The Los Angeles Times just ran this very interesting article about LezLo and saMAN Ronson and why the mainstream media has taken the unusual step of "outing" them and their same-sex relationship.

Naturally, Lohan refused to comment for the article, though her publicist did say that Lindsay "wants to keep her private life private."

Uh huh!

What's especially interesting, though, is that editors of Us Weekly, People and Page Six all declined to comment for the article.

But, thankfully, Perez did speak!

Perez Hilton, whose website perezhilton.com regularly exposes perceived inconsistencies and hypocrisies in famous people and institutions, has also found himself wondering about this subject. "I've been fascinated by the reluctance of anyone in the mainstream media to talk on the record about the issue," Hilton said in an interview. "Most of these big media organizations — still to this day — have an unwritten policy against, quote, 'outing' people.

"What's especially interesting to me is that the publication that first jumped on the Lindsay-and-Samantha relationship bandwagon . . . is People magazine! And People magazine, of all the celebrity weeklies, is the tamest, the most celebrity-friendly and the most by-the-book. I'm fascinated by why they're doing it. I'm not saying it's a bad thing, it's just surprising to me."

So why won't People — or US or Page Six — say why Lohan and Ronson's relationship is different than other same-sex celebrity relationships that they ignore? "Maybe because they have no good explanation for it," Hilton said.

Ronson also refused to comment for the article.

We're sure she's THRILLED we spoke, though!

Click here to read the whole piece.

[Image via National Photo Group.]

Read more at: http://perezhilton.com/2008-07-18-inside-their-relationship.