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Contents:
- ADAM LAMBERT: 'I'M GAY,' 'I'M BI-CUR'
- ADAM LAMBERT SAYS EARLY CAREER HOMOPHOBIA INSPIRED HIM TO ‘BE AS GAY AS I F-CKG CAN BE’
- ADAM LAMBERT SAYS FACG HOMOPHOBIA EARLY REER PHED HIM TO BE 'AS GAY AS I F---G N BE'
- ADAM LAMBERT IN THE ADVOTE: SGER DISH ON NEW ALBUM, BOYIEND AND BEG GAY
- IS ADAM LAMBERT GAY OR BISEXUAL? WHO’S HIS DATG PARTNER?
- ADAM LAMBERT ON ‘BEHD THE MIC’: ‘I WAS ASHAMED OF’ BEG GAY
- ‘AMERIN IDOL’ ALUM ADAM LAMBERT: BEG GAY ‘A’T A DISABILY’
- IS ADAM LAMBERT GAY?
- ADAM LAMBERT ON WHAT’S CHANGED FOR GAY ARTISTS SCE HIS ‘AMERIN IDOL’ RUN
- ADAM LAMBERT: JEWISH AND GAY
ADAM LAMBERT: 'I'M GAY,' 'I'M BI-CUR'
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"I am gay, and I'm very fortable wh , " 27-year-old Lambert revealed.
ADAM LAMBERT SAYS EARLY CAREER HOMOPHOBIA INSPIRED HIM TO ‘BE AS GAY AS I F-CKG CAN BE’
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"Lambert first revealed that he was gay a ver story Rollg Stone magaze weeks after the May "Amerin Idol" asked by "20/20" why the season-long favore cid not to publicly acknowledge his sexualy until after the show, Lambert said that he didn't want beg gay to upstage him. "While Lambert now proudly talks about beg gay, he said he's also openly explorg his sexualy. "Growg Up GayGrowg up, the San Diego native loved mil theater, dancg, playg drs up and was obssed wh glter -- all terts that Lambert said highlighted his sexual preference om a young age.
Instead of the stereotypil "g out" rual homosexual teens have wh parents, Lambert said his mother actually "outed" him, askg him on a r ri home if he wanted a girliend or a boyiend.
ADAM LAMBERT SAYS FACG HOMOPHOBIA EARLY REER PHED HIM TO BE 'AS GAY AS I F---G N BE'
Adam Lambert talks to Variety about how thgs have changed for gay artists sce his stt on "Amerin Idol" 10 years ago. * adam lambert being gay *
"Lambert excelled on stage, performg untls mil theater performanc throughout his teens and early graduatg om high school 2000, Lambert has lived an openly gay liftyle Los Angel -- datg, and stumblg through relatnships like everyone else.
Adam Lambert Says Early Career Homophobia Inspired Him to ‘Be as Gay as I F-ckg Can Be’.
Inspired, rather than cshed, unr the weight of rponsibily, the mician ma a vow to “be as gay as I fuckg n be, and be flamboyant and be wild. I’m the gay guy. There was an Entertament Weekly article that was like, ‘Oh, this guy’s excg, and may or not be bee he might be gay.
ADAM LAMBERT IN THE ADVOTE: SGER DISH ON NEW ALBUM, BOYIEND AND BEG GAY
In the 14 years sce his Idol n, Lambert has taken pri the reprentatn he’s been able to provi for other people the LGBTQ muny — om occupyg rol both mic and film to teractg wh young people sharg the sentiment, “You helped me talk to my parents about beg gay. ” Lambert currently stars bi Cody Fern the g-of-age film Fairyland about a teenage girl growg up wh gay dads. I'm the gay guy.
There was an Entertament Weekly article that was like, 'Oh, this guy's excg, and may or not be bee he might be gay. (Photo by Arturo Holm/Getty Imag) Cred: Arturo Holm/Getty "There were no gay guys. " From there, Lambert felt the bt way to effect change was to "be as gay as I f---g n be.
IS ADAM LAMBERT GAY OR BISEXUAL? WHO’S HIS DATG PARTNER?
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ADAM LAMBERT ON ‘BEHD THE MIC’: ‘I WAS ASHAMED OF’ BEG GAY
" Lambert was honored at the Creative Coaln's annual Sundance Film Ftival gala by Cody Fern, who stars wh him Fairyland, a 1970s/80s g-of-age drama about a teen girl wh gay dads. '"Adam Lambert on g out: 'The door flung open'Lambert has regularly discsed his g out experience and homophobia surroundg his Season 8 stt on "Idol.
"Lambert lucked out wh supportive parents; his mom qutned him about his sexualy after their fay saw a performance where the subject matter was about a gay man g out to his parents and all hell breakg loose.
‘AMERIN IDOL’ ALUM ADAM LAMBERT: BEG GAY ‘A’T A DISABILY’
"Lambert says the real 'gay agenda' is tellg people 'don't be miserable'A "different ballgame" ed, but one wh s own share of backlash.
IS ADAM LAMBERT GAY?
When they say the gay agenda, which always gets unr my sk that they say stuff like that, I thk to myself, the only agenda I thk I and my muny have is to try to help people feel OK to be themselv, " he says.
ADAM LAMBERT ON WHAT’S CHANGED FOR GAY ARTISTS SCE HIS ‘AMERIN IDOL’ RUN
He wonrs whether homophobia ed st him the got Lambert 'to trouble' – and what's next for LGBTQ munyEven after he me out publicly, prsur grew like weeds for the new celebry. And not jt among straight people, but gays too.
ADAM LAMBERT: JEWISH AND GAY
What kd of gay was Adam Lambert? Was he gay enough? Early sgl om the album, Duran Duran’s “Ordary World” and Bonnie Tyler’s “Holdg Out For A Hero, ” have met wh high praise, and other standout tracks feature vers of songs by Billie Eilish and Lana Del Rey, and a song penned by gay playwright Noël Coward, who Lambert c as a longtime favore.