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posted by [personal profile] quinn222 at 08:25pm on 30/05/2009
I've been thinking about this all week but trying to give my flsit a break on the whole Adam fangirl stuff so didn't post it. I ended up posting in a reply to a question posted by [livejournal.com profile] etharei. She wanted to know if we thought Adam should make an official 'yes I am gay' statement, as he is rumoured to be doing in Rolling Stone.

This was my reply:

Here's my opinion on 'the statement' thing.

I don't think he sould have to make a statement. However, I do think the AI people put him in a position where he pretty much has no choice.

Some sleezoid reporter actually went for his mom and tried to get her to answer 'the question' (and really, how dumb is that? He's never been in the closet) and she replied that not only had Adam signed a contract in which he could say nothing she and the rest of his family had also done so, so even if she wanted to say something she couldn't.

So during the show Adam said nothing. And none of the other contestants pronounced their sexual orientation either and it's entirely possible that Adam was not the only Gay contestant after all, not to mention some of them might even be hetero but they refuse to confirm it.

Then, on the red carpet, right after the finale, a reporter asked Adam "So now idol is over are you gay?" Assuming Adam was free to say at that point can you imagine what would have happened? Poor Kris was already sort of shoved to the back even though he won since everyone is all about Adam , if Adam had answered he'd (Kris) have been shoved to the back pages.

So now Adam is in this weird place of he may not be allowed to say, he may not have wanted to say right away just so as not to overshadow Kris, and since he hasn't said yet it's become an issue for some folks. But he lands an interview with RS and it is far enough out not to impact Kris any more so when asked he answers. Why not? He isn't in the closet and never has been. But of course, instead of just a simple answer it all gets hyped into 'Adam comes out on the cover of Rolling Stone!!!!!!!!!!!!!'
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posted by [identity profile] flamencanyc.livejournal.com at 01:01am on 31/05/2009
My fantasy was that he'd never have to say it because he'd win and give his boyfriend a big ol' celebratory kiss right on camera on the AI stage.
 
posted by [identity profile] quinn222.livejournal.com at 01:42am on 31/05/2009
Clearly that would have been the ideal way for it to play out.
 
posted by [identity profile] annadraper.livejournal.com at 01:47am on 31/05/2009
Why do they have to sign a contract about stating sexualities? I don't know anything about AI, so that seems weird to me.
 
posted by [identity profile] quinn222.livejournal.com at 01:55am on 31/05/2009
I doubt it was specifically about stating sexual orientation but it may have been 'no statement about your personal life or whatever that has not been approved...' or some such nonsense. I assume they'd have something in place to avoid a Miss CA style meltdown.
 
posted by [identity profile] revlisacat.livejournal.com at 04:13am on 31/05/2009
American Idol has all contestants and their families sign contracts that forbid them to talk about their private lives without clearing it first. I'm sure they knew full well that Adam was out and proud before the show started and that he probably didn't want to make it an issue -- so he didn't. Because of all the stupid publicity around this and AI's rules, I am sure that the publicists have orchestrated the whole "coming out" thing, and Adam has just been his amusing, out self all along. There has been lots of discussion about this on various blogs and fan sites (I think I've read enough to make my eyes bleed because I'm being a silly fangirl).

One thing I did read was by his brother Neil, who said that Adam didn't want his personal history to be part of his "package" on AI, and that he wanted the focus to be on his singing. I respect him (and Kris) for doing exactly that. The media that has been making a big deal about this have made me realize that they just don't really know how to deal with a situation like this. Here's an openly gay man who just shows up and does his thing with no apologies -- it's great that Adam is so matter of fact, but some people just don't know how to respond to him. Hee.
 
posted by [identity profile] asm614.livejournal.com at 06:55pm on 31/05/2009
This is pretty much everything I was going to say.

Adding that I LOVE how Adam has dropped little (and not so little) innuendo here and there, suggesting he's not trying to hide anything, really... My favorite example being the US Weekly online interview that he did with Kris...

If you didn't catch it (and really, you should YouTube it if you didn't, because it's priceless), they're asked who gets the top bunk on the American Idol tour bus... Kris fumbles for a second and then says "I don't care"... Then Adam says, completely straight-faced and matter-of-factly, "I like the top." Kris looks like he's about to lose his shit, then Adam doubles over laughing, as does Kris. It ends with Adam saying, "That was inappropriate" with Kris adding "That was good... That was good" Hehe.
 
posted by [identity profile] quinn222.livejournal.com at 10:32pm on 31/05/2009
I have seen that and it is hysterical. I agree that Adam has done all he could to make it clear he's not hiding anything. That's why I suspect he's stuck following some sort of rules by the AI people. I saw footage of him seeing Hair on Broadway a few days ago and if the guy next to him is his boyfriend then good for him, he's very nice looking.
 
posted by [identity profile] asm614.livejournal.com at 10:50pm on 31/05/2009
I think the guy next to him at Hair is one of the AI handler people (or security), but his boyfriend (his name is Drake - a friend of mine actually went to HS with him in Louisiana) has been here and there, mostly in AI audiences, as well as in a few pictures that somehow got out.

If this link works, it's Drake sitting next to Adam's mom in the AI audience. He's not hard on the eyes either, hehe:

Drake (http://adamlambertsite.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/adam-and-drake-audience.jpg)

Re: the Rolling Stone issue that's allegedly upcoming... I hope Adam doesn't go with one of the "YES I'M GAY" Clay Aiken-esque covers. It needs to say something sassy like "DUHHHH" or "AS IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW"....
 
posted by [identity profile] quinn222.livejournal.com at 11:00pm on 31/05/2009
Could be the same guy, it's hard to tell. It's on broadway.com if you want to see it. As far as the cover, Adam has no say at all in the cover, Rolling Stone can and will put whatever they want for the headline.
 
posted by [identity profile] asm614.livejournal.com at 11:18pm on 31/05/2009
It's a different guy, for sure. He's (the bodyguard/AI handler/whatever) also in the pictures of Kris/Adam out to dinner following the Larry King taping, as well as behind Adam in some of the shots as he's leaving the Regis & Kelly taping (why no, I haven't had a life since Adam came along, why do you ask? lol). Definitely not Drake - I saw the Bway video too - Adam backstage with his friend afterwards is really cute, too - he seems like one of those people who remembers everyone he's ever met ('til now probably, haha) and is genuinely interested in them.

And yeah, re: Rolling Stone. I know he can't pick it, I just hope it's not something lame. (Wishful.)
 
posted by [identity profile] pclu2004.livejournal.com at 01:43pm on 31/05/2009
May I ask just why he has to state his sexual orientation anyhow, to anyone?
 
posted by [identity profile] quinn222.livejournal.com at 01:51pm on 31/05/2009
He shouldn't have to at all and I don't think he would have had he not been put in this weird position in the first place. That was kind of my point.
 
posted by [identity profile] revlisacat.livejournal.com at 08:49am on 02/06/2009
I love that US magazine video and have watched it (too) many times. I also loved the video from Broadway.com -- it's fun to see Adam being such a fanboy. I also saw Drake in the audience numerous times -- he seems to get along well with Adam's mom. Awwww....

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