"I'm proud of my sexuality."

"I'm proud of my sexuality. I embrace it. It's just another part of me."

That's part of what Adam Lambert has to say in the next issue of Rolling Stone, where he confirms the fact that he is gay. He also adds:

"I don't think it should be a surprise for anyone to hear I'm gay. I've been living in Los Angeles for eight years as a gay man."

The issue hasn't hit the stands yet, but Adam has been quoted from it in several other places and I pretty much find myself thinking he's even more awesome than I already did! He's completely upfront and holds nothing back.

What he says about his finding his sense of self worth really moved me, especially because it fits in so perfectly with the Adam who seemed so fearless while performing and so humble as soon as the song was done :

“I finally checked into my self-worth for the first time in my life, and the fact that it coincided with Idol is so sweet. I mean, I still have moments where I think, ‘Oh, my skin is terrible, and I’m a little fat — I should really go to the gym more.’ But for the most part, when I look in the mirror now, I finally see somebody who can do something cool"

I also enjoyed what he said about rooming with Kris Allen during the show:

"Oh, s--t, they put me with the cute guy. Distracting! He's the one guy I found attractive in the whole group on the show: nice, nonchalant, pretty and totally my type — except that he has a wife. I mean he's open-minded and liberal, but he's definitely 100% straight."

All during Idol, I thought that Adam had an incredibly cool family, and what he says about how his parents dealt with him being gay confirms it:

Speaking openly about this subject matter hasn't always come easy for Lambert. He says that during school, he was "so scared" of his sexuality. He never even confirmed the news to his parents, who found out in shocking fashion.

Adam's father Eber caught his 13-year-old son looking at gay pornography on the family computer, and turned to his wife and said 'It's official.'

Later, Lambert's mother asked if he had a girlfriend. He said no. She asked if he had a boyfriend. He said no. Then she asked if he wanted a boyfriend, to which Lambert replied "Yes, that would be nice."

"Suddenly, it was like a wall dropped, and we started gabbing like crazy," Lambert says.

The issue will be out this Friday. I can't wait to read the full article, but that hot cover alone would make me buy it! (The image above is from Just Jared)