ATL多次出现在各大Gay Anthem盘点中,凯莉曾经被一个国家要求删除在MV中出现的同性接吻镜头,但是莉莉果断拒绝子。并且在7年时间内都没有告诉过粉丝这件事情厚,直到2017年MV的导演才透露了这件事。 凯莉与Instinct的采访中说: When I started out in music, going from acting to singing, that transition was very successful, but I also got flack for it. Many hurtful things were said. It wasn’t easy. I was only 19 and I think the gay audience kinda picked up on that and decided to defend me and adopt me. They saw I was being criticised for being myself. 2005年采访中提到: A lot of record companies market directly towards ‘the pink pound’. But I never did that. They kind of adopted me instead. Somebody once said to me, ‘Gay icons, there’s a lot of tragedy in their lives. But you don’t really have that.’ I said, ‘I’ve had a lot of tragic hairdos and outfits. I think that makes up for it.'