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Post by nonchallance on May 10, 2012 19:11:55 GMT -5
You still missing the point - seksual orientation is not the only thing that Adam is. For people who go o LGBT sites and wrote that, doesn't matter that he is gay. For them he is so much more that what he is doing in his bedroom. They do what they think is right and they have right when they say that seksual orientation doesn't matter. Young people in gay community look up to him because he is more than gay. He always say that it shouldn't matter and those young poeple wants to live in a world without gay/straight labels. You want to be equal? Equal is when I can go on LGBT site and I can say what I think about your comunnity, equal is when you can come here and do the same. It's exchange - without it we are straight, you are gay and there is any bridge between us. You want to be equal in our comunnity? Treat us like we are equal to you in your community. And that patronizing reply is exactly the problem. Yet again you are presuming to talk for a community that you are not a part of. I'm not patronizing you, I only pointing when concern about comunity changes into reverse discrimination. When you come here and say "We don't want you on our site" what it look like to you? What if I do the same thing? IMHO you are not treat us like we are equal to you, you treat us like kids without knowledge and experience. |
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Post by wal on May 10, 2012 19:14:10 GMT -5
Anyone watching Idol? They started the program by showing some Idols on their home town visits, and they included Adam! Yay! Yeah, I saw that!!  |
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Post by fightthesleep on May 10, 2012 19:15:27 GMT -5
It does matter to me that Adam is gay and attracts attention because of his bold sexuality, his intensity and insistence on living his life out and proud. Homosexuals need positive freaks in the media. Many homosexuals are so forced into small boxes of fear of repercussion for being gay that Adam challenges that intensely for them. It is scary to really get that who you love could possibly get you fired or beaten up at a bar. Gays everywhere learn how to tone it down to survive. Adam refuses to tone anything down. He models something that is starting a crucial conversation in the gay community. He insists that we be who we are, honestly and completely, and refuses to tone down the realness. From some this is very threatening. When straight people engage in this conversation like they think they know what it is like to be gay, I would beg you tread softly. What attracted me to Adam, and still does , is just how much his alternative behavior is familiar to me. I love that so much! I know he uses the term post-gay, but that is a desire, a passionate hope for the future and sometimes, in places like Burning Man, that liberal attitude really really happens. But mostly, gays and lesbians have to fight for the right to hold hands in public if they have high profile jobs. Gay publications will speak of him in many different ways, and it is important to recognize that we do not have the same rights as straight people. I have lived both ways. I really do know this. Straight people do not know what this is like, to feel discrimination in this pervasive, strange way. Anyways, Adam represents out and proud in every way that I could strive to be. Whenever possible I embrace my lesbian self in public and Adam has made me braver and more comfortable to do so just by being himself. Amen to all of this. I love that he uses the term post-gay because even though it is fa dream right now, I really feel and so do many others I know that it is people such as him who make that dream seem like one day it could be a reality. |
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Post by flowergirl on May 10, 2012 19:16:34 GMT -5
thanks wal!  Guys- Do you mean the 20.00$ Preferred Concert Ticket, or is there something else? that's what I thought it referred to...didn't see anything called "VIP passes" |
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Post by fightthesleep on May 10, 2012 19:17:48 GMT -5
I followed him and checked his tweets. He wants to play Adam, but his boss the PD doesn't want to. He's trying to show that support is out there and peeps want to hear Adam. I wonder why the PD is against playing Adam.. ??? He's not. They play BTIKM all the time, they were it's biggest supporter in Canada and are also Adam's biggest supporters there in radio. I am sure they will switch over to NCOE at some point. They have supported every single Adam has put out there. |
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Post by scotia on May 10, 2012 19:18:56 GMT -5
Nile said he would leave the videos up another day. I hope someone will compile the 12 snippets from the studio together and maybe put it up somewhere. Also hoping for that for the Billboard.com Q&A Monday and the Tuesday Z100 live stream since I will miss both of those live. There are people who are so good at capturing things and posting them, so I have my fingers crossed for these also |
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Post by bridgeymah on May 10, 2012 19:19:01 GMT -5
It does matter to me that Adam is gay and attracts attention because of his bold sexuality, his intensity and insistence on living his life out and proud. Homosexuals need positive freaks in the media. Many homosexuals are so forced into small boxes of fear of repercussion for being gay that Adam challenges that intensely for them. It is scary to really get that who you love could possibly get you fired or beaten up at a bar. Gays everywhere learn how to tone it down to survive. Adam refuses to tone anything down. He models something that is starting a crucial conversation in the gay community. He insists that we be who we are, honestly and completely, and refuses to tone down the realness. From some this is very threatening. When straight people engage in this conversation like they think they know what it is like to be gay, I would beg you tread softly. What attracted me to Adam, and still does , is just how much his alternative behavior is familiar to me. I love that so much! I know he uses the term post-gay, but that is a desire, a passionate hope for the future and sometimes, in places like Burning Man, that liberal attitude really really happens. But mostly, gays and lesbians have to fight for the right to hold hands in public if they have high profile jobs. Gay publications will speak of him in many different ways, and it is important to recognize that we do not have the same rights as straight people. I have lived both ways. I really do know this. Straight people do not know what this is like, to feel discrimination in this pervasive, strange way. Anyways, Adam represents out and proud in every way that I could strive to be. Whenever possible I embrace my lesbian self in public and Adam has made me braver and more comfortable to do so just by being himself.  |
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Post by wal on May 10, 2012 19:19:35 GMT -5
Q102 Philly @q102philly
#LAMBERTS - We always hear you! #NCOE on NOW
They just finished.
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Post by aloha on May 10, 2012 19:19:36 GMT -5
It does matter to me that Adam is gay and attracts attention because of his bold sexuality, his intensity and insistence on living his life out and proud. Homosexuals need positive freaks in the media. Many homosexuals are so forced into small boxes of fear of repercussion for being gay that Adam challenges that intensely for them. It is scary to really get that who you love could possibly get you fired or beaten up at a bar. Gays everywhere learn how to tone it down to survive. Adam refuses to tone anything down. He models something that is starting a crucial conversation in the gay community. He insists that we be who we are, honestly and completely, and refuses to tone down the realness. From some this is very threatening. When straight people engage in this conversation like they think they know what it is like to be gay, I would beg you tread softly. What attracted me to Adam, and still does , is just how much his alternative behavior is familiar to me. I love that so much! I know he uses the term post-gay, but that is a desire, a passionate hope for the future and sometimes, in places like Burning Man, that liberal attitude really really happens. But mostly, gays and lesbians have to fight for the right to hold hands in public if they have high profile jobs. Gay publications will speak of him in many different ways, and it is important to recognize that we do not have the same rights as straight people. I have lived both ways. I really do know this. Straight people do not know what this is like, to feel discrimination in this pervasive, strange way. Anyways, Adam represents out and proud in every way that I could strive to be. Whenever possible I embrace my lesbian self in public and Adam has made me braver and more comfortable to do so just by being himself. And this is why i love you. I may never understand completely what it's like to be In your position, but you make me want to learn. You give me a glimmer of understanding. And you also make me feel there is hope for the future. That's how Adam makes me feel, too. |
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Post by fightthesleep on May 10, 2012 19:20:59 GMT -5
And that patronizing reply is exactly the problem. Yet again you are presuming to talk for a community that you are not a part of. I'm not patronizing you, I only pointing when concern about comunity changes into reverse discrimination. When you come here and say "We don't want you on our site" what it look like to you? What if I do the same thing? IMHO you are not treat us like we are equal to you, you treat us like kids without knowledge and experience. I am not saying "we don't want you on our site." I am saying please treat us with a bit of respect when you do visit that site. All straight people are more than welcome on any glbt site. Just please don't lecture us on how we should feel about gay issues, Adam's role in our community included. There is a big difference. At this point I am not sure if you are willfully misunderstanding because it is not what you want to hear or just really not getting it. This is not a case of reverse discrimination so please do not play the victim here. |
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