He also talked about how his mother respected his preferences growing up and then one day asked him if he had a girlfriend (“no”), if he wanted one (“no”) and would he like to have a boyfriend (“that would be nice”).  She said that all of a sudden, he couldn’t stop asking questions and it led to a discussion.  Can I just say how important it is for more parents in this world to be more like Adam Lambert’s mother?  There’s a reason why he is so confident and secure and I’m sure a major part of that is how his mother approached his homosexuality.  Everyone deserves love and acceptance and I’m happy that he found that in his home.

He said that he’s only been in love once but that he’s still looking.  I hope he finds it.  This has already been an incredible year for him so you never know who he might meet!

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While he was performing at the Children Uniting Nations gala in Washington, DC, he said: “I don’t think it was a big surprise.  I don’t think he was trying to be all sneaky and secret about it. I’m sure he was happy with who he was and stuff, it’s not like he was ashamed.  I just kind of assumed it, I think everyone else did too. I don’t think it’s a bad thing or anything.”

Archie went on to say some other positive things about Lambert: “He seems really confident when he’s onstage, but I don’t think it comes across as cocky or anything, and when I talked to him it seemed like he was appreciating everything that was going on and he was really grateful for those opportunities that he had.”

A lot of people, including myself, were surprised with how detailed and open Adam was when he finally addressed the issue of his sexuality but Archie took a very mature and laid-back stance on it: “I know it’s always interesting and surprising and shocking [to people] when they say those things but that’s up to them, it’s their lives.”

I already loved David Archuleta but I downright adore him now.  I think that was amazing and is just another example of the support Adam has been getting from his fellow Idol alumni.  Even this year’s winner, Kris Lambert, said he was “flattered” when he head that Adam had a crush on his during the competition. 

Anyway, it’s Friday and I think we can all use a little more Archie in our lives.  Here’s a video of him performing at the Children Uniting Nations event.

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The biggie?  He had a crush on American Idol winner, Kris Allen, who happened to be his roommate!  Adam said: "He’s the one guy I found attractive on the show: nice, nonchalant, pretty and totally my type — except that he has a wife."

He describes his current boyfriend, Drake LaBry as "Cajun, voodoo-down, dreamy.”  I certainly hope he’s neither the jealous type nor into voodoo since he might be a little miffed about that Kris Allen comment!

His one word to sum up Justin Timberlake is “yum” and he does have an opinion about having female fans: "Just because I’m not sticking it in there doesn’t mean that I don’t find it beautiful."  Since he was already oversharing, he revealed that he experimented with girls in high school and lost his virginity in Hollywood on his 21st birthday.

Soooo… It’s all out now.  Start commenting!

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He was presented with the “Young Hollywood Artist of the Year” prize by Idol judge, Kara DioGuardi.  She recently talked about his sexuality on The View and he was asked if was upset by her basically “outing” him on national television.

“No,” he said. “I mean their asking the same questions everyone else is asking and Kara was just being honest, she’s a good friend of mine now that we’ve recorded together and I don’t think she did anything wrong.”

He revealed that when he appears on the cover of Rolling Stone, that interview will contain some more details about his personal life: “With the Rolling Stone cover I am going to be talking about a lot of things that people have had questions about so…I think that will be nice I think we can move forward and we’ll all look forward to the album together… At this point its such a honor that people want to know about me.”

What about the guy he was spotted holding hands with the other night?  “Ill take the fifth on that one.”

Judging from the picture (see below), it looks like Adam is happy to me so I think he will either confirm that he’s gay in that Rolling Stone article or, at the very least, is bisexual.  I try not to comment too much on the sexual preferences of people but he was talking about it so I feel like it’s okay.

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I have to say, though, that it’s really nice to see that his personality is all that it seemed to be while he was on the show.  Every post-Idol interview and all of his candids show a fun-loving, happy and adorable personality.  He’s probably the best “loser” this show has ever had (but can you really use the word “loser” when you’re talking about Adam?  I think not).

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Host, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, wasted no time and got right to the point.  She wanted to know if Kara was as shocked as America (at large) was when Kris Allen was named the winner of this year’s competition since Adam Lambert had been considered the frontrunner for so long.  It was a bit awkward when Kara clearly wanted to be diplomatic (since she is working with both Kris and Adam Lambert on new music) but the ladies wanted to get a firm answer out of her.

Barbara Walters then asked about the fact that Ryan Seacrest announced that Adam would be addressing the rumors surrounding his sexuality very soon (it was kind of hilarious because the audience thought Barbara was saying that Ryan was going to come out as gay – too funny!).  Kara said that she always thought that Adam was “openly out.”

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My first instinct is to say “who cares if he’s gay or straight as long as he sings well?” but then I realize that, for a lot of people, accepting someone who is not heterosexual is a big deal and it certainly is a sign of the times that the kid is still on the show. 

The 27-year-old from San Diego, has amazed audiences (and the judges) with his versatility and, in the beginning, I have to admit that I found him to be a bit over the top.  Then again, I think that Adam is smart enough, as an artist, to have reviewed those early performances himself and then I think he actually worked on toning it down and focusing his talent while maintaining his intensity.  That’s maturity, in my eyes.

EW has explored the gay angle and when addressing the scrutiny, Adam said: “I know who I am.  I’m an honest guy, and I’m just going to keep singing.”

Good answer, Adam!  You don’t need to answer those types of personal queries if you don’t want to.  My only hesitation involves the fans.  As was the case with Clay Aiken, many suspected that Clay was gay.  I remember making a comment about it in a post a couple years back and getting so verbally attacked by some Claymates that I had to delete the post.  I couldn’t understand why the possibility of Clay being gay was so offensive to them and I worry that the same will happen with Adam.

They keep referring to Adam as “openly gay” but I’m not sure I agree that he’s at that point yet.  What if he’s not gay?  What if he’s bisexual?  Of course, it’s nice to think that he could win and be “openly gay” because it shows that we’ve become more accepting of the contestants on the show. 

What do you think?  Does Adam’s sexual orientation matter? 

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