14 DAY TRIAL // In the wake of the recent wave of teen suicides as a result of bullying, several celebrities have made videos telling their fans that “It Gets Better.” Adam Lambert is the latest star to thus address his fans.
In the black and white clip, the singer (who remains one of the few openly gay artists in the industry to this day) sends encouragement to his gay fans by using his own example: he too is bullied, even if he’s a star.
Adam begins his message by saying that it does get better no matter how hard it may seem, but the only condition is not to let the bullies win by not letting their words affect you.
However, instead of singling out those who are different, we might as well learn to appreciate how wonderful diversity can be. Being different is not a disadvantage, it’s something extraordinary.
“I think being different is always going to be a tough climb. There’s always going to be people that are going to be scared of it,” Adam says. He should know what he’s saying, he’s been there already.
“At the end of the day, if you give those bullies and those people that are so ignorant and fearful of your lifestyle, if you give them the power to affect you, you’re letting them win, and they don’t deserve that,” the singer says.
“What you’re doing by being who you are is you’re keeping it real and being really brave,” he encourages his fans.
Adam speaks from the heart and from experience: since he’s been bullied too, since he’s been singled out many a time as well, he knows what it’s like to be different and to be seen in a bad light by others.
“I believe in you. I think it’s great. There are a ton of us out here in this world that are just like you, that believe in you,” Adam says.
“Even someone like me, someone that has recently come into some success in his career. I’m touring the world, I have a CD out, I do music videos, I’m living my dream. Even I get bullied,” the singer reveals in the video.
“You look under any comment section on any article, and there’s bullies in there telling me that I’m a [expletive], that I’m ugly, that I’m gross – ‘Ew, gross, nasty, he’s a girly’ – all this [stuff],” he adds.
He’s constantly singled out and labeled – but there’s much more to him than who he’s sleeping with. People are not their orientation, he says.
“You have to be strong, and you have to pay attention to the positive. And in doing so, you will push through and you will rise up and you will live your life to the fullest. It gets better, but it’s up to you,” Adam concludes by saying.
Below is Adam’s message of support to his fans who are bullied for their orientation.