"I am gay, and I'm very comfortable with it."
"I've been kind of toying around with the bi thing in my head. I wouldn't ever give myself the label 'bisexual', but bi-curious? Yea."
"I've been known to make out with girls from time to time. Couple drinks involved, you know. It's fun. And who knows? Maybe it'll go further someday. I don't know."
"I have crushes on women all the time. I don't have intimate relationships with them, but I find women beautiful."
"I don't think it should be a surprise for anyone to hear that I'm gay."
"I'm proud of my sexuality. I embrace it. It's just another part of me."
"I'm trying to be a singer, not a civil rights leader."
"I knew that it was my only shot to be taken seriously in the recording industry, because it's fast and broad."
"I think theatricality is just one way of performing. I don't think it's a better way or the way, but it's my way."
"Wait a minute, I'm a fan of yours; you can't be a fan of mine!"
"I think you kind of have to put yourself out there."
"The biggest risk I've ever taken is going on American Idol and trying to be myself. I wasn't going to try too hard to conform, and I knew that it could possibly not work out."
"It's been a transformative period and I really wanted to make music from what I've experienced."
"All these songs honestly explore the ups and downs of my reality."
"I'm proud of my sexuality."
"I've only dressed in drag three or four times."
"I have nothing to hide."
"I am who I am."
"I like 'Rocky Horror.'"
"Female performers have been doing this for years - pushing the envelope about sexuality - and the minute a man does it, everybody freaks out."
"I started to realize I wasn't like every other boy."
"I need to be able to explain myself in context."
"There's a certain level of pageantry with 'Idol,' and in order to work the show, you kind of have to feed into it."
"I like to get real pretty."
"At least I can say that I'm honest."
