“I’m proud of my sexuality,” Lambert told Rolling Stone. “I embrace it. It’s just another part of me.”

So now that Lambert’s out of the closet, will San Diegans continue to embrace him?

“I think that it really has no impact, and it shouldn’t have an impact,” said Diane Rohrbach, mother of two teenagers at Poway’s Mt. Carmel High School, where Lambert also attended.

“He’s a great performer, he has a beautiful voice, and I love to hear him and see him and, frankly, I think that’s his own business,” she said.

The 27-year-old’s sexual orientation won’t change anyone’s opinion about his singing, said Herb Ryken of Pacific Beach.

“Sexuality doesn’t have anything to do with your artistic talent,” Ryken said.

Any loss of fan support could spell trouble for concert promoters. The Idol tour comes to San Diego on July 18 with Lambert and the other finalists performing. Coincidentally, that’s also the same day as the San Diego Gay Pride parade.

But so far it seems fans may still be more preoccupied with Lambert’s runner-up status to Idol winner Kris Allen than about whether he’s straight or gay.

Tiveeda Stovall said she’s bought tickets because it is something her whole family cares about.

Stovall, who lives in the South Bay, said her children Camille, 13, and Solomon, 10, continue to keep up with Lambert news on a daily basis.

“Camille still keeps up with what Adam Lambert is doing every second of the day,” Stovall said. “(When Lambert finished in second place), she was so depressed at first- it was almost like she was in shock, she just kept repeating ‘I can’t believe it. I can’t believe it.’”

“The next morning, (Camille) started feeling better because she could see that he was OK with it,” Stovall said. “When they saw his reaction to coming in second, it changed their whole idea of what winning is about. It really resonated for them a great life lesson - that there are many ways to win something.”

Keeping things in perspective is important for teens, said marriage and family therapist Dr. Gina Simmons.
“Probably one of the biggest factors in discerning if a teenager is really becoming depressed is if their feelings interfere with normal life functions: eating, sleeping, completing their schoolwork and attending school,” Simmons said.

“Action is the enemy of depression,” Simmons said. “Joining socially with other fans is healthy and normal. Depression is about inaction, so if they are taking action it can only be helpful.”

Constructive action would be for fans to focus on Lambert’s talent and not on his sexuality, Rohrbach said.

“Sometimes I think people have nothing better to do than wonder about what someone else is or isn’t doing,” Rohrbach said.

From:www.sdnn.com