# Ricky Martin - GAY?! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 29, 2010, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ricky-martin-gay/534266 "2010-03-29T22:51:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![may\_be\_ignorant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c5a1d2/32.png) [@may\_be\_ignorant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/may_be_ignorant)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ricky-martin-gay/534266/1 "2010-03-29T22:51:27Z")
YAHOO NEWS SAYS RICKY MARTIN IS GAY??? * * * Seriously though, they think this is news? I thought he was gay anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ricky-martin-gay/534266/2 "2010-03-29T23:08:26Z")
This may have been a revelationa decade ago, but now it’s just kinda yawn worthy. ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ricky-martin-gay/534266/3 "2010-03-29T23:29:12Z")
OK, if my husband (who pays no attention to current culture) heard this, he might say “really???” But then again, that’s what he said about Jodi Foster, when my niece and I were discussing her a few months ago. His gaydar. . . . . . .it malfunctions. ---
**Author:** ![kidneyfailure](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9f8e36/32.png) [@kidneyfailure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kidneyfailure)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ricky-martin-gay/534266/4 "2010-03-29T23:31:08Z")
How could one NOT tell that Ricky Martin was gay? ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ricky-martin-gay/534266/5 "2010-03-29T23:32:56Z")
News would be if he was hetero. “Ricky Martin to marry woman.” That’s a headline, folks. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ricky-martin-gay/534266/6 "2010-03-29T23:34:35Z")
Well I’m surprised. A little. I suppose only because I imagined him as a Rico-Suave Antonio Banderas-type (TOO SEXY!!), slaying women worldwide with just a look or a curl of the lip. Man, was I wrong! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![caballohiker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c0e974/32.png) [@caballohiker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caballohiker)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2010, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ricky-martin-gay/534266/7 "2010-03-30T00:04:50Z")
I don’t see what the difference is rather some one is gay or not as one’s sex has nothing to do with their talent as an actor or actress or has it anything to do with their personality as everyone is different in some way anyway. And can you imagine what it would be like living in a world where everyone is white, heterosexual, Republican, Baptist, rich, owns a Cadillac and lives in a big mansion? Ugh! Such a world could not exist, but would be boring and no one would have anything to live for. Being gay is just a natural thing like some people born black with blond hair and some people being born white with black hair. I don’t understand why everyone makes such a big issue rather a person is gay or not or rather so and so is a lesbian. What difference does it make anyway? If nature did not want to create gays then there would be none. Its just a natural occurrence amongst all species of both animal and humans and is quite common, except in backward back woods redneck societies where they still believe in spirits, magical kingdoms and Never-Neverland. ---
**Author:** ![raindog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@raindog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raindog)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2010, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ricky-martin-gay/534266/8 "2010-03-30T00:13:32Z")
Breaking news! Bear craps in woods. News at 11. ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2010, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ricky-martin-gay/534266/9 "2010-03-30T00:18:05Z")
Here’s a link to the [San Francisco Chronicle Story](http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/abraham/detail??blogid=95&entry_id=60167) > [@](#): > > Ricky Martin told the World that hey’s gay and while it’s no big deal in this corner, Ricky Martin’s coming out caused a stir, and got him so excited he put down the wrong website link from his Twitter account! > > Latin singer Ricky Martin, who gained Worldwide fame for his song Livin’ La Vida Loca used his Twitter account to blast the news which contained a link to a page on his website [Rickymartinmusic.com](http://Rickymartinmusic.com). Well, the site he directed followers to is not working as of 4:17 PM PST. What comes up is “Bad Request (Invalid Hostname).” > > After poking around , it was apparent that the website link Ricky Martin has on his twitter account is the wrong one. Now, it’s [Rickymartin.com](http://Rickymartin.com) > > According to the Associated Press, Ricky Martin, who’s 38, decided he didn’t want to keep any secrets in the closet This is actually a bit bigger than most people think. It’s always a good thing when people come out of the closet, I think it’s even more important when minorities do it. There still is a huge taboo in the African American and Latin communities. One of the odd side effects of this is a higher HIV rate. I don’t think anyone was really surprised at this, as opposed to say “Rock Hudson,” but hopefully it will help more minorities feel comfortable with themselves. After all it’s easy to come out when you’re sitting on a pile of money and shielded from the world, but hopefully it’ll help other younger people cope with coming to terms with their homosexuality ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2010, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ricky-martin-gay/534266/10 "2010-03-30T00:24:05Z")
\ gay? _yawn_ Not news. It would be news if the Pope announced he was gay. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2010, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ricky-martin-gay/534266/11 "2010-03-30T01:27:10Z")
Since there’s a [thread in Cafe Society](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=557732), we don’t really need this one. **twickster** , MPSIMS moderator