Mika getting death threats?

I think he's gay, but is still trying to decide if coming out will help or hurt his career. 

I don't think that he has an obligation to come out, but unfortunately, if he wants to be famous he's going to have to deal with the loss of privacy that comes with fame.

Definitely Thi for lunch.

and you settled it for me. Now Pad Thai or Bathing Rama. Hmmmm

I'm kind of disapointed in him.  He's right, it shouldn't matter, but on the other hand, refusing to talk about it does matter - it makes it seem like it's still something too sensitive to talk about.  If he really belevied it didn't matter, he'd be honest about it.  Being a popstar is more than just being a musician, it's also being a STAR, with all the razzle-dazzle and privacy loss.

 And Chinese, for sure.   Potstickers, yum.

Show me the heterosexual who says, "I don't want to discuss my sexual identity."

He's had all the attention he deserves from the gay community. I'm not that excited by his music either.

I have to say I wish he would come out if he's gay. Again, I don't get angry at him for not, but it's frustrating. I am puzzled by the refusal. It's not like he's breaking any barriers. Perhaps there are family/religious issues involved.

sounds really good, but you have probably eaten by now.  What did you have?

Anyhow.  I agree that it would be nice if he would just come out.  It would probably be a nice boost to the community also.

It also may just be the advice of his publicity machine.  You know, air of mystery and all that good crap.  I'll just adopt a wait and see attitude on this one.

Oh, please. He's a showman. Air of mystery, etc. Whenever asked about his sexuality, he is coy and cheeky, and the reason it's funny is because he is so utterly flamboyant while performing. When he says "my music speaks for itself" or whatever, he's just cracking, "come on, do you even have to ask?" Eveyone knows he's gay, he knows that everyone knows he's gay, and that's all there is to it. Just because he doesn't talk to Oprah about it doesn't mean he's hiding anything.

But seriously, death threats? I'm sure that's hyperbole, but it's still insane-sounding. What if he'd been getting such messages because he WAS out? If anyone even suggested that one should just keep their sexuality to themselves, I can only imagine the response it would get on this site.

Anyway, Mika's awesome and extremely, unapologetically gay. Plenty of het celebs like to keep their love lives private, so he has every right to do the same. He seems smart and self-aware, so he will get all confessional if he feels he needs to. Like, to avoid death threats or something. Sheesh.

but I'll have Pad Thai tonight!

mmm, i'm normally pretty hardline on this issue but seeing how the scissor sisters get ignored by usa i reckon it could be smart for mika to wait till he fleeces usa teenyboppers of their money for a month or two and then come out. give him a couple-a months and he probably will.

In a perfect world he should already be out. It may seem stupid but maybe he should wait a few months before coming out. His album is not yet on sale in the USA. If he comes out right now and his album doesn't sell (like Scissor Sisters) it could means that the average American did not buy his CD due to his sexuality. If he is still in the closet and it doesn't sell, well it means the his music is the problem not his sexuality.

When CD will be in millions of American home(I'm sure it will be), when he'll come out people in Texas or wherever will say "He is gay? But I like his music... maybe he is not a bad person and gays aren't evil.)

you should become a manager!

Reminds me of Pet Shop Boys back in the 80s...

As long as he doesn't lie about it, it's pretty much fine with me. Because, he is right,  the music does speak for itself. 
I don't necessarily understand what the big deal is and why he doesn't just come out, but that's just me. There's probably a lot going on that we don't know about. 

 Lying about it would be a totally different thing though.

The topic of “is he or isn’t he gay” reminded me of the excellent article that Locksley Hall did back in June 2006. I think it might apply to Mika. 

Vaguely Gay: From David Bowie to Jared Leto?

“It's against the law to be vaguely gay?” Dan Rydell asks his colleague Mallory on Aaron Sorkin's 1998 sitcom Sports Night, when she tells him that his “vaguely gay” habit of singing "Happy Birthday" to his male friend Casey live on television is illegal. Turns out, it's singing "Happy Birthday" in breach of copyright that is against the law, but Dan has raised an interesting point.Is it unfair for men in the public eye to deliberately signal that they might be gay if they're not prepared to follow through by actually coming out?  

Here’s the link: 

http://www.afterelton.com/archive/elton/music/2006/6/vaguelygay.html

...I think. Don't forget that while Lebanon - fabulous country BTW - is most certainly the most liberal of the 'arab' countries it is still pretty conversative compared to the USA. He has family there still; I can see why he would have doubts about coming out. I know many Lebanese who, while 'out' to their close social network would never, in a million years, consider being truly, publicly out and certainly not to their family. One may or may not approve of that, but it is an establish social framework in which homosexuality has co-existed with the straight world. in the Middle East, for centuries. (and I really love the album, and here in Moscow, Russia, a clubbed up version of 'Relax' is a huge hit)

why is it that pop stars wait until they are off the charts to come out? I think being out when you're hot will definately make more strides for the community than being someone formerly popular but nobody thinks of in present-tense

just come out & get it over with!