Oh my God, Adam Lambert is GAY! Stop the presses, silence the cellphones, dial the TVs back to analog -- this is shocking. Shocking I say. Who could have seen this coming? Er ... well everyone with half a brain.

Let’s look at the facts that were common knowledge prior to the front page outing on Rolling Stone. First, he dresses way too good to be a straight guy. I’ve been saying that ever since we exited Hollywood week. Second, he worked in the stage production of Wicked in Los Angeles prior to wowing the world on American Idol. How many straight guys do you know that can nail the falsetto and have an affinity for jumping around in tights at their day job? Lastly, everyone saw the photos littering the Internet where Adam was playing tonsil hockey with other guys and one had him decked out in drag. While it may be sheik for men to think about women experimenting with their sexuality in college dorm rooms, I’ll assure you that no red blooded American male considers swapping the salami with their fraternity brother one evening because he’s having an identity crisis. Adam’s gay, he’s proud of it and we should applaud him all the more for it. It is one of the things that made him the fascinating contestant he was. Regardless of whether he won American Idol, he was the most talented individual from season eight and has boundless potential for his career.

The most reveling detail of the Rolling Stone article was that Adam found eventual winner Kris Allen attractive. Adding insult to injury was the fact that the two were roommates throughout the competition. Explaining away the morning wood could have been awkward at times. Lambert also said his journey to Idol began with a drug addled trip. Doesn’t every true rock star start out like this?

Kudos to Adam for clearing the air in Rolling Stone on his term instead of being outted by some tabloid, flashing grainy pictures from a gay bar. Now it’s time for Adam to dust off that bag of tricks and figure out how to capture lightning in a bottle. Dazzling America with your vocal range and show stopping stage presence is great, but you’ve got to figure out how to package that for the consumer looking to fork over $9.99 at Walmart.