Sara Gilbert puts it out there: She's a lesbian

Sara Gilbert, who made a name for herself in Hollywood as daughter Darlene Conner on a decade's worth of "Roseanne," came out publicly about her partner and her sexuality Thursday at a panel discussion for her upcoming CBS show "The Talk."

At the Television Critics Assn. summer press tour in Beverly Hills, Gilbert spoke openly about raising a boy and a girl with her partner, TV producer Allison Adler (the kids were born in 2004 and 2007). She'll be discussing motherhood, parenting and more soon on "The Talk" with co-hosts Julie Chen, Sharon Osbourne, Holly Robinson Peete, Leah Remini and Marissa Jaret Winokur.

Press materials for the show hadn't mentioned Adler in Gilbert's bio -- a decision the actress said was hers, not the network's, according to Entertainment Weekly.

"I've been acting my whole life, and I've never really discussed my personal life. This is a talk show," Gilbert said. "So obviously, I'm going to be discussing my life more, and I felt that the first place I wanted to do it wasn’t in a CBS press release.

"It just seemed impersonal, and I felt like I’d rather come in person and talk to you about all that stuff here.”

-- Christie D'Zurilla

Photo: "The Talk" executive producer and host Sara Gilbert speaks at the Television Critics Assn. press tour in Beverly Hills on July 28, 2010. Credit: Lucy Nicholson / Reuters

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Comments

[Katie]

This isn't a new development. She's been out for years. At least I've known for years but can't remember where I heard it.

[Sherry]

And this was a surprise to whom??????

[Betty Boop]

Who cares? Good for her but why is it anyone's business whom she is sleeping with?

[Carol Anne]

Betty Boop: if she were married to a man, would you object to her talking about him?

[K]

Oh big surprise. Anybody who didn't know this long ago had to be living under a rock.