It's about time

Earlier this week, Lindsay Lohan admitted she and DJ Samantha Ronson have been in a romantic relationship for awhile now.

While her admission was in no way a surprise, what is amazing is the fact that, after months of skirting the issue, she came out and admitted it at all.

Lohan’s admission comes on the heels of Clay Aiken’s recent People magazine interview in which the former American Idol revealed he is (gasp of fake surprise) gay.

Pair these two admissions with the girl-on-girl Grey’s Anatomy kiss at the end of last season and Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi tying the knot, and it looks like we’ve got a trend on our hands.

All I have to say to that is it’s about freaking time. Hollywood is usually a step ahead of the rest of society, but on this one, I think it’s really taken its time catching up.

Sure, we had Will & Grace, The L Word and Rosie O’Donnell to keep us satisfied, but for the most part, Hollywood was a pretty heterosexual town.

Romantic comedies are always about a lovably neurotic woman who meets a commitment-phobic man. Gay men are seen as the best friend character and gay celebs stay in the closet pretty much until they have to come out.

With the advent of celebrities coming out and new homosexual story lines being added to some of the most popular shows on television, art is finally mimicking life. Hollywood has finally caught up with the rest of society on starting to accept homosexuality.

This issue is especially important at this point in time. With the upcoming presidential election, gay rights are going to become even more of a hot-button issue. Stars are even starting to donate money to help stop a California state constitutional amendment called Proposition 8 that would outlaw same-sex marriage in the state. Brad Pitt gave the biggest donation, reportedly shelling out $100,000.

We’re getting there. It will take a lot to change a nation’s mindset, especially after hundreds of years of thinking differently. But with prominent people’s help and the increased exposure of the issue, we’re getting closer to what our Founding Fathers intended: Accepting that ALL men (and women) are created equal.