My co-worker described to me Lambert's performance at last night's AMA (which I had not seen because...well, I am miserably uninformed I guess), mentioning his nails, make-up, and hair. And, most importantly, that he kissed a man on stage. My immediate and unquenchable response was "OMG, and I missed it??"
Now, I must interject a moment with a little personal info on myself: I identify as a straight woman. That being said, I still find it extremely attractive when two men kiss (hell, if straight men find two women kissing hot, why can't I with the opposite?). And I'm not shy about it. In fact, I often blurt this out at any remote mention of homosexuality. In a way I suppose I'm trying to help fight the heteronormative notions of sexuality, especially those concerning how the public views celebrities. I mean, it's pretty damn shitty that straight people can be affectionate in public, but we expect homosexual people to keep it out of our sight. How the hell is that fair? But at the same time I recognize that I'm objectifying gay men in a way that straight men have objectified lesbians into a straight male fantasy.
At any rate, my co-worker reacted in much the same way as most people do when I divulge this bit of information (to date, the only exceptions I have known were the awesome friends I made in college--you all know who you are), and she said "You like that?" She then went on "I don't mind that he's gay, but I don't need to see all that."
