Brothers & Sisters Star Comes Out

Luke MacFarlane doesn't just play gay on TV, he is gay in real life. The 28-year-old Canadian actor, who plays Scotty Wandell on Brothers & Sisters, came out to Toronto's The Globe and Mail newspaper in an article published today.

Despite the increasingly accepting atmosphere in Hollywood, MacFarlane confesses he was "terrified" to make the revelation. "I don't know what will happen professionally…that is the fear," he tells The Globe and Mail. "But I guess I can't really be concerned about what will happen, because it's my truth."

The decision to reveal his sexual orientation comes from MacFarlane's desire to be "authentic to myself." That said, MacFarlane refused to tell the newspaper whether he is currently in a relationship, although he did acknowledge that he would like to be married one day. MacFarlane's alter ego on Brothers & Sisters will take the plunge when Scotty marries his partner Kevin Walker (Matthew Rhys) on the show's May 11 episode.

MacFarlane's coming out isn't necessarily a shocker to those who read the gossip columns. He has been rumored to be gay, and last year, Perez Hilton claimed that the actor was dating Prison Break star Wentworth Miller. Photos of the pair that surfaced late last summer fueled the rumor.

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