's lifestyle, but its not your life. In all actuality, I think homophobes are just narcissistic. Gay people respect the fact that you're straight. And if you were gay, you probably wouldn't be their type. Live and let live people. Like the Jay-Z shirt, in the 'Run This Town' video says, " Do what thou wilt."