{"id":377,"date":"2009-04-13T09:34:37","date_gmt":"2009-04-13T09:34:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/2009\/04\/american-idol-gay-contestants.html"},"modified":"2009-04-13T09:34:37","modified_gmt":"2009-04-13T09:34:37","slug":"american-idol-gay-contestants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2009\/04\/american-idol-gay-contestants.html","title":{"rendered":"American Idol: Gay Contestants? Does Anyone Care?"},"content":{"rendered":"

This past weekend, the New York Times published an article by Guy Trebay:
\nAmerican Idol’s Big Tease<\/a>.
\nGuy Trebay writes: “You are Adam Lambert, the contestant widely tipped as a favorite to be the next winner of “American Idol.” And the only thing standing between you and riches and the chance to play arenas may be a question currently burning up the Internet: Can a gay contestant win?”<\/em>
\nI am burning with curiosity. What I’d like to know is this: Does anyone care if Adam Lambert is gay or not? Is this an issue?
\nPlease weigh-in!<\/strong>
\nLeave your comment … does anyone care? Is this an issue?<\/strong><\/u>
\nFor more American Idol:<\/strong>
\nAdam Lambert’s Mad World<\/a>
\nAdam Lambert’s Tracks of My Tears<\/a>.
\nKelly Clarkson’s Weight Gain<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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