Adam Lambert Gets Lil Nas X’s Back, Thinks Kiss Was Hot

Adam Lambert told Billboard that he thought Lil Nas X’s same sex kiss at the BET Awards “was hot.”

Lambert continued, defending Nas X saying, “I mean, he’s really giving it to us. I think he is definitely like the gay pop star that is 2021 — he’s bold, he’s controversial, he’s pushing boundaries. That’s what we want our pop stars to do. It’s just taken this long to have it be a gay one.”

After Lil Nas X shared another photo of the kiss on Wednesday, as well as other stills of his “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” performance, the American Idol finalist called out the homophobic and racist critics in the comments section.   “Two men kissing ain’t indecent, explicit or inappropriate for children,” Adam wrote. “The double standard is painfully clear. All the haters need to really get their heads around the concept of equality.”

“He’s clearly making a statement about it and making everyone talk. Pop Culture is being written,” he added, before leaving a separate comment of five applause emojis.

Lambert found himself in a similar situation in 2009 when he kissed his male keyboard player during the 2009 American Music Awards. However, the backlash was much more extreme back then and, in a recent interview with Billboard, Adam said he had to “toe the line a bit” because of the negative response from the public.

Lambert’s new song for Netflix’s School House Rocks also debuted Wednesday. Listen below.