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Isaac tweeted a picture of Adam Leaving Russia.

Correction: This is from when Adam was leaving his hotel in Moscow to go to the concert. (Thanks glitzylady!)




Source: @IsaacTheCarp

Adam is currently in London. Sauli is back in his hometown in Finland.

@TimJBeaumont:
"Adam Lambert looking like a young Ruby Wax at the Pool Party last night #poolparty"


@illuxxia:
"Sauli and Kimmo Vehviläinen at the Aalto studio"

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Please check out NoAngels' (from Adamtopia) amazing essay about Adam and Sauli (it depicts Adam's bravery and is a huge inspiration to all gay kids everywhere who are struggling with their sexuality.)

Essay by NoAngels:

Last week when Adam Lambert stood on the Red Carpet of the American Idol finale holding his boyfriend Sauli Koskinen’s hand, many fans heralded it as a groundbreaking moment. An act of courage and conviction, and one that was symbolic of Adam’s bravery and the change of which he has been a part. While I agree that the moment was significant and worthy of celebration, I see it as not so much a courageous act in itself, but rather as Adam’s reward for a thousand acts of courage over the last two years.

Two years ago when Adam left the Idol stage covered in the confetti of his opponent’s victory, he stepped into a media storm of unprecedented intensity that would have been any aspiring artist’s dream. Unfortunately for a man who wanted to focus on making music, much of the interest centered mainly on speculation about his sexuality and then, once he had answered the question in grand style, on revisiting the subject again and again. One would have thought that an openly gay man had never been signed to a major record label in the U.S.! Oh wait…

In the two years between the finales of Season 8 and Season 10, Adam has had a long road and much work to do. He’s had to patiently answer questions over and over again about the “gay gay gay gay.” He’s had to put up with DJs asking for kisses and makeup tips. He’s had to calmly talk people down from their AMA freakout. He’s had to work his ass off and rally his fans’ support while never letting on what an uphill battle it has been to get his music played on U.S. radio. He’s had to endure the snarky comments of reviewers and the hateful words of anonymous online posters. He’s put up with tasteless jokes from interviewers and protests to a couple of his concerts and misguided advice from “fans.”

In the past two years Adam has shown his courage in great and small ways again and again. From choosing to incorporate a man-on-man kiss into Glam Nation to navigating Malaysian opposition to his show, Adam has shown a knack for both pushing boundaries and finding compromise. Adam is both part of a greater change in society and one of the change agents. Without loud proclamations or statements, he has made it clear that he is not interested in being anything other than himself. I don’t think he realized when he started on this journey how long it would take for people to get past his sexuality. And by no means is the battle over. There aren’t enough others out there in order for Adam not to stand out. But finally, articles referring to his sexuality are more the exception than the rule, and the most recent press refers to Adam’s relationship in the same terms with which heterosexual relationships are discussed. This is no accident—it is due to Adam’s tirelessness and persistence in reminding people that he is a singer, an entertainer, a most importantly, a human being just like them.

So last week when Adam stood on the Red Carpet hand-in-hand with his boyfriend, it was not an act of defiance nor a political statement. It was his reward. It had taken Adam hundreds of days and tens of thousands of miles to reach the point where could he hold the hand of the man he loves and smile into cameras with nothing but pride and happiness in his eyes, and to finally walk a gauntlet of microphones talking about what truly matters to him and to us.

His music. His dreams. His future.



Essay Source: Adamtopia

Image #2 Credit: @RogueKane

Thanks to Glitzylady and Eva for the tips!

MacsLondon: @adamlambert so nice meeting you this evening cx

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And another great video from the Maxidrom concert:



Thanks Cassie!

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Thanks glitzylady!

Dan Choi, former American infantry officer in the United States Army and a gay activist, was beaten and arrested in Moscow the same time Adam was performing at Maxidrom.





Adam and Dan were both on the Out Magazine cover in 2009. Thanks Anonymous for pointing that out!



Thanks Glitzylady for the tip!