Buffy's Tom Lenk Comes Out

Speaking of Joss Whedon, in the new issue of The Advocate, Buffy The Vampire Slayer's Tom Lenk comes out. From the interview (via After Elton):

It probably doesn't come as that big of a shock to fans of Buffy that Tom is gay, which probably isn't fair, as no doubt Lenk is capable of playing a wide-range of characters. Nonetheless, Lenk pinged quite a few gaydars including Buffy creator Joss Whedon, who told The Advocate that Andrew hadn't been planned as gay, but when Lenk auditioned they decided to take the character that way since "Tom has a bit of a fey thing going on in his persona that, you know, you can't really deny." . . . Lenk says his coming out now was supposed to be timed to coincide with his first television same-sex kiss.

I think Joss should have at least given Tom one dirty sex scene with Spike. Like the one Buffy had with the vampire when they destroyed the house. Willow and Tara were definitely great, but the gayboy geeks who loved the show could've used a little boy-on-vamp something, too. Something like "True Blood!"