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	<title><![CDATA[Why It Matters that Adam Lambert is (Probably) Gay]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jay-michaelson/why-it-matters-that-adam_b_205588.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p>It matters that Adam Lambert, the heir apparent as the next American Idol, is apparently <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/30/could-adam-lambert-be-fir_n_194036.html">gay</a> -- precisely because it doesn't matter. </p>

<p>First, whether Lambert is homosexual or not, he definitely is "queer," a word many GLBT (gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered) people have reclaimed from the dustbin of history as a proud self-identification. He gender-bends, he sings high notes, he wears makeup and jewelry. For a show about creating the next typical pop star, he is atypical. Simply...</p>]]></abstract>
	<taxonomy><![CDATA[Entertainment]]></taxonomy>
	<date_published>2009-05-20T10:28:00-04:00</date_published>
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