Adam Lambert talks to Variety about how thgs have changed for gay artists sce his stt on "Amerin Idol" 10 years ago.
Contents:
- ADAM LAMBERT SAYS EARLY CAREER HOMOPHOBIA INSPIRED HIM TO ‘BE AS GAY AS I F-CKG CAN BE’
- ADAM LAMBERT: 'I'M GAY,' 'I'M BI-CUR'
- ADAM LAMBERT SAYS FACG HOMOPHOBIA EARLY REER PHED HIM TO BE 'AS GAY AS I F---G N BE'
- ADAM LAMBERT BOYIEND 2023: Y, HE IS GAY- WHO IS HE DATG?
- IS ADAM LAMBERT GAY OR BISEXUAL? WHO’S HIS DATG PARTNER?
- ADAM LAMBERT SAYS HOMOPHOBIC BACKLASH POST-'AMERIN IDOL' INSPIRED HIM TO 'BE AS GAY' AS POSSIBLE
- ADAM LAMBERT ON WHAT’S CHANGED FOR GAY ARTISTS SCE HIS ‘AMERIN IDOL’ RUN
- ADAM LAMBERT ON ‘BEHD THE MIC’: ‘I WAS ASHAMED OF’ BEG GAY
- ADAM LAMBERT: JEWISH AND GAY
ADAM LAMBERT SAYS EARLY CAREER HOMOPHOBIA INSPIRED HIM TO ‘BE AS GAY AS I F-CKG CAN BE’
"Amerin Idol" nner-up Adam Lambert opens up about beg gay, explorg his sexualy, his strategy for "Amerin Idol," his loss to Kris Allen and what the future holds, an exclive TV terview wh ABC News' "20/20." * lambert adam gay *
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.
ADAM LAMBERT: 'I'M GAY,' 'I'M BI-CUR'
David Archuleta has discsed g out as gay to his fay a recent Instagram post. He is not the first "Amerin Idol" nttant to discs stgglg wh his sexualy. * lambert adam gay *
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.
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.
ADAM LAMBERT SAYS FACG HOMOPHOBIA EARLY REER PHED HIM TO BE 'AS GAY AS I F---G N BE'
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” Lambert currently stars bi Cody Fern the g-of-age film Fairyland about a teenage girl growg up wh gay dads. "I am gay, and I'm very fortable wh , " 27-year-old Lambert revealed.
ADAM LAMBERT BOYIEND 2023: Y, HE IS GAY- WHO IS HE DATG?
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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.
IS ADAM LAMBERT GAY OR BISEXUAL? WHO’S HIS DATG PARTNER?
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.
"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. 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 SAYS HOMOPHOBIC BACKLASH POST-'AMERIN IDOL' INSPIRED HIM TO 'BE AS GAY' AS POSSIBLE
(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. 'You helped me talk to my parents about beg gay.
| Cred: Noam Galai/Getty Imag Now, Lambert believ the mic dtry nsirs a "viable bs move to sign gay talent. " 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. "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.
ADAM LAMBERT ON WHAT’S CHANGED FOR GAY ARTISTS SCE HIS ‘AMERIN IDOL’ RUN
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. 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.
ADAM LAMBERT ON ‘BEHD THE MIC’: ‘I WAS ASHAMED OF’ BEG GAY
And not jt among straight people, but gays too. What kd of gay was Adam Lambert? Was he gay enough?
ADAM LAMBERT: JEWISH AND GAY
Amerin Idol Season 7 nner-up David Archuleta has discsed the journey he went on wh his sexualy a recent social media Instagram June (aka Pri Month), the sger and Mormon revealed that he discsed g out as gay to his fay 2014, six years after beg on post scrib how Archuleta stggled to fd a better scriptn of his sexualy than simply "gay. I me out 2014 as gay to my fay. Amerin Idol had s first gay nttant way back s first season wh Jim Verraros, who ma the top his public life, he has sce said that Fox ma him lete an onle journal post where he talked about his sexualy, wh the work claimg he was not able to "self-promote" as a told The Advote: "Lookg back, [the work's policy] uld be terpreted a bunch of different ways.