I feel certain that Adam will be around for decades to come. He can be compared to, Freddie Mercury, Elton John with his theatrical talents. Fans loved the music because of their talent, not by who they slept next to @ night.

I hate the fact the we live in a country that is prejudiced by what society “may” think will happen. there are too many expectations put upon people by society. I do not have a College Degree, but I am the Director of Administration for a Globally-known Vacation Industry leader. I moved up solely on Talent, not by merit, which is how most people move up in this country.

Don’t judge a book by it’s cover.

Kris sounded pretty good, but it scares me to watch him. Has anyone else noticed all the tension in the back of his jaw? If he keeps singing like that, he’s going to sound like Kim Carnes in about 10 years. Also, someone please teach him how to sing a long ee vowel.

While people gave their opinions that he could win if he just toned down his gayness, Adam kept it coming on strong. I was never more proud when his last performance with Kiss began with him wearing what appeared to be metal wings, shiny handcuffs and large platform shoes. His makeup was perfection. His nail polish divine. He stood their singing in all his Gay Glory and etched a memory I will have in my soul forever.

In that moment he was a free man to be the individual god created him to be and how lucky we all are to be able to enjoy him. Adam Lambert showed me why we are struggling for equality. He deserved to be allowed on that stage, allowed to be himself and humanity deserves to have him as part of its most beautiful tapestry.

Canadians who watched the show, and who, presumably, are a little less uptight about gays, were frustrated because they could not vote. Even if permitted to do so, they would probably have to fight for a line: the phones were probably jammed by homophobes who knew Lambert was the more talented of the two but couldn’t own up to it.

We still have a long way to go.

What happens when you get one really good performer who seems gay competing with a bunch of performers who don’t? As the seemingly straight performers are eliminated, their voters gravitate to other seemingly straight performers. In the end, even when the gay performer is the most talented, the last seemingly straight performer gets all the seemingly straight votes and wins.

Of course, this only happens if people are voting at least partly based on perceived sexual orientation. So yeah, I think there’s a good chance that Lambert lost because he’s gay.

Times are changing. Someday an Adam Lambert will win. Someday a Brokeback Mountain will get best picture. Before then, ENDA will pass and DADT will be repealed – because it’s easier to admit that we shouldn’t be discriminated against than to recognize when one of us is the very best.

To get yet another dose of Adam Lambert here, of all places, was a disappointment, especially when I have learned to expect something a little more intellectually stimulating as respite for those who seem to demand that part of my sexuality be an automatic subscription to certain aspects of pop culture.

I’m surprised that no one has called him out.

Lythgow also has a history of attempting to make some of the more obviously queer competitors appear straight.