Stars acceptance speeches are generally forgotten almost as fast as they are given, but White Collar actor Matt Bomer slipped in a thank you to his partner that is making news.

The 34 year-old was being honored at the Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards with the New Generation Arts and Activism accolade on Saturday where he came out and acknowledged his partner, publicist Simon Halls, and their three children.

“I’d really especially like to thank my beautiful family: Simon, Kit, Walker, Henry,” he reportedly told the audience.

“Thank you for teaching me what unconditional love is. You will always be my proudest accomplishment.”

The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation organization posted a thank you to the actor, for publicly revealing his sexuality.

“GLAAD thanks Bomer for his continuing contributions to LGBT media and wishes he and his family the best,” the post read.

Bomer has been the subject of tabloid innuendo and rumor for quite some time but he hasn’t felt the need to respond to the stories until this past weekend.

In a 2010 interview with Details magazine, the actor said he was unconcerned with the all the talk.

“I don’t care about that at all,” Bomer said. “I’m completely happy and fulfilled in my personal life.”

Bomer will be on the big screen in the Larry Kramer drama The Normal Heart, with Alec Baldwin, Mark Ruffalo, Jim Parsons and Julia Roberts.

He is also costarring with Matthew McConaughey and Alex Pettyfer in Magic Mike, Channing Tatum‘s semi-autobiographical tale of his days as a Florida male stripper, directed by Steven Soderberg.

White Collar with Bomer, Tim DeKay and Tiffani Theissen is on Tuesdays on USA Network.

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