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By , however, he was ready to come out, and did so in People. He said: "It was the first decision I made as a father [to come out]. I cannot raise a child to lie or to hide things. I wasn't raised that way, and I'm not going to raise a child to do that. Season 2's most controversial contestant was perhaps Frenchie Davis, eliminated before the finals after Fox decided that previous topless photos she had taken didn't fit the family show image the show wanted.

'American Idol' Contestants Who Came Out After the Show

By Nico Lang. After being moved to a residential reentry center at the age of 16, Travis began working at a Colorado grocery store, where his supportive coworkers suggested he try out for the megahit reality competition show, which was holding auditions in Denver.

'American Idol' Singer David Archuleta Comes Out as LGBTQIA+ in Heartfelt Pride Post

Lambert was raised in his mother's Jewish religion. At age 19, Lambert left the U. He was then cast in the European production of Hair and U. Lambert was one of the few actors in the play that garnered a positive review. In a Rolling Stone interview he said his decision to audition for the show came after a week at Burning Man where he experimented with "certain funguses.

Adam Lambert says facing homophobia early in career pushed him to be 'as gay as I f---ing can be'

Archuleta, 30, expressed uncertainty as to how exactly to label himself, writing, " I am not sure about my own sexuality. I came out in as gay to my family. But then I had similar feelings for both genders so maybe a spectrum of bisexual. David Hernandez, who came in 12th that season, and who is an out gay man now himself, commented, "Beautiful words my friend.