Singer Adam Lambert's mother, Leila
Lambert, talks about her gay advocacy in a video interview with gay
glossy The
Advocate.
Leila's advocacy was recognized last
month by Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)
at the group's annual The LA Event in Beverly Hills,
California.
“When I chose to become active in
some of these organizations, I realized that I can hopefully reach
one person or two people or a hundred people and I really feel that
if that's the case then I can reach out. It's a wonderful thing, but
I think that we all have a voice in this and we can all take part and
make a big difference. And I hope that's what happens.”
She also recollected meeting a woman
after a taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show.
“I was left in the audience after
everyone had left and a woman came up to me with her daughter. And
the woman was crying. And I said to her, 'What's wrong?' And she
said, 'I'm so amazed that I'm meeting you, because you said three
words once that really blew me away.'”
The woman confessed that she had
rejected her gay son, then added that Leila's words had made a huge
difference in her relationship with her son.
“That to me means so much,” Leila
added.