Comments on: Withers: Lambert says one thing worth remembering

By: Bryce

Bryce — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:36:57 +0000

That is just fine Adam you being who you are is just enough! The community just needs to stop trying to flaunt our “big names” and just allow them to be there. That is when we will make the biggest impact.

By: Cathy

Cathy — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:21:50 +0000

I do want to legally marry my GF, so I will knock on doors, attend and participate marches and demonstrations, make phone calls, etc. Whatever it takes. Do I expect others(celebrity or otherwise) to do it with me, or for me? Absolutely not! I am doing this for me, no one else. That is the reason for my actions.

By: JADFcentral@yahoo.com

JADFcentral@yahoo.com — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:37:00 +0000

No offense but I don’t thing civil rights for gays are a game.

By: Richard in Atlanta

Richard in Atlanta — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:22:07 +0000

Lambert is openly gay. People are going to ask him about gay issues. I don’t expect him to be a spokesman for us, nor do I even want him to be our spokesman. I do however expect him to be able to articulate an intellegent response when asked – and he will be asked. Adam Lambert isn’t leading the charge, but he is a foot soldier in the battle. He needs to be prepared just as you and I need to be prepared when we attend a Pride parade or other “gay event”. Will you be ready if a reporter sticks a microphone in YOUR face?

By: Craig

Craig — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:38:07 +0000

Mike, I never said we all need to be activists. I said we all need to contribute in our own way toward the welfare of our community. We all have others who helped us to where we are today. We are not individual islands.

By: Gene

Gene — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 02:33:09 +0000

I don’t expect him to be a gay rights leader just because he is a singer. As a matter of fact, I was wholeheartedly behind Linda Ronstadt’s firing from the Las Vegas casino for turning her concert into an anti-Bush rant. I also complained to Bonnie Raitt’s management when she turned a concert into a pro-abortion rights rant. I’m paying good money to hear these people sing, not to talk. So, shut up and sing.

Having said that, it is naïve to think that what he says and does will not somehow reflect on the gay community at large. It’s like Terrell Owens complaining that he was hired to be an NFL player, not a role model for black people. Guess what, it comes with the territory. If you can’t handle it, don’t sign up.

When Magic Johnson announced that he was HIV positive, the media was suddenly blaring about HIV/AIDS in the black community and in professional sports.

Magic Johnson didn’t stop being black when he became an NBA player. Adam Lambert won’t stop being gay when he becomes a recording star. It doesn’t have to mean that is ALL they are, but it always going to be a part. Suck it up and move on.

By: DR

DR — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:16:49 +0000

He’s saying everything straight america wants to hear… “I’m gay but I’m not going to be in your face” He also held out an ambiguous carrot by saying he was “kind of interested” in girls.. (you failed to mention that one). He has the guts to flamboyantly wear make up all over tv, but can’t talk politics? It’s all marketing. It’s another case of dollars vs. substance. To him I say boo hiss! At least he’s not as big a loser as Sean Hayes, but still I’m not impressed.

By: Mercedes

Mercedes — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:41:48 +0000

Adam Lambert is a adorable. I admire him for living free and chasing his dream. So many times people would say he needs to tone down his theatrics if he wants to win. Then at the night of the final, there he was wearing metal wings, with sparkly handcuffs, huge as hell shoes, blue nail polish,sexy eyeliner singing away. He was not toning it down. Nope, he was ramping it up and he looked thrilled about doing it. Happy as heck.

What is not to love about this kid? He is a National treasure….an example of an American simply living free.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:16:16 +0000

Interesting. Diana Ross spoke often about civil rights in the early 60′s. While she never was a civil rights leader, she spoke out when appropriate. And it never seemed to bother her. Her career seemed to go along just fine. And she became a legend along the way. Why Miss Lambert has a problem doing the same, the poor dear. Please.

By: Jere

Jere — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:35:00 +0000

He is being himself and I commend him for that. Gone are the days of the silver screen star who’s every move is choreographed to protect their image. Adam doesn’t need to be our spokesman. He just needs to do what all the rest of YOU need to do……come out and be yourself.

If you think for one minute that your friends, family, co-workers, neighbors don’t suspect that you are gay, you’re only fooling yourself. They need to see that there are GLBT people living next door, holding regular jobs, being part of the community and just plain old living their own lives and struggling to pay the bills just like everyone else.

Here’s a very simple adage that I learned several years ago, “If you try to hide or conceal the fact that you are gay, then you are giving the clear message that there is something wrong with being gay.” ’nuff said