Once the American Idol alum, 29, and best friend Jaymes Foster learned they were expecting, Clay made the choice to come out as a gay man, telling PEOPLE, "It was the first decision I made as a father. I cannot raise a child to lie or to hide things. I wasn't raised that way, and I'm not going to raise a child to do that."
Out to his mother for four years, Clay understands that although many had an idea, some fans will be shocked -- either by his becoming a father or by his coming out. "Whether it be having a child out of wedlock, or whether it be simply being a homosexual, it's going to be a lot," Clay explains. '[I hope they] know that I've never intended to lie to anybody at all. The truth is I didn't answer questions. If I felt that I was lied to, I would probably be upset ... [But] it's not like I just became gay. I was when I was 18 -- I just wasn't telling them. The fans, if they leave, they leave. But if they leave, I don't want them to leave hating me."
As for his son, conceived via in vitro fertilization with Jaymes, 50, Clay -- who's currently appearing in Spamalot on Broadway -- hopes to raise his little boy in an accepting environment.
"I have no idea if he'll be gay or straight. It's not something I'll have anything to do with, or that he'll have anything to do with. It's already probably up inside the code there ... No matter what the situation you're in, if you're raised in a loving environment, that's the most important thing."
Out to his mother for four years, Clay understands that although many had an idea, some fans will be shocked -- either by his becoming a father or by his coming out. "Whether it be having a child out of wedlock, or whether it be simply being a homosexual, it's going to be a lot," Clay explains. '[I hope they] know that I've never intended to lie to anybody at all. The truth is I didn't answer questions. If I felt that I was lied to, I would probably be upset ... [But] it's not like I just became gay. I was when I was 18 -- I just wasn't telling them. The fans, if they leave, they leave. But if they leave, I don't want them to leave hating me."
As for his son, conceived via in vitro fertilization with Jaymes, 50, Clay -- who's currently appearing in Spamalot on Broadway -- hopes to raise his little boy in an accepting environment.
"I have no idea if he'll be gay or straight. It's not something I'll have anything to do with, or that he'll have anything to do with. It's already probably up inside the code there ... No matter what the situation you're in, if you're raised in a loving environment, that's the most important thing."
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