Adam lambert gay moments

For some fans, I was their first time identifying with anyone queer. No pressure! There were challenges, double standards and prejudices to deal with. There were moments when I thought I may have bitten off more than I could chew. You know how I kept pushing forward? Besides being stubborn as hell?

Well, there's a huge double standard. Straight artists are constantly toying with images of sexuality and double entendre lyrics; when a gay male artist does, it raises a lot more eyebrows. I'm trying to find the balance, and I think this album has found a balance. It's not shying away from it at all — my sexuality or who I am or my identity, but it's also universal.

Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. When Star Trek 's Captain Kirk kissed the lovely Lieutenant Uhura onscreen in , for what is thought to be the first black and white kiss on American TV, it was involuntary—telekinesis made them do it.

During the closing act, the openly gay singer simulated sex on stage with a back-up dancer and kissed a male musician on the mouth. ABC said the number of complaints was "moderate". The show's producers have declined to comment. Lambert, who performed his debut single For Your Entertainment, said that if people had been upset by his performance that it is a "form of discrimination and it's too bad".