David Archuleta Talks Dating Guys, New Music & Embracing His Queerness
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ต.ค. 2022
- #DavidArchuleta made headlines when he came out last year. The singer is chatting with our Ricky Cornish on his journey out of the closet, struggling with his faith, and why it's important for him to finally be himself.
I'm 65. I came out one person at a time over ten years. Whenever I hear someone talk about coming out the pain and doubt and lack of love, I am grateful for them sharing their experience. Thank you. Love is the answer.
.. and the point! :)
I have met David in person and he signed my CD to one of his albums. He is such a caring, friendly and humble person. I just love his songs and videos. He is so awesome!!!!
I’ve seen David in a small concert (Dallas, 2021 Christmas) and have to admit, he is wonderful, so much talent, such humbleness, and his voice… perfection! I am waiting for whatever he does next with anticipation!
I kicked myself for 9 months for not making it to that. I do plan on making it to the more the merrier concert December 20th at Arlington music Hall.
Imagine a person like David in public office! Someone this honest and of high character! David will change the world!
When David smiles, it’s like… the cutest thing ever. Like, he should never stop doing it. His smile is everything 🤩
I love this kid. He is just amazing in every way
Thanks for this great interview! I’m a longtime fan of David Archuleta’s, and to see him so comfortable in his own skin and embracing his whole authentic self is music to my ears, no pun intended, lol. And Faith in Me is pure 🔥!
David is amazing. So much respect for him
To find a partner with David’s values and beliefs would be a blessing. Nos gusta David
I second that!
Well done David......I know the the LDS faith well. This isn't just a case of learning how to be true to yourself but having to redefine all that you know and love......so very well done for being brave and free to embrace life as you now know it
He can stay true to himself and still be a faithful member of the church
@@addiechevalier256 I think that is a personal choice just as being a nun or a monk is a personal choice
@@kayperie8934 maybe so
You are soooooo Loved. Never ever forget that
Such a sweet spirit! Nothing but blessings for him!!
I'm lds women. I don't judge people how they live their life's. I'm proud 👏 of him being honest 👏 with himself. I believe 🙏 God wants us to be happy human beings!!! as long as David is happy. That's all that matters.
Love is love. Sin is the absence of love.
Thank you for this interview! I've been so worried he's had some rough times. I know today wasn't easy. This lets me worry a little less. I can see he is working through this. THANK YOU.
David, I’m so glad you can be yourself ! I wish you the best on your journey 👍🏼
I saw you last Xmas in SLC concert. Your songs were beautiful and your thoughts and words in between were so emotional.
Thank you, I love this and seeing people on the journey and truth!
I love David archuleta. He’s a good singer and a beautiful man. Want to meet him one day.
Please come to Portland Oregon would love to see you in concert
BE YOURSELF YOU DON'T NEED TO EXPLAIN OR JUSTIFY WHO YOU ARE...
YOU SUCH A WONDERFUL PERSON.
DON'T RUSH TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP IT WILL JUST COME NATURALLY AND ON THE RIGHT TIME.
His smile literally makes my day better. I am crushing on him so hard. If give anything to meet him in person .
I've always thought he was so talented and sooo handsome.
Bless him ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
This is reality. Almost no one has opened up to talk about this. I m happy you can help others to feel good about themselves.
Sweet David, you certainly have a journey you must travel. I am staunch LDS. I love the gospel. It's who I am and love. God loves you kiddo. You have your agency to decide if you choose Him or yourself. One can be gay yet not act upon it. Difficult, I know. We all want to be loved and accepted. We want that one person we feel most comfortable with.
I've been married and divorced. I thought I would find someone else but it didn't happen. Took time but I've been able to accept my journey. I have missed the companionship of a partner but I had to choose between Father and myself. I chose Father because He Can give me what I need which is better than what I want.
God be with you kiddo. He loves you without question.
God bless...😊
I have so much respect for David Archuleta identifying as "queer" and publicly saying that he doesn't know where he falls on the spectrum of sexuality. I'm the same way, and I think it's important to think of sexuality more as a spectrum than clear-cut lines of same-sex attraction, opposite-sex attraction, bisexuality, and asexuality. Queer is a good catchall term- it's the least label-like label that I could find for myself, and I really enjoying hearing a person in the public eye using the term in interviews.
eh, he’s doing it out of a trauma response. he’s talked before about how the church was big into the “don’t say gay” bs where they made the word sound like it was a slur. doesn’t make him any less gay. he’s already been using it more recently and talks about homosexuality too
@@hannigramhannibal2335 Whatever the reason, I found it very relatable. I have a few friends who identified generally as "queer" before becoming more comfortable with using certain labels, for various reasons. And others, including myself, who decided queer was the best way to describe our experience and have settled on using it. Ultimately our identities are valid no matter what words we use 💖 Glad to hear that David Archuleta has made such great progress accepting himself after growing up with the church's intolerance.
People love David for his authenticity!
I will always be a fan of David Archuleta every song he has sung I can relate to in some way especially his last album Therapy Sessions spoke to my heart-I’ve only met him once and it was an embarrassment on my behalf 😊I was so overwhelmed with excitement I froze but he is so sweet and caring to his fans and just in general his talks at his concerts have so much meaning behind them and I cannot tell you how many times his beautiful voice has brought me to tears-I’m loving this new chapter in his life and I wish him nothing but the best❤
You're listening to yourself because you're listening to your own voice affirming you. You're ministering to yourself and that's powerful.
David is Wonderful.
Very Talented & Beautiful Voice.
Oml this is so cool ^^
I started being honest with myself and my queerness in the church and stopped caring what others thought. I am my own person and thats all people need to know
David, be who you are… Be what you are… Just be ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜❤️🧡💛💚💙💜❤️🧡💛💚💙
Im so happy for you David!
Love him
David when you tell your story you tell mine! Hugs and the love of God be with you!
ugh i love him
He's my crush since I was a teenager 🤩😍
Hey David! Love you !
You have to LOVE yourself first before you can LOVE someone else.
The world isn't perfect but you shouldn't be afraid to just be yourself ❤️
Can I just say something David when someone is confused or let’s say insecure with their thoughts and looking to others for wisdom and knowledge I don’t believe the source is to go to others.
I believe to look inside and figure that out on your own not by the voices of others not even religion
When David Archuleta was on American Idol I loved him. I voted for him and only him thousands of times, and now that he has come out as gay I love him a million times more.
So proud of him for being honest. I hope he still believes in God. He could be the best role model for the gay community. 💕
Boo be you, married to my best friend for 26 years, us old guys have being fighting for years to be married. Don’t be afraid.
I knew he was gay within two seconds when he was on American Idol.
Honesty is the most important. Don't worry. Just be true to yourself.
The mormon church leveraged him and used him for his talent. Now that he is out they are begging him to suppress his feelings and "get him a nice girl." So glad he is escaping and being able to be himself.
As a member of the church my whole life I have never heard the church ever begging. Where did you get this information, it's not completely correct? Most members are respectful to ppl who come out. It's sad that their are members that are so disrespectful to lgbtq ppl, they make our church sound bad. Everyone finds the bad in things easier, rather than the good.
Every religious organization has its flaws and its shining examples of humanity; unfortunately, some of those flaws are the absolutel worst of what humanity has to offer. Not solely the Mormon religion, rather all religions have their bad seeds. And some of those are truly toxic people. I don’t doubt there are people trying to influence or persuade David, because he admittedly went for counseling, to speak with some church “leaders” near his home, of his own accord. Well, apparently that went about as well as… not going at all. Lol. Wouldn’t surprise me if some of those church people still tried to communicate with him in negative ways today. And if he blocks them they likely find him. I hope not, but that’s a possibility, given that he said before how he misguidedly sought their “support”.
Used him? He was an active member even before he became famous. Begging? Where do you take that info from? The church wouldn't ever do that despite he/she is famous or not. After he became famous he had more opportunities to come out, he started to be surrounded by many people that tempted (show business gay celebrities), etc. He just couldn't stand it. Now, his whole family is church inactive, especially his mother. He is living his moment of fame!
if he thought he was a mistake then he is god's mistake, but if he feels that god never makes mistakes then he is no mistake. what ever he feels, just go with it, life is so short, don't waste it on feeling guilty.
Wish you would do something with Clay Aiken would be cool to listen to.
Welcome to the family David 🤗. God don't make no junk. You are now living as you were born. You're adorable and seem to be a genuine good soul. Looking forward to watching your journey, finding that special guy and living happily ever after 🌝
I left the church once but my life just wasn't the same I went back never to leave again.
Much talant David.
Faith is the most important thing. Same-sex attraction is not a choice. Resolving Mormon and gay is a big deal. White socks are a nice bonus 0:35
I also hid in the church and asked for my gay to be took away. Tough living in the south. These days I’m gay married and happy being me. God still loves all us.
Maybe David is my soulmate. Glad to find out he's gay😂 I've been a fan since teenage 😍
Three engagement rings, "cringe". In our world, I envision a collab with Lil Nas X, Troye Sivan, Steve Grand, David Archuleta, Sir Elton John and others in Song. David, you are a part of a wonderful group of male singers who appreciate men. I like being appreciated by guys like you, David. And I also enjoy you music!
Run David ! Run !!! Your church will not help you being you !
Agreed!! I'm happy he's living his life the way he always felt like he wanted and needed, but wasn't allowed to. 💕
Yesssssssssssssssssssssss lgbtq
When he started on American Idol at the age of 15, I already knew he was gay.
How did you know?
I feel you I wasn’t 100% but I knew if he was gay I wouldn’t be a surprise
Me too!!
He's always been soft spoken and sweet. That combined with his cute and persistent smile set my gaydar off like the alarms in a cockpit as it's crashing. Even his fans knew. And I know because I got into heated arguments about him back in the day with his female fans who didn't want to believe it because they wanted the fantasy of being with him. Lol
@@easypimpin123 Just bc u are soft and cute/adorable doesn’t mean that you are gay 😕
People are evolutionary. They evolve. You evolved into a gay man. Big deal. Some end up liking girls. Some boys. It really doesn’t make any difference. Your role here isn’t to get married and have children unless you restrict all other accomplishments you could make. You have talent. You are well known. You can do a lot to make living easier for others like yourself and you already have. Continue with it. Not everyone is meant to marry and have a family. Some are cut out to be married and some aren’t. Of those some are meant to have children. Others aren’t. You see too many examples where family life has failed millions of people. Too many divorces are happening and the children are the sufferers. Go on with your life as you are. If your church wants to embrace you then let it. If not then don’t feel you are left begging for validation. You can establish your own validation by leading a responsible life.
So how's your relationship with GOD? For me, when I came out and learned to accept myself as Gay it got better. How can you accept GOD if you can't accept yourself. As for children you can still do that. It takes some effort and some work a rounds but you can still have kids We have come so far.
🎉 the Lord loves David, even if he is queer…. The Lord loves me and I am queer…..
Gay, David, Gay is our word. It means happy. Queer is a word people that are looking to denigrate others use. It means weirdly, oddly different. You're gay, my friend! Beautifully, upliftingly, wonderfully gay - with a voice as pure as we've ever heard. Your heart and personality come through in your art. You are, quite simply: beautiful inside and out. Thank you for being you :)
They would be a cute couple 🤗
I wish David would abandon pop altogether and front a symphonic metal band and scream. It would solve all of his problems.
David, You can be a Christian and Queer. There are churches that accept it. Hugs. Be you! That is great.
If there are churches that accept it then they’re not a church ⛪️ in the true sense, man cannot make right what God has deemed to be wrong., I don’t see how you can be Christian and Queer, if you believe in the Bible and the Ten Commandments.
Quoting what you said “THERE’RE like God is truth god is light The way to have light is to have truth” but then you said you’re honest and they say oh not that TRUTH… who is they? You keep referring to them people isn’t gods connection and the things you believe in between you and God? Not they…
I believe that whoever excepts or doesn’t except you it really doesn’t matter as long as you except yourself… purpose comes not from your own thoughts God give us purpose in this life and challenges and we just have to overcome him whether it’s hard or we like it or not!
3:50 "So I have to come see you".
Girl, can you not flirt with your guest during the interview?
Gay or not who gives a damn?? I love his music, that's all matter.
I liked him since I was 16 but know wow I'm finding out he's gay 😲
You know alright David so why can’t you just say it? It’s the guilt 😅 hard to say out loud aye., well everyone else knows long before you said it
Phrases like "embracing his queerness" make me wish there were a cure for my homosexuality.
There isn’t. It’s the way you were made. Life isn’t easy for anyone.
His Truth will set you free. Don't get engaged 3 times 4 times 5....focus on Christ and he will heal you completely 🙏✝️
Not for nothing but the Mormon Church has really helped out the gay porn industry a lot. So many performers are Mormon or ex-Mormon so ummm... Thanks, I guess 😃
I love David. But I have to express my ambivalence with the word "queer" by the community because it means "abnormal."
I see “queer” as more of an umbrella term, as someone who identifies that way myself. It’s a good label to use for people who aren’t cisgender and/or heterosexual but can’t exactly place their identity otherwise.
Agreed. I’ve never liked or embraced the word as it’s been used against me and others as a slur my entire life. However, I do see its purpose in being reclaimed by others for themselves when they’re feeling less certain of their own identity. For David, he appears to use it to avoid identifying fully with a specific label due to his internalized issues from his church/religion. He’ll get back to using gay eventually.
I do use queer as an umbrella term to identify myself as part of the LGBTQIA+ community without specifying exactly my sexuality
Gay started out as meaning "Happy."
Queer started out as meaning "odd in a detrimental way"
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I have been gay my whole life. I have never been queer. Ok, maybe that ONE time when I wore white after labor day - and purple sneakers, but, you know, other than that - GAY!
@@smokerscough2907 he has said he's bisexual and ace which are both spectrums so he just uses queer as n umbrella term. Which is totally fine Q is in the LGBT*Q*IA+ for a reason. Let's not invalidate anyone's identity.
Marry A man and have children.😀
He came out but doesn't know who he is? OMG this guy is still confused AF
David, you didn’t realize you have been rationalizing your actions. For now, you are feeling free and feeling accepted by the world. But for how long? Where’s your eternal perspective now?
Really sad that he stepped away from the church, wickedness never was happiness…when you choose to go the wrong way you won’t be truly happy, makes me sad for him that he won’t have those blessings living that lifestyle…hope someday he finds his way back to the church must be heartbreaking for the parents
Saving repentance is realizing that you are a sinner deserving of God's just punishment in Hell and turn (repent) from whatever you trusted in before, if indeed you trusted in anything; to trusting in the person and finished work of Christ "alone" for salvation.
Jesus is Lord God Almighty clothed in unsinful humanity and He is the author of eternal life to all who trust Him alone for salvation.
Why do you always have to mention the church in your interviews?
because it’s part of him and he believes it but he’s rationalising it all away and tryna make himself feel better
David knows that being gay or lesbian is not a sin, but doing something beyond that, like immorality or having sex with the same gender or out of marriage is a big sin, I hope we know our true identity, that we are all children of God, please know who we really are, same sex attraction is just a challenge for everyone that we need to overcome, that sometimes if we dont know how to deal with it we will just give in to it, and that will lead somebody to belive that, that is his/her true identity but in the end it's not, because God create only man and woman and they can only have sexual relationship when they got married. DAVID I KNOW IT'S DEPPRESSING FOR YOU to stay in the church but I hope atleast stay in what you believe, and don't let the world overcome you. Yeah staying away from the church will give you happiness but the question is how long? Until the grave? You know that the joy being with God is eternal.
God made people with same-sex attraction. They are allowed to enjoy the same things as people with opposite-sex attraction, including sex.
"God create only man and woman...?" what does that even mean.?
Besides why does everyone in the world have to conform to the laws of your book whether or not they believe in it.
And same sex attraction, mind you, is not a challenge for "everyone" as you said. not everybody is attracted to the same sex or was sexually attracted to the same sex at some point in their life and had to overcome it.
And you people are just weird. How can you say being gay is not a sin but sleeping with the same sex is.
It's like saying being a thief is not a sin but stealing is... 😂 Like if you don't steal are you a thief?! Wtf!
Stop trying to sound slightly woke and be the proud bigot that you are. 😂 🤷♀️💔
You must be a Mormon. David is now coming to terms with his sexual life. If he chooses to embrace another man it’s totally natural for him. Not for you maybe but for him. He isn’t supposed to live the life of a monk just because he happens to like other men. He doesn’t need you telling him to come back to a church that will never accept him. We are evolutionary. He has evolved as a gay man. Let it alone. He can’t change that nor can you.
So sad that david is going to a wrong way. i understand him but im just so sad to know his ways...
Dear Lord, David, you are a sweet, probably good person for those around you. Your real confession is that you remain gay tinsel in a world that condones it. I wish you to quickly turn to the real living Jesus Christ and accept His love. Do not replace the love of Christ with false love from people. I wish you baptism and salvation, not games with this world.
Love you.
I’ve learned for myself that nobody is actually gay. It is just temptation-and we all are susceptible to our own temptations. The adversary confuses our perception of identity. There are seducing spirits of lust and curiosity that attach themselves to us and we mistake their feelings as our own. When we recognize the lies and cast the spirits out, that is when we are free. Embracing the temptation and giving in not only binds us down, but gives the devil great power over us. We have to overcome lust and the temptation of the world to be free.
You are giving a standard LDS perspective answer. Blar blar blar. Your words are not loving and actually it's that sort of response that causes self doubt and self damage. You need to look at some fact about the suicide rate among young Mormons...typically higher I'm young Mormons men!. Consider your words more carefully.
As a spiritual gay man I find your response typical of a toxic religious indoctrinated mind. I respect your right to believe and worship as you choose. But when you project your beliefs on to others who don't believe or follow your religious path your message becomes self righteous and inflammatory! There are over 8 billion people on this earth and over 4000 different religions. No mortal person on this planet is able to know with any certainty what is truly beyond this life.
@@vitrock1 I truly understand your perspective and my response was not meant to cause harm. I spent my whole life thinking a I was gay. After getting married, my wife and I went and saw a very wise therapist who taught us that every mental and emotional trauma is adversarial and that everything can be overcome through the Atonement of Christ. I was set free by the truth and later was able to have a son. That is why I know for myself that these things are true. If I trust the spirits false mind chatter, I will always be held captive. I don’t apologize for the truth I stand firm with, but I do apologize if I made a mistake with the tone of how it came across.
@@kayperie8934 I truly understand your perspective and my response was not meant to cause harm. I spent my whole life thinking a I was gay. After getting married, my wife and I went and saw a very wise therapist who taught us that every mental and emotional trauma is adversarial and that everything can be overcome through the Atonement of Christ. I was set free by the truth and later was able to have a son. That is why I know for myself that these things are true. If I trust the spirits false mind chatter, I will always be held captive. I don’t apologize for the truth I stand firm with, but I do apologize if I made a mistake with the tone of how it came across.
@@kayperie8934 Additionally I felt that I was not giving a Mormon response. Romans 6 and 7, Ephesians 5 and 1 John 4 and Revelation 12:9 all mention these things. Everything was taught from God to Jesus Christ and then later to Paul. I love that the Bible is full of these truths so that people can’t always assume it’s Mormon doctrine.
Please don’t mention the church in your interviews.
David seems like a nice genuine guy however God has said in the Bible that those who practice the homosexuality will not inherit the Kingdom of God (1 Corinthians 6:9-10) and we can't live in sin and go to Heaven. Please repent and go for deliverance. Moments of sin in this world is not worth an eternity of hell.
Honey no it doesn't. "Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God."
Young people are so confused
Not confused many are evil
Is David confused ?
You're missing the point! The source of David's confusion has been dogmatic rules from the church. David is less confused now because he has allowed himself to accept and love who he is! It's the criticizers and bullies that live in confusion!
The LDS church did that
@@Patricia-sp2nl Right? I was raised without religion and never experienced any turmoil over my sexuality. Just accepted it from day one. These religious types will create a problem and then claim that they (and only they) have the solution. It's poison.
The depression will hit David even harder than before in the next few years.
Why?? He is sorting things out well. He can have a good life as a responsible gay man as well as a straight man.
Yes the depression and the guilt because IF he had a true testimony, you just can’t go against what you know and believe and felt and pretend all will be well., 😢
Sucks that religion and a mythical book has made him hate himself so much.
The Christian Bible ( not Mormon Bible) says that homosexuality is sin. If you want to be saved, you have to turn away from sin and receive Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior. Following the Father God and the Lord Jesus Christ requires turning your back on sin.
You are a Mormon. Who cares?? Not God. Not me. So who are you to tell others how to live their lives properly? You have no genuine dogma that anyone can follow that guarantees a good life or bad. The existence after life is not the hostage of the Mormons. It is available to all. Get that through your head.
@@cindyp9 well goody for you. If everything was as black or white as you seem to think it is then you would hardly need a Bible to refer to.
According to the Bible there is a multiplicity of sins no one seems to care about such as wearing cotton with wool or divorcing and remarrying if your spouse is still living. You pick and choose your “sins” to rail against.
@@cindyp9 and I never asked for yours.
@@frankmarter6845 Those things you call sins in the Old Testament have nothing to do with Christianity. Those are from the Jewish religion culture of that time. You are rude..get lost! I have a right to state the Bible on here. Figure it out that you do not know anything about Christianity! Now beat it!
Yup. I'm done with him.
"The way to build up the kingdom of God is by marrying a woman." That's because that's the only way to get into the celestial kingdom.
Thats your own beliefs, but hes also enjoying his FREEDOM and HIS LIFE...Who cares who he has sleeping in his bed, long as your not in it, why should it matter??
@@prettyheart2302 hes not sleeping with anyone. Hes dating guys. There's a difference
News flash...YOU don't speak for God. YOU don't decide who gets into the "celestial kingdom". Get over yourself.
@@sfdennis1 I know I don't speak for God. I never claimed to. Hes made it pretty clear what he wants for his children here on earth. Get over yourself and stop being rude.
@@addiechevalier256 Blah blah blah...you WERE, in fact, passing moral judgement on someone else, "that's the only way to get into heaven etc etc" as if you have any right to do so...THAT's RUDE...Adam has escaped the godforsaken CULT he was trapped in since childhood, and I wish him much happiness. Be gone with your religious superstitions and self-rightousness.
Very sad that David was another victim of the Mormon church’s bigotry. Many people (gay and straight) are able to break free of Mormon oppression and live happy lives - I hope that is what the future holds for him.
The truth will set you free. There's lots of truth though. Being gay is a very small part. Keep looking.
Why continue using the word 'queer'. U r gay, simple as that, nothing wrong with it, sounds like he still can't admit it is ok but saying 'the way that I am'.
Just don't drink the Kool aid David. We are gay. No different than other people except who we are attracted to. We want to be treated the same, respect and equal. It's what we fought for and some have died for. But please let's not go down the whole queer road thing. We are not queer. We don't need queer schooling or queer related courses. Makes us sound like a bunch of oddball. I'm gay. Not queer. Please don't set the lgbtq community back 50 years. Who the hell identifies as queer. It's ridiculous. We fought so hard to not be looked at and not using the term queer. Queer means odd. Please don't mix up gay and queer. Watching people on tv with their queer theory bs makes me sick.
Love him