“Condi and I have been friends for 25 years,” Randy Bean, a liberal lady (!) who some have speculated to be Condoleezza Rice’s lover, tells Radar. “We co-own an investment property in Palo Alto. We do not share a home.”

The Stanford University filmmaker adds that just because they share a house together doesn’t make them lesbians.

“The insult to my integrity is not that I’m gay but that I’m closeted,” Bean is quoted as saying. “For the record, I’m straight. Anyone who knows me knows how strongly connected I am to my values and political beliefs. If I were gay, I’d be out, loud, and proud.”