"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."
Contents:
- 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 SAYS EARLY CAREER HOMOPHOBIA INSPIRED HIM TO ‘BE AS GAY AS I F-CKG CAN BE’
- IS ADAM LAMBERT GAY OR BISEXUAL? WHO’S HIS DATG PARTNER?
- ADAM LAMBERT BOYIEND 2023: Y, HE IS GAY- WHO IS HE DATG?
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. "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.
ADAM LAMBERT SAYS FACG HOMOPHOBIA EARLY REER PHED HIM TO BE 'AS GAY AS I F---G N BE'
"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. "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 EARLY CAREER HOMOPHOBIA INSPIRED HIM TO ‘BE AS GAY AS I F-CKG CAN BE’
(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.
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" 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.
IS ADAM LAMBERT GAY OR BISEXUAL? WHO’S HIS DATG PARTNER?
The sger openly intifi as gay and is an advote for the LGBTQ muny.
I remember before beg on the mic scene, LA gay clubs, the only people who wore makp were drag queens. '"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 BOYIEND 2023: Y, HE IS GAY- WHO IS HE DATG?
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.