Krista G. Boerger, Maria-Elena Grant, Lavenr Light Black and People of All Colors Lbian and Gay Gospel Choir, The Choral Journal, Vol. 59, No. 3 (October 2018), pp. 47-54
Contents:
- BLACKS, GAYS AND THE CHURCH: A COMPLEX RELATNSHIP
- WHAT HAPPENED WHEN A GAY CHOIR TOURED AMERI'S BIBLE BELT
BLACKS, GAYS AND THE CHURCH: A COMPLEX RELATNSHIP
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In Jam Baldw’s “Go Tell It on the Mounta, ” the protagonist, thly veiled as himself, wrtl wh two cril qutns: What do mean to be a Black Amerin, and what do mean to be gay? ” Our nnectns and ntributns to the larger Black relig smos are secrated every time homophobic pronouncements go unchecked the holy plac of worship. For Charl Evans, “Gospel mic is tied to sufferg, black sufferg and certaly black gay sufferg.
“Those nomatns are more open to gays whout announcg , bee of s lurgy and anizatnal stcture like Pentestal church, ” Patterson shared. The Black gay male mega-stars are always forced to go back to the closet, publicly nouncg their sexual orientatn at the church’s annual nvotn.
McClurk is a three-time Gospel Grammy wner, was a revered judge on BET’s “Sunday Bt, ” a realy TV-gospel sgg petn show, and the poster boy for Ain Amerin ex-gay mistri. At the 2009 nvotn, McClurk poed his ex-gay rhetoric stigatg former gospel dtry worker Tonéx (B. Acrdg to McClurk, Black mal, like Tonéx, are gay bee of sexual moltatn, an absentee father, or they didn’t have strong male imag around them.
WHAT HAPPENED WHEN A GAY CHOIR TOURED AMERI'S BIBLE BELT
While many black pastors nmn homosexualy om the pulp, the choir lofts behd them are often filled wh gay sgers and micians. The fact that gays and lbians often hold learship posn the church is the worst kept secret black Ameri. * gay gospel choir *
McClurk attributed his homosexualy to beg raped twice as a child. Confg, however, same-genr sexual vlence wh homosexualy, McClurk misterpreted the moltatn as the reason for his gay sexual orientatn. What mak Tonéx unique is not that he was once a gay gospel mic artist and pastor, but rather he told the tth about his sexualy.
The guys were booted out bee they were gay. However, today, gay mal, particular, ntue to fd ways of beg supported the COGIC.
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For example, “blaquebigaymisters” is a Yahoo gay misters’ group, boastg over 787 members sce July 2000. The “blaquebigaymisters” webse stat the followg:.
To nont a rurgence of anti-LGBTQ laws, the San Francis Gay Men’s Chos embarks on an unprecented b tour through the Deep South, celebratg mic, challengg tolerance, and nontg their own dark g out stori. Wh the San Francis Gay Men's Chos, Oakland Interfah Gospel Choir, Dr. Tim Seelig, Ashlé, Jimmy Whe. * gay gospel choir *
A report followg the 2009 Convotn asked, “Is COGIC gog to be silent while an anized culture of homosexual misters and bishops populate s pulps? ” COGIC nnot ny that the church gets s J dance on and Amen shouts to a black gay male queer gospel athetic every Sunday, and no one knows better than McClurk himself.
“A day whout gay people the choir, there would be no church and some s pastors, too.
Gays are tegral to the black church, and n’t ny , ” Patterson stated emphatilly. Pastor McClurk’s homophobic past me back to hnt him 2010, however.
“Gays and Gospel,” a tribute to the LGBTQ+ muny and all the ntributns has ma to gospel mic om s genis the 1920’s until today will be held on “Natnal Comg Out Day.” The ee event explor the tensns, challeng and triumphs of the LGBTQ+ muny gospel mic. * gay gospel choir *
“I learned yterday—through the ‘Phoenix’ article regardg the Cy of Boston Gospel Ft—of the pth and breadth of Donnie McClurk’s views on the gay muny, ” Julie Burns wrote to me an email. Cleveland was fluential brgg gay men to the dtry.