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  • Crystal Bowersox “Comes Out” With Christmas Song

    Coming out to family members about being gay is hard for many people. While some families are accepting, others can be harsh and judgmental. For former America Idol contestant Crystal Bowersox, coming out is much easier with a song. Her newest song, “Coming Out For Christmas,” has many people questioning her sexuality and the story behind the song.

    Since her appearance on American Idol, many people have suspected that she may be a lesbian. Crystal married Brian Walker in 2010, but the couple recently announced their divorce. Crystal also has a child from a previous relationship. So what exactly is Crystal’s sexuality and is it really anyone’s business?

    Crystal doesn’t seem to have trouble coming out, even though she admits that she did struggle with her sexuality in high school. She recently posted a tweet to help put a stop to the rumors and finally define herself as bisexual.

    Crystal says that she wrote the song in hope of helping others who are struggling with their own sexuality and coming out to family and friends and admits to struggling herself at times. So far, she has had nothing but positive responses about the song and says that she hopes it will inspire those still afraid to admit their sexuality to come out.

    The outed and confident Crystal has not only decided to release a new song, but also has a new look. She cut off her trademark dreadlocks and now straightens her hair.

    What do you think of Crystal’s new song and her new look?

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  • Crystal Bowersox “Coming Out for Christmas”

    Crystal Bowersox “Coming Out for Christmas”

    Since Crystal Bowersox became the season 9 runner up of American Idol, she mostly stayed away from the media. She focused exclusively on defining herself as an artist. However, around Christmas, she released a single that caused many to once again take notice of the Idol contestant. The song, called “Coming Out for Christmas,” is about revealing your sexuality to your family and friends over Christmas. One line of Bowersox’s song reads, “man it’s cold but to hold your hand, I’m taking off my gloves. As memories stoke in chimney smoke, pine and cinnamon. Finally I will introduce my love. Oh, as not just my friend.” Most of the chorus just repeats “I’m Coming Out for Christmas.”

    These lyrics, and the song, sparked rumors that Bowersox might be a lesbian. Since October 2010, Bowersox has been married to Brian Walker. The two met six years prior, while performing at the Uncommon Ground cafe in Chicago, IL. In May of 2013, they announced their decision to divorce. Bowersox has a child from a previous relationship.

    Bowersox, soon after releasing the song, tweeted confirming her sexuality.

    After the song’s release, Bowersox said she received an overwhelming amount of positive responses about the song and her coming out. She told Greg In Hollywood that:

    “It’s something I struggled with in high school, trying to come out to my family and my parents. It’s just something you didn’t talk about.’

    When asked about her worries of being outed on Idol, she had this to say:

    “I was still kind of exploring myself and what I wanted out of life. I was told from a young age that I was going to go to hell so it’s something I was working through at the time.”

    Bowersox also told Greg in Hollywood that Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’s song Same Love, that features Mary Lambert, inspired her to write a song about the struggles of coming out. She hopes her coming out inspires others who are still afraid to admit their sexuality, especially those in high school.

    Bowersox also went through a major look transformation over the holidays. She cut off her dreadlocks and straightened her hair.

    Image via Twitter

  • Crystal Bowersox Comes Out via Song

    Crystal Bowersox Comes Out via Song

    Crystal Bowersox released a Christmas song this year that not only tugs at the heartstrings, but also serves as an announcement of sort for the former American Idol runner up. I’m Coming Out for Christmas is a poignant look at a young woman calling home before the holidays and telling her mom in very uncertain terms that she’s gay.

    Gayapolis News reports that the singer describes her coming out as “overwhelmingly positive.”

    Bowersox was obviously an unknown when she burst onto the music scene via American Idol during season nine. She was the first female finalist on the singing competition in three years. Since her time on American Idol she has not only lost the dreadlocks she famously sported, but has also released two albums--Farmer’s Daughter was released back at the end of December 2010, and All That for This was released in March of 2013. Not all American Idol finalists–or even winners, for that matter–have had the kind of success Crystal Bowersox has enjoyed. Her crystal clear voice lends itself to her name and her lyrics are thought provoking and emotional.

    Check out the lyrics to I’m Coming Out for Christmas in the following video:

    Crystal Bowersox has also been cast as Patsy Cline on Broadway. The project has been delayed and didn’t get scheduled for this past summer as originally planned, but is in the works still for a future as yet unannounced date.

    Kudos are no doubt going out from around the world to Crystal Bowersox from her fans on her coming out as well as on her huge success in the music world. How wonderful that her experience thus far–especially regarding her coming out–has been a positive one.

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