Adam Lambert: I'm Gay

The “Idol“ runner-up confirms his sexuality in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine. 

The long awaited issue of Rolling Stone magazine featuring "American Idol's" Adam Lambert is here! For weeks Lambert has promised that all speculations regarding his sexuality would be directly addressed within his issue of Rolling Stone. And boy has he delivered, big time. 

"I don't think it should be a surprise for anyone to hear that I'm gay," Lambert tells the magazine. "I've been living in Los Angeles for eight years as a gay man." 

Although some questioned why Lambert did not address his sexuality while on "American Idol," the singer claims that is just not his style. 

"I embrace it," he says. "But it's just another part of me. I'm trying to be a singer, not a civil rights leader." 

Lambert, adds that he didn't want to come out on "Idol" because it would be "so sensationalized that it would overshadow what I was there to do, which was sing." 

The latest issue of Rolling Stone magazine, featuring Adam Lambert hits stands on Wednesday.