Adam Lambert Talks Gay Civil Rights and Homophobia in Russia
Posted by Leslie Price on 04/17/2013 at 11:08 AM News
There’s more to Adam Lambert than a pretty face, set of perfectly-sculpted brows and killer windpipes. The singer, American Idol veteran and gay icon also cares about socio-political issues and is concerned with the homophobic climate in Russia.
Photo credit: Adam Lambert /Instagram
Glambert, who headlined the Miami Beach Gay Pride festival this week and is scheduled to perform at the Pittsburg Pride festival in June, spoke about civil rights before he took the stage on Saturday in Florida.
After responding to a few questions via Twitter (if he had to define his career in three words, he’d describe it as “surreal, exciting and glam”), he responded to a fan who asked him how it felt to be an out and famous gay man at this point in history. “We’re definitely in the midst of our own civil rights movement, in a way,” he replied. “Obviously we’re dealing with equality issues and tolerance and just being unapologetic and being who we are…Traveling internationally makes you really thankful for certain freedoms we have here in our country. I was in Russia a couple months back and Saint Petersburg as you probably know has a lot of issues with the gay and lesbian community being a little oppressed, being a little frightened to be out, to be open, not being able to demonstrate any sort of pride. And coming here, it reminds you how lucky we are. We have so many freedoms.”
Adam with a Terrance Spencer and legendary club music maker Crystal Waters at Miami Pride. Photo credit: Terrance Spencer /Instagram
After responding to a few questions via Twitter (if he had to define his career in three words, he’d describe it as “surreal, exciting and glam”), he responded to a fan who asked him how it felt to be an out and famous gay man at this point in history. “We’re definitely in the midst of our own civil rights movement, in a way,” he replied. “Obviously we’re dealing with equality issues and tolerance and just being unapologetic and being who we are…Traveling internationally makes you really thankful for certain freedoms we have here in our country. I was in Russia a couple months back and Saint Petersburg as you probably know has a lot of issues with the gay and lesbian community being a little oppressed, being a little frightened to be out, to be open, not being able to demonstrate any sort of pride. And coming here, it reminds you how lucky we are. We have so many freedoms.”
Adam with a Terrance Spencer and legendary club music maker Crystal Waters at Miami Pride. Photo credit: Terrance Spencer /Instagram
Adam was referring to Saint Petersburg’s ban
on what they refer to as “homosexual propaganda,” a governmental move
that stymied attempts at to hold a Pride celebration in the city last
year and the two years prior and has resulted in activists being
detained by police.
“We’re definitely in the midst of our own civil rights movement, in a way,” Adam said. “Obviously we’re dealing with equality issues and tolerance and just being unapologetic and being who we are. I love that there’s this movement going on right now and you can feel the excitement. People are really excited that our community, our voices are being heard. It’s become mainstream, which is huge for us. And it’s amazing to be a part of this movement.”
Adam performing at Pride in Miami. Photo credit: Direct Lyrics
“We’re definitely in the midst of our own civil rights movement, in a way,” Adam said. “Obviously we’re dealing with equality issues and tolerance and just being unapologetic and being who we are. I love that there’s this movement going on right now and you can feel the excitement. People are really excited that our community, our voices are being heard. It’s become mainstream, which is huge for us. And it’s amazing to be a part of this movement.”
Adam performing at Pride in Miami. Photo credit: Direct Lyrics
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