Zachary Travis has claimed that his treatment on American Idol stopped him transitioning (FOX, @mrkirkcummings/ Instagram)
Queer American Idol contestants have spoken about feeling ⁘manipulated and exploited⁘ by the show, with one even claiming the way he was treated stopped him transitioning, according to Rolling Stone magazine.
Premiering in 2002, the Fox reality TV smash was judged by Simon Cowell , Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson, who were famously harsh on the hopeful singers.
Zachary Travis, who creates adult content under the name Kirk Cummings on Just For Fans, as well as working as a DJ and dog groomer, auditioned in 2005 but immediately felt belittled by the judges, particularly Cowell.
Travis wore bell-bottom jeans, a tight white t-shirt and had shaggy blond hair. He sang Whitney Houston's ⁘Queen of the Night⁘, which prompted Cowell to label the audition ⁘confused⁘. It was uploaded to YouTube under the title American Idol Audition Boy or Girl.
Cowell continued to ridicule Travis throughout his audition, branding it ⁘atrocious⁘. Leaving the set, Travis said: ⁘I think it's totally prejudiced to not accept someone because someone's a boy singing girl songs, and that they don't ⁘fit'⁘ I think that's prejudiced.⁘
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