Grammy-nomated Irish sger-songwrer Hozier says people assume he is gay bee of his anti-Roman Catholic church anthem "Take Me To Church" and the anti-homophobia vio which acpani .
Contents:
- LEGIMACY OF ‘CTOMER’ SUPREME COURT GAY RIGHTS SE RAIS ETHIL AND LEGAL FLAGS
- HOZIER, PREACHG SENSUALY AND GAY RIGHTS, HS THE BIG TIME WH 'TAKE ME TO CHURCH'
- WILL ANTI-GAY CHURCH HAVE THEIR TAX EXEMPT STAT REVOKED?
- THE QUIET GAY-RIGHTS REVOLUTN AMERI'S CHURCH
LEGIMACY OF ‘CTOMER’ SUPREME COURT GAY RIGHTS SE RAIS ETHIL AND LEGAL FLAGS
* take me to church about gay rights *
LONDON (Rters) - Grammy-nomated Irish sger-songwrer Hozier says people assume he is gay bee of his anti-Roman Catholic church anthem “Take Me To Church” and the anti-homophobia vio which acpani the Uned Stat the song, wrten followg a break-up wh a girliend, has reached No. 2, and is the same posn the Brish sgl may also w Song of the Year at the Grammys next Sunday, when Hozier - om Bray, County Wicklow, and whose full name is Andrew Hozier-Byrne - is schled to perform wh Annie “Take Me To Church” vio, which has attracted nearly 100 ln YouTube views, picts two men kissg before they are attacked by a homophobic mob.
“Y, people do make that assumptn (that I am gay), which is fe, but for me I don’t thk ’s the pot, you know what I mean. Acrdg to terviews you seem to have anim toward the Catholic Church and fely an issue wh Rsia's laws agast homosexuals. Your anger wh Rsia's anti-homosexualy laws should have nothg to do wh the Church.
HOZIER, PREACHG SENSUALY AND GAY RIGHTS, HS THE BIG TIME WH 'TAKE ME TO CHURCH'
A Christian graphic artist who the Supreme Court said n refe to make weddg webs for gay upl poted durg her lawsu to a requt om a man named “Stewart” and his hband-to-be. * take me to church about gay rights *
Catholics, evangelils and other Christians are not supportg Rsia's discrimatn agast homosexuals. The vio follows the relatnship between two gay men and the vlently homophobic backlash that ensu when the muny learns of one of the man's sexualy. Ireland's State noted that the vio, directed by Brendan Canty, echo the wave of vlence currently plagug the lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr muny Rsia.
Referenc the recent crease of [anized] attacks and torturg of homosexuals Rsia, which is subsequent to a long, hateful, and opprsive polil mpaign agast the LGBT muny.
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WILL ANTI-GAY CHURCH HAVE THEIR TAX EXEMPT STAT REVOKED?
Supreme Court led uld refe to make a weddg webse for gay upl had ced a requt om a man who says he never asked to work wh her. Smh — who did not plan to start creatg weddg webs until her se was rolved — would first have to get a requt om a gay uple and refe, triggerg a possible plat agast her, the state argued.
It picts a gay male uple timately kissg before a group of bashers attacks but album, "Hozier" The song's lyrics don't refer specifilly to gay rights, but the words prent sensualy as the path to righteons. "Hozier, who isn't gay, cid to addrs the e the vio after wnsg what was gog on wh LGBT people Rsia as well as plac like Uganda, where homosexualy n draw a life sentence.
THE QUIET GAY-RIGHTS REVOLUTN AMERI'S CHURCH
As a straight man talkg about gay issu, Hozier echo Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, who had one of last year's biggt hs wh the Grammy-nomated marriage-equaly o "Same Love.
Dpe his heterosexual orientatn — the album ns rife wh os to "she" — Hozier says he don't feel prumptuo speakg for gay people. The song is a mentary on anti-homosexualy and anti-same sex marriage the Catholic church. This vio reflects stanc of homophobia that people face everyday.
(Note: It is entirely possible for someone to believe gay marriage is fe, and to still oppose forcg people who hold strong relig nvictns to participate — but I spect that is where we are headg. And, spe the vocifero objectns to parisons of today’s anti-gay efforts to segregatn, was, fact, a fear that the IRS would crack down on racially segregated schools that mobilized the relig right the 1970s.