Which character on "Gossip Girl" is gay?

I just love all the suspense. TV Guide's Michael Ausiello has broken the news that when "Gossip Girl" returns to the air next month, one of the characters will be revealed to be gay. Michael writes:

I'm hearing from an extremely reliable source that a male character on Gossip Girl will be revealed to be of the gay persuasion when the show returns on April 21. Who? Can't say. Won't say. It's too good a surprise. I will, however, offer five tantalizing clues.

• This person may or may not be pictured above.
• The revelation significantly impacts the lives of at least three people.
• The aftershocks will be felt on both sides of the East River.
• Some viewers will be surprised by the twist, others not so much.
• In the Gossip Girl novels, Dan was known to be a bit of a switch-hitter -- which isn't so much a clue as it is a fact. A misleading fact? Perhaps. Perhaps not.

Greg's verdict: It's gonna be the little brother of Serena van der Woodsen (Blake Lively). While it would be lovely if Chace Crawford or Penn Badgley were the one (I don't care about the other dude), all are very heterosexual up to now. Badgley's character of Dan is gay in the books on which the series is based but he is just way too in love with Serena to be gay on the show.

But Eric van der Woodsen (Connor Paolo) survived a suicide attempt and could easily be gay. We'd like to think that teens today had it easier than when we were kids and wouldn't have such hopeless feelings. But, obviously, it' a case-by-case basis with so many different factors coming into play. I just hope the little brother comes out as proud and gets a hot boyfriend in a future episode!