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Related: About this forumAdam Lambert: First Openly Gay Musician To Debut at Top of Billboard Charts
"With Trespassing Adam Lambert confirms his superstar status and makes history as the first openly LGBT vocalist to have an album debut at the number 1 position of the Billboard album charts...
Other LGBT recording artists, including Elton John and George Michael, have had number 1 albums, but prior to coming out publicly."
http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/music/2012/05/23/adam-lambert-first-openly-gay-musician-debut-top-billboard
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Adam Lambert: First Openly Gay Musician To Debut at Top of Billboard Charts (Original Post)
Fearless
May 2012
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ELI BOY 1950
(173 posts)1. STOP THATs SILLY
Fearless
(18,421 posts)2. Can you clarify what you mean? I don't understand your statement. Thanks! n/t
mitchtv
(17,718 posts)4. no more so than your post
care to try again?
kestrel91316
(51,666 posts)5. Why do I get the feeling you are in a little bit over your head here and
aren't going to last long?
William769
(55,144 posts)3. Great!
msongs
(67,388 posts)6. so howz the career going for the guy who won Idol over Adam Lambert? what's his name? nt
Fearless
(18,421 posts)7. Silly you! Kris Allen never won! One of those funky clerical errors!
SoutherDem
(2,307 posts)8. Excellent
This will be the first if many.
As it was pointed out there have been other who were not out. Maybe artists will see being gay isn't a death nail in your career.