The next chapter of the same-sex marriage debate will play out tonight on the nation's most popular TV program, "American Idol," where Adam Lambert, a year-old, gothy-looking San Diegan with a spine-tingling falsetto, black nail polish and Elvis lip curl, is the favorite to win the singing competition. Regardless who wins, same-sex marriage advocates say the cultural conversation started by questions about Lambert's sexuality is moving the issue forward at the same time that several New England states and Iowa have approved such nuptials and New York is considering it. When photos of him kissing men surfaced online, Lambert told "Access Hollywood," "I have nothing to hide. And this is about singing

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Talented singer, Adam Lambert, hit the limelight after he finished as runner-up in the eighth season of the prestigious American Idol in San Francisco, California. He is a singer, songwriter, and a stage actor whose music efforts have taken to great heights in the entertainment industry. Now devoted to making good music, his background and sexuality continue to pique the interest of many. At the young age of nine, Lambert was already performing at MET2. This bloke would later attend Mesa Verde Middle School.



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I recently decided to avoid it. I did not. I do not feel closeted. Everyone that we worked with knew about my life that is personal. They respected my option.



It matters that Adam Lambert, the heir apparent as the next American Idol, is apparently gay -- precisely because it doesn't matter. First, whether Lambert is homosexual or not, he definitely is "queer," a word many GLBT gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered people have reclaimed from the dustbin of history as a proud self-identification. He gender-bends, he sings high notes, he wears makeup and jewelry. For a show about creating the next typical pop star, he is atypical.