28 year-old Canadian actor Luke MacFarlane, who plays Scotty Wandell on the ABC series “Brothers & Sisters,” has come out as a gay man to Canadian newspaper The Globe & Mail.

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Luke’s character on “Brothers & Sisters” is gay, and he will marry his partner on the show, character Kevin Walker, in the season finale to air next month.

He confirms that he is a gay man, and says that it’s a great time in society for people of all persuasions. He wouldn’t dish on who his current partner is, though, and just said that he’s in a relationship now:

“From a standing outside perspective, and also as someone who is gay, I think that it’s a very exciting time. How exciting that we’re saying, ‘This can be part of the cultural fabric, now,’ because it is two series regulars, two people that you invite into your home and you see every week. It’s telling of the beginning of more waves and I’m very proud of that.”He does, however, note that a certain irony still exists: While a show featuring a gay marriage may be an important step toward building tolerance, it’s still an attention-grabber in today’s television world.

“Most importantly, in portraying gay people, the more we realize it’s just like portraying anybody else and, gay marriage, it’s not about two people being gay, it’s about two people who love each other and who have decided to commit to each other for the exact same reasons any other couple would get married. Hopefully, the more that becomes part of the cultural awareness it won’t be,” he pauses and says, employing a mock, exaggerated voice of a television announcer, “a spectacular Sunday episode.”

Sitting on the patio of an exclusive Hollywood hotel, wearing a grey T-shirt and red jacket, Macfarlane says he does intend to keep a certain amount of his life private. Asked if he is currently in a relationship, his answer is quick: “That is my personal life. That is where I draw the difference.” He does allow though, that he would like to be married some day.

[The Globe and Mail via AfterElton.com and ONTD]

MacFarlane has been seen out with fellow gay actor T.R. Knight and with Prison Break’s Wentworth Miller.

An actor’s sexual preference is something they should be able to keep private if they want to. When more celebrities come out of the closet they help show that it’s a common, everyday thing and that there’s no reason to make it out to be something sensational. It’s also nice to see same sex relationships covered in entertainment.

Luke MacFarlane is shown in stills from “Brothers & Sisters,” thanks to LukeMacFarlane.org.

My husband I and love Prison Break. We are still watching season two over here in Switzerland, although I read all the spoilers on Wikipedia and enjoy teasing him by revealing key plot details while he hums and covers his ears. The episodes are getting more outrageous and the plot twists are beyond plausible, but if you watch it you’re willing to buy all the near brushes with capture and unexplained getaways because it sucks you in. This is due in no small part to Wentworth Miller’s charisma and commanding presence. You believe the guy is capable of anything, and you want to follow him around while he deftly evades authority.

Anyway there have been rumors for quite some time that Wentworth Miller plays for the opposite team. It doesn’t matter to me because I’m married anyway, and there’s little chance any of these hot famous guys would give me the time of day even if I was single. I’m cute and all, but I’m not surgically enhanced or delusional. You can appreciate a hot guy who’s not into women as much as one who is. Once you’re hitched you’re not getting anything else, so you may as well accept that it’s all fantasy.

Miller was photographed out with a guy who is known to be gay and is just as attractive as he is, and rumors are heating up. He was seen with Luke MacFarlane, who is TR Knight’s ex boyfriend and was on Over There and Brothers and Sisters. It’s possible these two are friends who are both actors and are super hot and dress alike. They do have a lot in common.

Here’s the description from Just Jared, where we found the pictures:

Wentworth Miller hangs out actor pal Luke MacFarlane in Los Angeles on Saturday.

According to spywitnesses, the pair first avoided being photographed together, but eventually walked down the street together with a smile.

Wentworth, 35, and Luke, 27, started their day off together by visiting printing store Kinko’s, where the Prison Break star surfed the web.

Afterwards the pair grabbed some drinks from Starbucks and headed to a small art gallery in Culver City. Finally, Went and Luke went to the In-N-Out Burger drive-thru and called it a day.

A lot of gay actors and actresses are closeted not because they’re trying to hide their orientation, but because they realistically fear that their career will suffer. If the public sees tons of pictures of an actor or actress out with their same sex significant other we’re supposedly less likely to find them believable in, say, a romantic comedy with a member of the opposite sex. I have a gay family member who is out and proud. Maybe because of that I like to think that I’m unbiased enough to find a gay person entirely believable in a straight role.

I would love to see Wentworth Miller go on to A-list film career, perhaps as a Jason Bourne type of sensitive action hero or a James Bond level seducer. He’s so good on Prison Break, and he needs to be cast in some top films. Maybe it’s best if we don’t know the real news about Miller in case there’s even a small chance that rumors can affect his career. He’s a talented guy and someone needs to consider him for a leading role in a box office hit.

I’m not outing the guy, I’m just reporting on news that’s already out and not saying that it’s true. Hopefully there is a distinction and that’s different from going after someone. Feel free to bash me if I’m wrong, because I have some misgivings about covering this.

Thanks to JJB for linking this, and to Just Jared for the photos, where you can see a lot more pictures of Wentworth and Luke.