aurorachronicles:

I find it a little disrespectful to Adam Lambert (and his boyfriend, I guess) that People magazine listed him in the “Hottest Bachelors of 2009” or whatever list when it is completely obvious and out in the open that Adam is dating a dude. In fact, those last two links were actually from People magazine itself, which means that no matter how much they insist in calling Drake LaBry his “best friend”, there’s no way they aren’t aware of the situation and the fact that Adam has been quoted as calling him his boyfriend.

Perhaps I’m not acquainted with what constitutes being single for People. Does simply not being married constitute being a bachelor? Are there other people on the list that have significant others? More importantly, are there other straight guys on the list that have girlfriends? If the answer to these questions is “yes”, then People is simply guilty of ignorance, or at least a dangerously loose definition of the word “single”. If the answers are “no”, then I can’t help but think they are taking some sort of issue with gay couples. Do straight non-marriage relationships count but not gay ones? I would imagine that, since gay marriage isn’t even legal in most of America, gay relationships would be treated with even more respect since there is no married alternative.

All signs point to Adam being ok with it and actually flattered by the moniker, so I suppose there’s no harm done and no reason for me to meddle in anyone else’s affairs. But this did raise a red flag for me and got me wondering if this is something that regularly happens at this magazine. I can’t help but think that if I were dating someone who was listed in a nationally circulated magazine as “single”, I would get a little worried.

In another completely unrelated piece of Adam Lambert news: Oh, wow, threesome!