A Gay Guy In A Boy Band? What's Next, Lesbians Forming Folk Duos?

When New Kid on the Block- Jonathan Knight confirmed this week that he is gay, millions of big haired mall babes of a certain age had to deal with some seriously broken hearts.

Knight:"I have lived my life very openly & have never hidden the fact that I am gay! Apparently the prerequisite to being a gay public figure is to appear on the cover of a magazine with the caption 'I am gay.' I apologize for not doing so if this is what was expected!"

That statement was greeted with the magazine headlines- "Jonathan Knight Comes Out of the Closet."