Clay Aiken seems to think no one cares about whether he’s gay or straight. Clay says his fans don’t want to hear about his sexuality – but the way he phrases it makes it sound like his fans don’t want to hear that he’s gay – and he knows that. It comes off more as a business decision than anything else – and though Clay never says it, it seems to be that he’s acknowledging that he’s gay without actually saying it.

When it comes to his sexuality, “People don’t want to have that type of stuff pushed, people who are living in Omaha or in Charlotte or wherever,” Aiken, 29, tells Access Hollywood.

“They don’t want stuff like that pushed in their face,” he adds. “I don’t think that’s necessary and that’s also not what I’m here for. I mean, I went on Idol to be a singer, I went on Idol to be an entertainer and that’s what my priority is.”

When blogs began speculating on his sexuality — several men even came forth, claiming to have met Aiken in gay chat rooms — he admits it was “difficult initially.

“I think when you get into anything and you’re not used to people scrutinizing this, that or the other… it bothers you,” Aiken says.

“After awhile you kind of just say, ‘Forget this … This is not who I am, this is not about me, what I want to do is be a singer, want to be an entertainer, and forget all that stuff,'” he adds.

[From Us Weekly]

It kind of sounds like Clay’s saying, “It’s obvious I’m gay but I’m not going to state that because some of my close-minded fans would have a problem with it.” He seems to have decided that his sexuality isn’t the most important thing in his life. A few months ago, Aiken admitted he’d never had a romantic relationship with anyone – and that it didn’t really bother him. By all accounts he is quite the workaholic – it sounds like he’s focusing on that part of his life so he doesn’t need to deal with the more complicated issues.

Here’s Clay promoting ” Spamalot” on Broadway at Planet Hollywood in New York on April 8th. Images thanks to PR Photos.