“It’s gotten better but I can’t make a blanket statement that [homophobia] doesn’t happen anymore. There are always going to be shades of homophobia–sometimes internalized homophobia that I’ve encountered from other gay people in the industry. They might feel that [I am] ‘too gay.’
When I first came on the scene almost everybody that I encountered in the music business was very supportive of me personally, but they were all a bit nervous about how it could work publicly. Now it’s been proven that there is a market and an audience. It’s allowing a lot more diversity to be pushed through.
It’s a totally different landscape. There is much more visibility so it doesn’t feel like a foreign or scary concept.”Adam Lambert speaking to Variety about being an openly gay artist and his experiences with homophobia in the music industry.
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Donston
When it comes to the entertainment industry effemiphobia, internalized homophobia, gay shame, inferiority complexes and straight/hetero-leaning/non-homo-leaning worship are probably more problematic than external homophobia from straight/heterosexual/hetero-leaning people.
Mikey E
If “effemiphobia” means hostility towards male effeminacy, that’s the view of the vast majority of men, whether straight, bi or gay. It’s a good thing.
The rest of your comment is incoherent. What is “non-homo leaning worship” and how would that be different from “hetero-leaning worship”? Just bizarre. Learn how to communicate in English.
Kangol2
Thanks for your comment, @Donston. @MikeyE (aka MascPride and whatever names you’re using), yet again you express homophobic and effemiphobic thoughts, underscoring how fragile your masculinity is. Why is it so fragile and threatened? Why are you so terrified of effeminate men? And please point us to studies proving that “hostility towards male effeminacy [is]…the view of the vast majority of men, whether straight, bi or gay.” Did you just pull that out of your behind?
Donston
Actually, no, Mikey E. That’s your viewpoint. It is true that a decent amount of males view effeminate males or overtly “queer” males as beneath them. However, it’s not nearly as commonplace as you make it seem. Effemiphobia is also frequently connected to homophobia, internalized homophobia, toxic masculinity, misogyny, and a malnourished and self-conscious ego that’s obsessed with proving you’re a “real man”. On the other end, I’ve had effeminate boyfriends, friends and co-workers who got along with everyone and was not about drama or attention. Your effemiphobia is not even offensive. In this day and age it’s just lame and sad. Your hatred towards effeminate males is your own problem and no one else’s.
There was nothing incoherent about my post. “Non-homo-leaning” simply means someone with dimensions in their orientation, but they do not have overall same-sex preferences, affections, ambitions. And yes, homosexual/homo-leaning/gay/queer men having resentment towards effeminate males or having resentment towards masculine males or feeling inferior to straight/hetero-leaning males or putting masculinity on a pedestal or worshiping males who are not overtly same-sex leaning- these are all problematic things among “queers”. You are a reflection of these persistent problems.
Iona
I agree and “effimiphobia” wow what an amazing term!!! I am 56 and never heard it before. I love Queerty
Kangol2
Adam Lambert is deeply talented and one of the best singers and performers to emerge from American Idol, so it’s been refreshing to see him emerge as singer in a broader social and cultural environment in which he’s welcomed and can be himself rather than being forced by fearful, homophobic industry insiders to become something he isn’t.