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'THE VOICE' HAS OPENLY GAY SGERS: WHERE ARE THEY ON 'AMERIN IDOL'?

'The Voice' has openly gay sgers: Where are they on 'Amerin Idol'? * the voice gay contestants *

THE VOICE -- "Bld Audns" Episo 2303 -- Pictured: (l-r) Blake Shelton, Kelly Clarkson, Chance The Rapper, Niall Horan -- (Photo by: Evans Vtal Ward/NBC) NBC’s The Voice has only aired two episos, but already viewers have heard somethg that viewers have probably never heard on Fox’s Amerin Idol: “I’m gay. ” The Voice featured two openly lbian nttants durg s premiere, then two openly gay men durg s send episo. While there have been gay Idol nttants, most famoly Adam Lambert and Clay Aiken, they’ve eher publicly acknowledged their sexual orientatn after their rpective seasons nclud, or that aspect of their inty was ignored on the show self.

In fact, out of hundreds of nttants that have appeared on TV’s biggt seri over 10 years, openly gay portrayals are eher nonexistent (nobody ntacted for this story uld remember one), or at bt, extremely rare, let alone numbers like The Voice has picted s first two weeks. This isn’t to suggt Idol and/or Fox is secretly enforcg a closeted agenda — producers hired the openly gay Ellen DeGener as a judge and Fox airs Glee, perhaps the most gay-iendly drama on broadst.

NBC'S 'THE VOICE' GIV VOICE TO GAY SGERS

NBC's h show "The Voice" is givg a voice to gay sgers. * the voice gay contestants *

When craftg The Voice, executive producer Mark Burt said the choice to prent sgers’ sexual orientatn was discsed, and said he was surprised havg openly gay sgers wasn’t already faiar terrory on Idol. “It didn’t cross my md to do anythg but be thentic, ” said Burt, whose first season of CBS’ Survivor was not only groundbreakg realy TV, but also featured an openly gay nttant, Richard Hatch, who won the petn. And sce there have been many gay sgers on the show, there’s clearly a choice beg ma at some pot the Idol procs by somebody to not clu that rmatn.

” It uld simply be a difference of productn style: That producers on Idol, as Fox’s statement suggts, don’t thk sexual orientatn is relevant to a sgg petn and so they don’t really see a reason to go there wh nttants (“I don’t re if a sger is gay! (Lambert, who like several Idol nttants was wily prumed gay durg the ntt, said after he me out, “I wanted the foc to be on my abily as a sger and as an entertaer — not on my private life.

Ironilly, after prentg four openly gay nttants across two episos, the Gay and Lbian Alliance Agast Defamatn nounced The Voice bee ach Blake Shelton tweeted what some terpreted as a homophobic song lyric. ) Asked about this matter, GLAAD Print Jarrett Barrs told EW: “Wh more and more Amerins embracg openly gay sgers like Adam Lambert, Idol voters would clearly support a talented openly gay nttant if given the chance today. If Amerin Idol expects to ntue leadg the ratgs, Idol producers should regnize that posive gay cln on televisn not only fosters acceptance but, as evinced by the populary of shows like The Voice and Glee, is a smart programmg move.

MEET ’S GAY CONTTANTS

For 10 seasons of Amerin Idol, fans search of a gay superstar have almost always had to wa until a nttant was kicked off for him to e out -- even when the guyler, teased hair, and viral vios of same-sex lip locks ma pretty obv. * the voice gay contestants *

Why is there a srcy of openly gay sgers on Idol? Here’s a clip of Tyler Robson, one of the openly gay The Voice nttants om last week: Episo Reps THE VOICE -- "Bld Audns" Episo 2303 -- Pictured: Niall Horan -- (Photo by: Evans Vtal Ward/NBC) S23 E3 Rep The Voice nttant lands on Niall Horan's team thanks to a Harry Styl song By Maggie Fremont The Voice -- “Live Fale, Part 2” Episo 2220B -- Pictured: (l-r) John Legend, Gwen Stefani, Caa Cabello, Blake Shelton -- (Photo by: Nile Wegart/NBC) S22 E25 Rep The Voice fale rep: A new wner is crowned By Maggie Fremont The Voice -- Live Fale, Part 1 Episo 2220A -- Pictured: Omar Jose Cardona -- (Photo by: Trae Patton/NBC) S22 E24 Rep The Voice rep: The top five sg for the w By Maggie Fremont The Voice -- Live Semi-Fal Top 8 Elimatns Episo 2219B -- Pictured: John Legend -- (Photo by: Trae Patton/NBC) S22 E23 Rep The Voice rep: Meet your season 22 falists By Maggie Fremont Blake Shelton, John Legend, Gwen Stefani, and Caa Cabello on 'The Voice' S22 E22 Rep The Voice rep: The Top 8 pair up for Whney Hoton duets the semifals By Maggie Fremont The Voice -- “Live Top 10 Elimatns” Episo 2218AB -- Pictured: (l-r) Omar Jose Cardona, Kim Cise, John Legend, Parija Bastola -- (Photo by: Trae Patton/NBC) S22 E21 Rep The Voice rep: A Team Legend sger ws the Instant Save Round to make the Top 8 By Maggie Fremont The Voice -- “Live Top 10 Performanc” Episo 2218A -- Pictured: (l-r) John Legend, Gwen Stefani -- (Photo by: Casey Durk/NBC) S22 E20 Rep The Voice rep: Live top 10 performanc By Maggie Fremont The Voice -- “Live Top 13 Elimatns” Episo 2217B -- Pictured: (l-r) Bodie, Bryce Leatherwood, Rowan Grace, Brayn Lapen, Man Myl, Devix, Eric Who, Alyssa Wrado, Jt Aaron, Kique, Kim Cse, Omar Jose Cardona, Parija Bastola -- (Photo by: Trae Patton/NBC) S22 E19 Rep The Voice rep: Live Top 13 elimatns By Maggie Fremont The Voice S22 E18 Rep The Voice rep: Watch the top 13 perform songs that 'changed their liv' By Maggie Fremont The Voice -- “Live Top 16 Performanc” Episo 2216B -- Pictured: (l-r) John Legend, Gwen Stefani -- (Photo by: Trae Patton/NBC) S22 E17 Rep The Voice rep: The ach face a tough cisn to reach the top 13 By Maggie Fremont The Voice -- “Live Top 16 Performanc” Episo 2216A -- Pictured: Katie Kalvach -- (Photo by: Trae Patton/NBC) S22 E16 Rep The Voice rep: The top 16 go live for the first time By Maggie Fremont THE VOICE -- "Knockout Rounds" Episo 2214 -- Pictured: John Legend -- (Photo by: Tyler Goln/NBC) S22 E14 Rep The Voice rep: John Legend and Caa Cabello battle for a top Team Blake artist By Maggie Fremont THE VOICE -- "The Knockouts Premiere" Episo 2213 -- Pictured: (l-r) Gwen Stefani, Caa Cabello, John Legend, Blake Shelton -- (Photo by: Tyler Goln/NBC) S22 E13 Rep The Voice rep: Wele to the season of 3-way knockouts By Maggie Fremont THE VOICE S22 E12 Rep The Voice rep: The Battl e to a close By Maggie Fremont THE VOICE -- "The Battl Part 2" Episo 2209 -- Pictured: John Legend -- (Photo by: Trae Patton/NBC) S22 E10 Rep The Voice rep: John Legend has to e his 'save' tonight's battle By Maggie Fremont THE VOICE -- "Battle Rounds" Episo 2208 -- Pictured: (l-r) Caa Cabello, Blake Shelton -- (Photo by: Trae Patton/NBC) S22 E9 Rep The Voice rep: Blake Shelton steals one of Gwen Stefani's would-be sav By Maggie Fremont THE VOICE -- "The Bld Audns, Part 7" Episo 2207 -- Pictured: Steven McMorran -- (Photo by: Ta Thorpe/NBC)THE VOICE -- "Bld Audns" Episo TBD -- Pictured: Man Myl -- (Photo by: Ta Thorpe/NBC) S22 E8 Rep The Voice rep: The Battl are on — and one ach don't hate to e their 'save' By Maggie Fremont Gwen Stefani, Caa Cabello, and Blake Shelton on 'The Voice' S22 E6 Rep The Voice rep: The ach get picky as the Blds beg to wd down By Maggie Fremont THE VOICE -- “The Bld Audns Season Premiere” Episo 2201 -- Pictured: Gwen Stefani -- (Photo by: Tyler Goln/NBC) S22 E5 Rep The Voice rep: Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani put their marriage to the tt as bld dns ntue By Maggie Fremont THE VOICE -- “The Bld Audns, Part 3” Episo 2203 -- Pictured: John Legend -- (Photo by: Tyler Goln/NBC) S22 E4 Rep The Voice rep: Did John Legend jt pick up a rger for the fals?

NBC's h show "The Voice" is givg a voice to gay sgg petn wraps s first season this week wh four nttants battlg for the champnship. Two of those falists are TV talent shows such as "Amerin Idol" and "Ameri's Got Talent" have featured gay performers but not an open way.

He's had succs as an openly gay performer, earng a Grammy nomatn, a gold-sellg CD and a pair of Top 40 the prence of gay sgers on "The Voice" is h for prime-time TV, and the sgers are makg a splash at a time when New York State has legalized gay marriage. " Vicci Martez, a 26-year-old energetic sger om Taa, Wash., is also gay and has Cee Lo Green as her mentor.

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‘The Voice’ elimated nttant Tyshawn Colqut who spoke exclively to about his gay porn past, sayg, “It was a huge mistake.” Fd out more. * the voice gay contestants *

Bis Martez and McClellan, another gay sger on the show was Nakia, a bluy performer who appeared at the dns wh his boyiend.

"I've tried to stay out of that box 'e I don't thk my sgg has anythg to do wh beg gay, " she got backlash last week after tweetg a mic cric who gave an unrwhelmg review of his live show. I'm gusg you're gay? Some people acced the sger of beg homophobic, but Martez said that's not the se.

For 10 seasons of Amerin Idol, fans search of a gay superstar have almost always had to wa until a nttant was kicked off for him to e out -- even when the guyler, teased hair, and viral vios of same-sex lip locks ma pretty 's no need to wa on NBC's new vol petn, The Voice.

GAY CONTTANTS ON "THE VOICE" BETTER NOT ACCINTALLY TOUCH BLAKE SHELTON'S {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY MICHAEL JENSENMAY 5, 2011/10:43 AMBY MICHAEL JENSENMAY 5, 2011 / 10:43 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"GAY CONTTANTS ON \"THE VOICE\" BETTER NOT ACCINTALLY TOUCH BLAKE SHELTON'S ASS","DATEPUBLISHED":"2011-05-05T14:43:44.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2011-05-05T14:43:44.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"MICHAEL JENSEN","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}UPDATE: SEE SHELTON'S APOLOGY TWEETS AT END OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MAN, JT WHEN WE WERE GETTG ALL EXCED THAT NBC'S NEW PETN SHOW THE VOICE WAS SO GAY CLIVE WH FOUR OUT NTTANTS, SOMEONE HAS TO E ALONG AND SP OUR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN THIS SE, 'S UNTRY WTERN STAR BLAKE SHELTON WHO IS SERVG AS ONE OF THE FOUR ACH AND HAS THE OUT TYLER ROBSON ON HIS TEAM. TYLER BETTER MAKE SURE HE DON'T GET ANY TOO CLOSE TOO SHELTON WHO, BASED ON THIS TWEET (VIA TOWLEROAD) HE SENT OUT LAST NIGHT, APPARENTLY IS VERY NCERNED ABOUT HAVG ANOTHER MAN TOUCH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YOU GOT THAT, TYLER? SHELTON IS REALLY NOT GOT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AFTER READG TWEETS PLAG ABOUT HIS MENT, SHELTON TWEETED OUT THE FOLLOWG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THIS ISN'T SHELTON'S FIRST GAY MENT TO RAISE THE HACKL OF SOME THE GAY MUNY. AT THE LAST COUNTRY MIC AWARDS, SHELTON AND REBA MCINTIRE JOKED ABOUT JAKE GYLLENHAAL WH THE FOLLOWG EDY ROUTE:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MCENTIRE: "WHAT THE WORLD WAS JAKE GYLLENHAAL THK' ANYWAY, [TO BREAK UP WH TAYLOR SWIFT?]"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SHELTON: "WA A MUTE. HE WAS BROKEBACK MOUNTA."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;} HAS REACHED OUT TO NBC FOR A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}EDOR'S UPDATE: SHELTON JT TWEETED OUT THE FOLLOWG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}UNFORTUNATELY, HE THEN ADD THAT APPARENTLY THE UPROAR WAS BEE PEOPLE ARE WAG TO JUMP ON HIM. SO MUCH FOR THE APOLOGY TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HE THEN ADD THAT HE LOV ALL AND JT WANTS TO BE LEFT OUT OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

* the voice gay contestants *

The show boasts four gay nttants -- two men and two women -- headg to the battle round, where they will be ached by the lik of Blake Shelton, Cee Lo, Christa Aguilera, and Adam Leve.

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And while a uple of them might be elimated the next few weeks ( the battle round, teams of eight are whtled down to four when teammat face each other a sg-off), chanc that there will be a lbian or gay sger petg to bee the first "Voice" are Vicci Martez, Nakia, Tyler Robson, and Beverly McClellan on the followg pag. Superst, gay, and Mormon, the performer is also passnate about tap dancg and mil theater. In his montage shown on the realy show, he revealed that he was gay which he was not aware for a long time until he fally addrsed his feelgs.

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Share this article: the voice season 21 bld dns round three bubba gay sger ariana gra john legend team blake. UPDATE: See Shelton's apology tweets at end of, jt when we were gettg all exced that NBC's new petn show The Voice was so gay clive wh four out nttants, someone has to e along and sp our this se, 's untry wtern star Blake Shelton who is servg as one of the four ach and has the out Tyler Robson on his team.

Shelton is really not got readg tweets plag about his ment, Shelton tweeted out the followg isn't Shelton's first gay ment to raise the hackl of some the gay muny. “Beg a homosexual was not a part of my liftyle that I am fortable wh. "When I was younger I thought I was straight, bee I was more attracted to women, and I didn't know there were more optns bis Gay and Straight, " The Voice season 8 wner shared.

"When I was younger I thought I was straight, bee I was more attracted to women, and I didn't know there were more optns bis Gay and Straight. ”The sger ntued, "I am a sger and songwrer who happens to be gay.

WHO IS RYLEIGH MODIG? HERE'S WHY 'THE VOICE' FANS LOVE 18-YEAR-OLD SGER'S 'KELLY I'M GAY' STATEMENT

"She has Always supported the gay muny. As a fan & a gay man I am offend!

'THE VOICE' GIV A PLATFORM TO GAY SGERS; FAL FOUR TO SG TONIGHT

The origal "Amerin Idol" wner has shown her support for the LGBTQ muny over the years, featurg a same-sex uple her "Tie It Up" mic vio and terviewg wh Pri Source, which dubbed the star a "gay in. ""I don’t ever look at a fan as a gay fan or a lbian fan or a straight fan – I don’t ever look at that. "Sce I have not publicly said this a post, I wanted say that I am Bisexual ? When I was younger I thought I was straight, bee I was more attracted to women, and I didn't know there were more optns bis Gay and Straight.

So 's fely a ltle weird when I go to Target, but 's still pretty you feel a rponsibily to be a kd of role mol for gay kids now? But growg up, I didn't thk was possible to be openly gay on the kds of shows.

One fan says, "LMAOO not nick tryg to charm her and then her beg like “kelly I’m gay!

MELISSA ETHERIDGE ON WHY GAY CONTTANTS FARE BETTER ON ‘THE VOICE’ THAN ‘AMERIN IDOL’

" Another fan echoed the sentiment, “Kelly I’m gay! The gay, 25-year-old heartthrob and trampole gymnast had the athletic prows to reprent his home untry of Atralia Tokyo last year durg the summer Olympic gam, but did you also know he has a voice that n make even the most ld-hearted cynic swoon?

” The 29-year-old volist, who is gay, channeled the alienatn he felt as a queer person to the performance.

RANDY JACKSON OPENS UP ABOUT GAY CONTTANT ON 'AMERIN IDOL'

We asked the famoly out lbian about how she felt about Adam Leve’s statements regardg the lack of gay reprentatn on Amerin Idol’s 10 seasons pared to one season of The Voice. She says she n see why out gay performers fare better wh the NBC show’s bld dns.

*BEAR-MAGAZINE.COM* THE VOICE GAY CONTESTANTS

NBC's 'The Voice' giv voice to gay sgers .

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