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 .
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IS HOZIER GAY? IRISH SGER’S ‘TAKE ME TO CHURCH’ LEADS SOME TO MAKE ASSUMPTNS ABOUT HIS SEXUALY
* take me to church gay meaning *
"Hozier attracted further attentn wh the release of the song's Brendan Canty directed mic vio, which criciz the reprsn of gay people Rsia. He add: 'To e the Church's own words, they view homosexualy as somethg that is trsilly disorred.
" Specifilly, this song is agast homophobia; the mic vio shows a gay uple beg hunted and tortured by mask-wearg songwrer (who go by Hozier) supplements a blunt statement wh a clear metaphor his lyrics and a earthy, blu, and gospel sound his mic, which creas the tensy of his msage. " He claims that the church means s atten and attacks them for the thgs they do when those thgs go agast the church's, Hozier rerc his opn that sex (whether heterosexual or homosexual, his terviews show) is an act of love far better than beg beholn to a relign. Hozier's IntentnIn an terview wh the Star Tribune, Hozier explas that his song is an attack on anti-homosexualy the church, pecially the Catholic church: “I’m not nmng the church or relign on the whole, jt that one policy [the anti-same sex marriage policy], which seems so wrong to me.
” Acrdg to an terview wh The Cut, the song is also about homophobia general and state opprsn of homosexuals Rsia. Hozier meant the song and the mic vio to attack polici that value l and prejudice over love and make this pot, "Take Me to Church's" mic vio shows a gay uple beg hunted and tortured by a mob of masked and hood men.