Clay Aiken to speak at HRC Carolinas gala

Clay Aiken will return to Raleigh, N.C., to speak at the Human Rights Campaign Carolinas gala alongside lesbian actress Meredith Baxter.

The pop star, who was given a politically focused speech to read, instead prepared his own remarks. "My goal is to be hopeful, that it's time for everyone to have equal rights," Aiken said.