Originally Posted By DAR <a href="http://omg.yahoo.com/news/adam-lambert-finally-confirms-i-m-gay/23594?nc" target="_blank">http://omg.yahoo.com/news/adam...23594?nc</a> Really some of the most unsurprising news.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Surprising news... just like when Rosie O'Donnell, Ellen DeGeneres and David Hyde Pierce announced their sexuality. I'm stunned. And do people really care?
Originally Posted By ecdc >>And do people really care?<< That's ironically what's interesting about Adam Lambert. It seems that, by and large, people don't care. Which makes people care that people don't care.
Originally Posted By SpokkerJones "And do people really care?" I care in the sense that it's a nice to see people who happen to be gay feeling comfortable enough to "come out" and be open about who they are. The point is that there's no reason to be "closeted" in the first place. Of course, the extra publicity doesn't hurt.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip I care to the extent that if he had any balls he would have been more upfront about his orientation during the competition.
Originally Posted By SpokkerJones He nor anyone else has no duty to be upfront with you about their sexuality. The goal is getting to the point where being gay or straight doesn't matter anymore. The fact that people still feel the need to be closeted is a problem in my eyes.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo i care more that he has a record deal now, and I cannot wait to hear it!
Originally Posted By SoThisIsLove ROFL! No, really, though! Can't you just see it?!?!? And I'd cast um, what's her face from "Enchanted" in the female lead's role. (Yes, I'm playing on the obvious redhair here. I'm tired and can't think, so I'm am incapable of great decisions here!)
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Amy Adams was in 'Enchanted' Kim MacAfee is the character in 'Bye Bye Birdie' Paul Lynde was the Dad in 'Bye Bye Birdie' -- both on Broadway and the movie. Paul Lynde was gay. (just to bring it back to the original topic)
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<He nor anyone else has no duty to be upfront with you about their sexuality. The goal is getting to the point where being gay or straight doesn't matter anymore. The fact that people still feel the need to be closeted is a problem in my eyes.>> The fact that he was so coy and secretive about it made it more of an issue than if he had just said "Yea...what the hell? I'm gay!".
Originally Posted By mele There have been tons of photos online showing that he's gay. Not just gay but full on drag queen gay. (I've seen a few photos where he's got longish blonde hair and is wearing a football jersey. He looks like a hustler in it.) It's just kind of annoying that he'd be so coy but, then again, the photos are there for anyone to see them so it's kind of lame that he would have to answer any questions. Plus, a week or so ago, he was very publicly kissing and holding hands with his boyfriend. Stupid for him to do that in public and yet have to make some sort of statement. Like his tongue down his boyfriend's mouth isn't enough of one. LOL
Originally Posted By SFH Part of the reasoning is that American Idol relies so much on the "Tiger Beat" set of girls who want to believe they could end up being his girlfriend. A performer's sexual orientation doesn't matter one bit to me, but that's because I'm "old" and I'm not a stalker. I enjoy the work of singer/songwriter/singers who are lesbians (whether I find them sexually attractive or not), and since I am male there was never any fantasy thinking on my part that I could ever be their man. What matters to me is talent and showmanship. Lambert has those. Good for him! May he have lots of success, and as far as his personal life goes... that's not my business. I'm a huge Weird Al Yankovic fan, and for many years many of his straight male fans (myself included) kind of thought of him in asexual terms, yet his straight females fans thought he was one of the sexiest men in the world. Now he's married to a beautiful woman and they have a daughter (who they wisely do NOT feature in his media).
