Adam Lambert's 'Details' photo shoot
Why the gay pop star was photographed cavorting with a naked female model
Adam Lambert: Changing his image?
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Gay fans of Adam Lambert are in for a shock, said Queerty.com. The American Idol star, who came out as gay earlier this year, is pictured in this month's Details magazine cavorting with a naked female model. "Things have never looked straighter" for the Lambert, which is "bizarre" for a "gay man featured in a gay magazine." The "much buzzed-about spread" will no doubt provoke some "gay shrieks," but it's all good publicity for Lambert's new album—"this is how you get people talking!"
"Adam, why are you going along with this?" said Brian Moylan in Gawker.com. Details has always been "obviously gay," but has a "closet mentality" that seems to have "rubbed off" on Lambert. The "awkward" photo shoot is "very heterosexual" but not exactly convincing. The pop star was praised for coming out, and "now is not the time to be ashamed" of it. "Say it loud, you're queer and you're proud."
But this "racy hetero shoot" is a "big bone to toss to Lambert's female fans," said RandomizeMe.com. Lambert's management clearly "wants to position Adam to be more than just a 'gay' entertainer." It worked for Neil Patrick Harris, the gay star of How I Met Your Mother, "who can also play hetero on TV." And besides, Lambert's fans—gay or female—can agree on one thing: "Adam looks hotttt!"
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Posted by staciegirlie, Tuesday, October 20, 2009, 2:38 pm Or should I have gone by my other name insufferable_know_it_all for this one. As much as I hear you guys whine and pitch a fit over EVERY little thing Adam does, I was under the impression that he didn't have ANY gay male fans in the first place. He has gay male fans? Wow, that's news to me. What are you guys going to do when he's offered a part on TV depicting a straight guy? Have a nervous breakdown? Just because he's posing with a woman doesn't make him any less proud of who he is. In fact he's braver at showing who he really is than you.
Posted by Adam4ever+ever, Tuesday, October 20, 2009, 2:41 pm Adam is a true artist. He loves role playing a lot and I am not a bit surprised of the role he is playing right now. He's an incredible entertainer and his debut album is aptly titled FOR YOUR ENTERTAINMENT.
Posted by Amy, Tuesday, October 20, 2009, 3:04 pm One possible advantage I can think of to a photo shoot like this one is that maybe it'll help people realize that an openly gay male can still be seen as enormously sexy both with and FOR the opposite sex. This sort of attitude could be a huge boon to gay actors who stay closeted for fear that they won't be offered a variety of roles because they think the viewing public would never be able to accept them in a heterosexual role. I'd like to see that change.
Posted by Cynthia, Tuesday, October 20, 2009, 3:15 pm I think Adam is a perfect example of my favorite saying. One that I have lived by for 50 years. Never say never.....He is living his dream right now. Allow him to promote it anyway he sees fit. He earned it.
Posted by MM, Tuesday, October 20, 2009, 10:59 pm i totally agree with amywell said! adam is very savvy and he certainly has my support.
Posted by Sad Glambert, Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 6:30 am How disappointing why does he feel he needs to validate his female fans? Does Justin Timberlake pose with nude men to satsify his gay fan male base? This is just disappointing. Not only is it sexually deviant but it's slutty and trashy. We liked Adam the way he was. Why didn't he take pics with Drake or SOLO like in the Rolling Stone issue then with this anorexic waif execuse for a woman. She isn't even represenative of REAL women. Adam is a POSER. He's a FAKE ASS guy that is doing everything and bearing it all to become FAMOUS. SIck!
Posted by @Sad Glambert, Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 12:52 pm Oh, God, now we get to hear bellyaching from the women too. Sad Glambert, get a clue and get with the 21st century. It's okay for women to be sensually stimulated this day in ages. If you don't like the pictures, I'm sure I can find you a picture of a nice AMISH MAN CHURNING BUTTER OR MANUFACTURING ENERGYSAVING FIREPLACES. Again, I'll say it. I loved the pics. And yes, the only reason I wish he hadn't done the pictures is because of sexually immature people like you whining your e off.
Posted by Pam, Thursday, October 22, 2009, 3:40 pm I don't think this photo shoot denies Adam's sexual preference at all. You just have to look at it as media publicity for what's to come...it's art...tastefully done...and to me it just says he thinks women are beautiful. The fact that he's fully clothed just confirms that admiration is as far as it goes. People are talking...and that's what was intended. He's an amazing artist, but I think we all need to remember that he's also just a person trying to earn a living doing something he loves. Personally, I'm enjoying everything he does!
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