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"I'm Proud Of My Sexuality"
Filed under: Gay Gay Gay > Drugs > Adam Lambert
"I don't think it should be a surprise for anyone to hear I'm gay," American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert tells the new issue of Rolling Stone. "I've been living in Los Angeles for eight years as a gay man. I've been at clubs drunk making out with somebody in the corner."
Lambert says he decided to wait to come out in Rolling Stone because it would be "cooler."
He explains, "Right after the finale, I almost started talking about it to the reporters, but I thought, 'I'm going to wait for Rolling Stone, that will be cooler.' I didn’t want the Clay Aiken thing and the celebrity-magazine bullshit. I need to be able to explain myself in context. I'm proud of my sexuality. I embrace it. It's just another part of me."
According to Rolling Stone, Adam was open about his sexuality backstage at Idol. Lambert admits that he was nervous about coming out while Idol was still on the air because contestants are under a media embargo, preventing them from talking to reporters, and he wanted to do it on his "own terms." (He also says producers were open to him handling it however he wanted to.)
"I was worried that [coming out] would be so sensationalized that it would overshadow what I was there to do, which was sing," Lambert tells the mag. "I'm an entertainer, and who I am and what I do in my personal life is a separate thing. it shouldn't matter. Except it does. It's really confusing."
Lambert says he was inspired to audition for the Fox network singing competition after having a "psychedelic experience" at the Burning Man festival in Nevada. There, he says, he experimented with "certain funguses."
"I knew that it was my only shot to be taken seriously in the recording industry, because it's fast and broad," he says of Idol.
Despite being gay, Glambert says he enjoys attention from the ladies too. "I loved it this season when the girls went crazy for me," he says. "As far as I'm concerned, it's all hot."
Plus, Adam reveals to Rolling Stone that he had a crush on Idol winner Kris Allen during the show!
When Idol producers put him in a room to share with Allen, Lambert says his first thought was, "They put me with the cute guy. Distracting! He's the one guy I found attractive in the whole group on the show: nice, nonchalant, pretty and totally my type — except that he has a wife. I mean he's open-minded and liberal, but he's definitely 100% straight."
Glambert also talks about the many photos of him dressed in drag and making out with boys that leaked on the Internets. He says that he forgot to remove photos from his profile on a social network for the Burning Man festival in Nevada. "Wasn't ready for that," he says. "I've only dressed in drag three or four times. … I don't tuck and wear breasts, that's not me."
Lambert proclaims that he supports the gay-rights movement but doesn't want to be really involved. Mkay. "I'm trying to be a singer, not a civil rights leader," he says.
Stereotypes about gays do annoy Adam. "Clay Aiken's gay, and I'm gay, and we couldn't be more different. The only thing that is the same about everyone in the gay community is that we're gay. … Why can't we talk about a human community?"
In addition to his homosexuality, Lambert shares other personal details with Rolling Stone.
At 21, he was in a European tour of Hair for six months. That was when he dyed his hair black. In Germany, he started smoking pot and tried Ecstasy. But he does have limits. Among his dislikes: cocaine.
"That drug is such a reflection of the lack of self-esteem and control people have over themselves and their lives," he says.
Lambert credits the FOX reality show with helping him gain self confidence.
"I finally checked into my self-worth for the first time in my life, and the fact that it coincided with Idol is so sweet," he says. "I mean, I still have moments where I think, 'Oh, my skin is terrible, and I'm a little fat — I should really go to the gym more.' But for the most part, when I look in the mirror now, I finally see somebody who can do something cool."
So, was this everything you hoped for bbs?
liebe Adam
So he is gay. Does he want a cookie. Seriously. People are born gay. I accept that. However, you were not born to act like a douche like Perez, Dress like a retard nor act like a fool trying to be a woman in a mans body. So being gay might not be helped but acting like a total retard is a CHOICE you make. Perez, Adam and the rest of the drama queens choose to be that way.
My feelings. Be gay, Be happy and here's a cookie.
Looking very Ben stillerish in this pic. Im just saying..
Who cares if He is gay , straight, bi or whatever… his personal life is just that PERSONAL! Adam is an amazing brilliant vocalist and performer and an absolutely Beautiful Man…. This straight married woman will support Him in all he does!!!
Go Adam! XD
I adore you adam,please be fearless all your life.The true you is so beautiful.
What is the big deal about it… 75% of population is straight… 20% gay… 5% is confused….. He needs to talk about is he working in a new album but I'm gay too and I careless if he is or not. Buddy get a fucking new album and let it be !
I love this quote from Ferras who is writing with and for Adam:
"Love this quote from Ferras about Adam: “And it’s because he’s great, but it’s also because he doesn’t give a fuck. He is who he is, and that’s something that’s very novel – and respectable.”
I think LIZA looks very pretty in this photo.
It was a good interview.
Now you can rest in peace Perez, i mean, sleep at night peacefully, no bid deal, but love to hear it anyway
Good for him…next!
Perez, I hope you're finally happy and will get off his back now you fat loser.
He did it his way…good for you, Adam. You did us proud…and by us, I mean straight moms of the world…I hope my children don't do drugs, but I am glad you have discovered that you are worthy in this world regardless of how you came about your epiphany. Best wishes on great success and regardless of your sexuality, you're still one hot bitch to me!
I can't wait for the album…stay away from the drugs though, please. You have far too much talent to become a statistic (go ahead, roll your eyes). 
From popnography:
“We ran into an old friend of Adam’s last night at Hollywood’s Hotel Cafe. Ferras, an out singer-songwriter whose “Hollywood’s Not America” was featured on last season of Idol, is writing a song for Adam’s new album. “Hopefully he will open up some doors for others to follow,” Ferras told Out. “I think we’re very fortunate to have somebody like Adam who the world has gravitated to because of his sheer talent. But it’s also time. It’s nothing new. It’s just finally happening because of the vehicle of 40 million people watching the show. I do think it says something that he’s getting all this press. And it’s because he’s great, but it’s also because he doesn’t give a fuck. He is who he is, and that’s something that’s very novel – and respectable.” (We’ll have more with Ferras later this week.)”
Man, some of his fans are NOT happy. He's being slammed by Kris fans saying that Idol is a family friendly show. Even MJ from MJSbigblog is saying Adam will lose fans with this and needs to get new ones. Should Adam not be candid? I love real Adam.
Adam will do more to help the gay cause b/c his being "gay" does not define him. Whereas completely comfortable with his sexuality his life does not seem to revolve around it and define who he is. Perez - your gayness defines you. It gets on my nerves…I think the only person who has a problem with you being gay is you. That is why you had to beat up on Ms. Prejean or whatever her name was.
Too bad for the women out there.
He is awesome and always was.
You should learn a thing or two from this guy Perez!
Re: Kate27_haters make me stronger
– Adam did not think he was going to "LURE" Kris Allen "into a gay night"……. you need to understand that just because he thought he was cute did not mean he was going to try to seduce him. It's like the millions of girls who have crushes on Adam, but clearly it's not going to happen, because he is not attracted to girls in that way. He also said nothing about ABUSING drugs.. many a Harvard professor have experimented with drugs such as mushrooms, and remain highly respected.. why are we so afraid of it? It is no worse (and is more natural) than hundreds or drugs that doctors prescribe.
~~~~I LOOOOVE HIM! LOVED THE INTERVIEW! HE'S SO HONEST, AND SO "I DON'T GIVE A FUCK WHAT ANYONE THINKS" I LOVE THAT ABOUT HIM. EVEN THO HE DOESN'T WANT TO BE AN ACTIVIST, HE IS AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE BY DOING NOTHING BUT BEING HIMSELF. HE DOES NOT FIT THE "STEREOTYPICAL" GAY MUSICIAN, BEING MORE OF A ROCKER, AND THAT IN ITSELF WILL BRING DIFFERENT TYPES OF PEOPLE TO START TO ACCEPT THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF LIFE STYLES OUT THERE. HE WILL HAVE A ROCKER FAN BASE THAT WILL HOPEFULLY OPEN SOME PEOPLE'S MINDS THAT WERE CLOSED BEFORE. HE WILL HAVE A VERY POSITIVE IMPACT, SPREADING ACCEPTANCE AND DIVERSITY WITH NOTHING BUT HIS MUSIC AND HIS IMAGE. I AM A HUUUGE FAN!~~~~
From Adam's RCA press release. They love him!!
"“To find a talent as exceptional as Adam Lambert is a rare and special event,” says Simon Fuller, Creator and Executive Producer of American Idol and Founder & CEO of 19 Entertainment. “I am thrilled that American Idol was the platform for the world to discover this brilliant young man. He is unique and unforgettable and a certain star of tomorrow.”
“There are no longer any rules in terms of where the world’s next superstars may come from,” says Barry Weiss, Chairman & CEO RCA/JIVE Label Group. “We are thrilled to be getting involved with Adam Lambert as we all at RCA Records believe he is one of those rare, future global stars”.
Adam Lambert is gay! In other news, the sun rose today.
perez, now you can stop your bitchin about him coming out. haha.
i love adam, and this article made me love him even more!
Re: Nelson – I agree with you. Adam IS awsome. I'm afraid Perez is too superficial to lean anything from him though.
now will u leave the fucking kid alone? jeez! we all knew! now it's time to hound richard simmons! he's never officially come out! why don't u care? because u don't think he's hot? that sucks!
I didn't even like Adam during Idol, but after reading this, I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE him!!!!!!! Go Glambert! I wish him nothing but huge success! I really like his take on the "human community." He's my kind of person.
Love him! Hopefully he won't do drugs though.
Great interview! Go Adam!!!!!!!!!!! xoxo
Re: Kate27_haters make me stronger
– Are you stupid? He didn't try to lure Kris into a gay night. He was attracted to him. So what. That happens with straight people too.
I DONT CARE IF HE IS GAY, STRAIGHT….. BLACK, WHITE…… BLUE OR PURPLE, HE FREAKIN ROCKS AND HE WILL BE BIG IN THE MUSIC BIZ!
OH WELL! U TOOK A REALLY BIG INFORMATION AND SPACE TO REINFORM SOMETHING THAT WE ALREDY KNEW PEREZ
I JUST HOPETHAT WHEN OUR ADAM START TO EARN SOME BIG MONEY HE WORK ON A DEPP FACE TREATMET, HE IS SO HANDSOME BUT HAS THIS FACE ISSUE, IM SURE WHEN HE DOES HE WOULDNT HAVE TO WEAR THAT MUCH MAKEUP AND WE WILL LOVE HIM EVEN MOORE!
Lambert is smart to say he wants to be a singer, not a civil rights leader. I know an actor who traveled with a photo of John Wilkes Booth to keep out of trouble.
He still won't have sex with you Perez.
i never thought he would be into the girly gay man type….idk i thought he would be into the rocker…grungy type? lol but im glad he can finally let this off his shoulders …but i think he shouldn't have been pushed this whole time! i love Adam Lambert…i still do just in a different way lol hes an amazing artist ..hes gggggreat looking and this should not stop him of leaving bigfoot foot prints in the music industry and i think some time in the early fall we will all have an adam lambert cd or itunes download playing in our homes
Ok. He's gay. *shock* Are you serious? LOL
All I care about with this kid is…when is he going to take off the disgusting CAKED foundation? It looks disgusting!!
I still dont like him.
be as gay as you wanna be but dont be a fucking queen !!!!!!!
GOOD FOR ADAM!!! Be who you are and be proud!! I loves it!!
Adam is hot, to both gay and straight. He is always classy, Perez should take a lesson from him.
Adam also says he is now Bi-Curious and might be interested! RCA is pouring a lot of money into his album. Could an openly gay guy really become a pop rock star? Never happened before.
Enough already!!! Who cares if he is gay or not gay!! This is soooo stupid beyond words!!! We should just focus on how amazing and talented Adam really is!! I can't believe still that a guy that can't even sing won over Adam!! Adam should have won a million times over!!!! He totally ROCKS!!!!
Another bomb-shell. Mr. Hilton getting pleasure from writing about others with other-than-hedro sexual life-paths. This commentary has lost it's allure, yet one small talking point should be made (and since this is the first gay tinged post I saw, it will be done here). Even in California, we refuse to accept legislation to be dictated from the judicial bench. Hence, a judicial body of 9 cannot dictate to the masses what is acceptable and what is not. Mr. Hilton: Take a hint: No one is shocked by your flamboyant smut-cast; I will not shove my hedrosexual biologically correct orientation down your throat, keep your pointless behaviors to yourself as well
hes sooo hot!! but i love him ..and i totally accept gays.
adam just stated the obvious. america knew he was gay long before rolling stone.
YAY!! He finally tells us! I Love Adam!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
umm….. I'm a little confused here… Great! You're gay…. Umm.. If this was a woman who had 2 straight guys dancing on her like this, wouldn't she be called a SLUT?? So I'm wondering why he is being commended for looking like a skanky slut?? Anyway…. Moving on…
Re: MrsLambert – This pic is classy?? Really?? wow….
it really makes me sad and ashamed that our world is like this. why does it matter if he is gay or not, what does that have anything to do with his singing and talent? absolutely nothing. its not like gay people have a choice, that is the way there born, racist pigs. if god loves everyone, wouldnt it apply to gay people? htis world is so sick.
sounds like hes really fucking intelligent- makes some good points about not LUMPING ALL PEOPLE TOGETHER BASED ON ONE POINT OF THEIR LIVES- THEIR SEXUALITY . . ..
UNLIKE SOME FUCKTARDS!!!!
All I have to say is now can you get off his freaking back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Love you Adam, no problem with you sex life here.
I LOOOOVE IT! I LOVE ALL OF IT! THIS WAS SO AMAZING AND 100% REAL ADAM! WOOH:) excited to buy it.
You go, Adam!!!
Yayy(: Im always going to be jealous of his bf's cuz i want him but, whatevverr. i love adamm
THERE'S STILL HOPE FOR US LADIES! :"I liked it this season when girls went crazy for me. As far as I'm concerned, it's all hot. Just because I'm not sticking it in there doesn't mean that I don't find it beautiful. LATELY THERE'S PART OF ME THAT'S ALMOST BI-CURIOUS THE OTHER WAY AROUND. I'VE MADE OUT WITH GIRLS AT NIGHTCLUBS WHEN I HAD WAY TOO MANY DRINKS. I DON'T KNOW IF IT WOULD EVER HAPPEN, BUT I'M KIND OF INTERESTED." -ADAM LAMBERT, ROLLINGSTONE
I said WHAT WHAT? In the butt, I said WHAT WHAT? In the butt
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I Love Adam No Matter What!! I realy respect him for waiting for rolling stone!!
Go ADAM U ROCK!
there, are you happy now, perez?? is that OUT enough for YOU since apparently the entire gay community lives and breathes on your command??
you need to step up and apologize BIGTIME to adam lambert. send him a dozen muffin baskets. beg his forgiveness for the shabby way you treated him
you came out of this one looking like a big baby. i'm really disappointed in you, i thought you were better than this.
i guess Mario is happy now, arent he?
i wonder if kris knew about his crush?
I really wish there wasn't a need for celebrities to do a "Yep, I'm gay," cover. If we truly want equality for all, then this shouldn't be necessary. Kris Allen doesn't do a "Yep, I'm straight," cover, so how is it fair the other way around? Things will never be equal if celebrities keep promoting themselves as different or special somehow by coming out on the cover of a national magazine. It shouldn't be an issue period, let alone a cover story.
I have respect for him for being honest and doing this his own way. We won't have to worry about 'finding out' about his illicit behaviors and decisions. I bet Kris wishes he didn't know about the crush thing, though! I love Adam's music and I'm looking forward to hearing more about that… and less about his sexuality! And I'm glad he's not gung ho drag… he doesn't make a great looking lady! LOL
IF THIS ISN'T THE GAYEST PIC I HAVE SEEN THEN I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS.
Good now is he out enough for you? Adam is fantastic! And he can get in line! A lot of us had a crush on Kris Allen!:) looking forward to both cds.
His statement about wanting to sing, not be a gay role model was in reference to his music. He said he wants just to sing some fun songs and that it doesn't have to have great meaning. But a good beat - make you want to dance or have sex. The intervew is very wide ranging and quite shocking.
kate 27 haters, wow, and heterosexuals aren't promiscuous too? another female bigot! As far as a gay guy lusting after your boyfriend… get over it bitch! I've seduced tons of so called straight guys (check my photo) Good for Adam, be real and honest.. ignore the haters like kate 27!
Why can't he be Bi…………..
cool for Adam..now lets all wait for his album!!
ugh! i REALLY can't stand him!! when is his 15 minutes gonna be up?… seriously.
he's just mad that he didn't win so he's tryna take the attention away from Kris. well… GET OVER IT!! GO AWAY!! he's like a tick.
Oh my F! Well, now I can't wait to see what celebs he seduces and fills the tabloids with his crazy escapades!! i love him, he is like any regular gay man from LA…except for the whole "I'm an amazing entertainer bit" cuz not every gay man is. LOL
Wow, what a douche. Since when coming out was about being cool? Idiot. He should've just told people or kept his mouth shut if he was really comfortable with his sexuality. He just made a big circus out of this. Pathetic, if you ask me.
DUH!
Honestly isn't everyone a LITTLE gay at least? I mean I think everyone should come out of the closet! LMAO!
This isn't a shock and anyone that is surprised by this 'announcement' has been living under a rock. Now maybe the media, paps, and various "news" websites, can leave him alone and let him get on with making a great music album! He is still hot as ever!!!
Re: prophetmohamed – oh please grow up asshole
not news at all, there was really no question about it…
Glad he finally came out - mainly so people would shut up about it. Not too crazy about the drugs and I definitely hope he's not into that anymore. Cool interview.
this interview makes me like him more! i wasn't so sure before but now he seems like someone i'd totally get along with. cool! i think i'll buy the issue
YES! I love that Adam had a crush on Kris
just like all of us. but i can't believe he did drugss! but i still love him!
i already knew he was gay i mean hello!! lol it was obvious i mean obviously him saying it is the thing that proves it the most but it wasn't totally necessary. && omg i kind of knew he had a thing for kris… lol .. if millions of girls did than adam definitely did lmaoo. no surprise here .. i still think hes hott it doesnt change anything lol..
the only thing i didnt know about was the drug usee thats the surprising part other than that im pretty chill with this. whats cute is that hes naturally a strawberry blondee:) lol
Re: MrsLambert – totally stole my name .. lmaoo jk
Re: smh@ppl – uhmm how exactly is adam an asshole? you act like hes dissing ppl. All he's doing is showing ppl who he really is because ppl were all on his ass about it.
I could not even imagine this high matinence fag boy at burning man. I'm gay and I love my people, but burning man? really? could you see this man at a drum circle, roughing it, in the black rock desert? because i couldn't.
it's great that so many people say that his sexuality 'doesn't matter' except for the fact that we wouldn't still be fighting for our equal rights after all these decades if it didn't 'matter' to a lot of people. one of the most important things to have changed in all these years is the visibility of gay people. it matters a great deal that people know that so many of their friends, family members, and heroes are gay when they go to the ballot box. perez is following in the footsteps of harvey milk by urging people to tear down their closet walls. it's good for society and great for your own mental health. come on out, guys (and gals) !!
omg adam lambert is so fucking cool! why does it matter if he is gay?
can he be proud to be who he is with less makeup?
HollywoodTown, you make ME ashamed to be gay!
I am so proud to have Adam as a role model, though he is younger than I am.
He is cool, smart, witty, diva-ish and so glamorous.
That is on top of being so so talented.
Hoorrrraaayyy!!!
He rocks!
Is this suppose to be news? Im sure some people will be coming out of caves, somewhere!
That as bout as new as clay aiken being gay…it was so obvious
He embraces who he is, no holds barred, totally cool. Though I don't agree with his drug use, (smoking POT? With THAT voice?! Come on!) he's done what more celebs should do. Come out (and I don't mean sexually) with all your dirty laundry. Now, if he's photographed smoking pot, it's no biggie. The press wont blow it up, ’cause we know it'll happen. Cool. He knows how to handle himself. Respect.
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I'm glad he came out, gays must come out and show off with their partners just like everybody else. CLOSETS ARE FOR CLOTHES!
woo ! go adam !!!!!
Re: Genghis Khan – I walked past a straight couple at a bus stop yesterday, straddling each other and getting up on each other in all kinds of ways. I'm straight, but these two made me sick to my stomach. Should their heterosexual "flamboyance" lead to their lack of equal rights? Lots of people do tacky things in public.
See! i think that he should have done this before! but now we can really call him a role model because he does not care what people care about him and that's AWESOME. I HOPE THAT BIG THINGS WILL COME FROM ADAM AND HE WILL BECOME A BIG SUCCESS
=)
Shouldn;t we be asking YOU if it was everything you'd hoped for? I mean, it meant way more to you than any of your readers…
I think Adam is fine as he is. He doesn't need to do this kind of thing but he's "forced" to anyway. I think advertising how different you are from everyone else will only fuel discrimination and homophobia.
I would get a sex change for Adam
oh my
he's a hottie.
so is his BF
…and that picture up there