''I'd be happy to go and deny it, because I'm not. But by denying it, I'm saying there is something shameful about it, and there isn't anything shameful.The questions about sexuality I find more here in America than anywhere else, because it's a big hang-up and defines what people think about themselves and others.''

Handsome Australian actor Hugh Jackman, 40, and best known as Wolverine in the 'X-Men' movie series, responding to rumors that he might be gay. In the Parade article he also talks about his wife Deb-Lee Furness and their two adopted, mixed-race children. (Parade Magazine)