Out singer Adam Lambert has reacted to
a petition calling for his removal as headliner of a New Year's Eve
concert in Singapore.
More than 20,000 Singaporeans signed
the iPetitions.com petition. Opponents of Lambert's inclusion
objected to his “active promotion of a highly sexualized lifestyle
and LGBT rights,” saying that both “are contrary to mainstream
Singaporean values.”
In a Warner
Music Singapore Facebook post promoting a counter
petition in support of his appearance, Lambert said that he's a
“uniter, not a divider.”
“My performance at Celebrate 2016
will not only be a spectacular one, it will celebrate the entire
human family in all its diversity,” Lambert said. “I am a
uniter, not a divider, and I believe in celebrating the human heart
and spirit.”
Nearly 25,000 people signed the counter
petition which “denounced” and “condemned the obvious sexual
orientation discrimination demonstrated by the other petition on this
site that is against Adam Lambert performing in Countdown 2016.”
“I have put together an entirely new
show experience for my fans that is kicking off in Singapore,”
Lambert continued. “The Original High tour is based
primarily on new material, and it promises to be a thoughtful and
sophisticated insight into the pursuit of happiness and self-worth.
There is no better time for celebration than at the moment one year
changes into another, so I hope you will join me to celebrate the
future and 2016.”
Event organizer MediaCorp has confirmed
that Lambert will headline the show.