‘Gay. Straight. It Do Not Matter': Amy Grant Tak Her LGBTQ+ Support One Step Further In New Interview - Pri Source

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• A PORNO-METAL SONG ABOUT GAY COWBOYS IS DISPTG THE ANTI-VAX TCKER CONVOY
• OPEN MENUVIOSHOPWELLNSFOODCULTUREFAYLIVGSTYLETRAVELNEWSBOOK CLUBGMA3: WYNTKNEWSLETTERPRIVACY POLICY — YOUR US STATE PRIVACY RIGHTS — CHILDREN'S ONLE PRIVACY POLICY — INTERT-BASED ADS — TERMS OF USE — DO NOT SELL MY INFO — CONTACT USCOPYRIGHT © 2023 ABC NEWS INTER VENTUR. ALL RIGHTS RERVED.SEARCH'GMA' DEALS & STEALS FOR SUMMER FUNCULTUREJULY 20, 2023MATTHEW MCCONGHEY TAILS HOW GREENLIGHTS GRANT INIATIVE WORKS7:16MATTHEW MCCONGHEY IS ON A MISSN TO MAKE SCHOOLS SAFEBY KELLY MCCARTHY, MONI ESBEDOSHARE —SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTERS TO GET GMA LIVERED TO YOUR BOX EVERY MORNG!AMY AWARD-WNG ACTOR AND ACTIVIST MATTHEW MCCONGHEY IS ON A MISSN TO HELP MAKE SCHOOLS AND STUNTS SAFER THROUGH HIS NEW GREENLIGHTS GRANT INIATIVE.THE NEW YORK TIM BT-SELLG THOR JOED "GOOD MORNG AMERI" ON THURSDAY TO SHARE TAILS ABOUT HIS NEW GREENLIGHTS GRANT INIATIVE TO HELP SCHOOLS AND FAI ACROSS THE UNTRY ACCS FUNDG THROUGH THE BIPARTISAN SAFER COMMUNI ACT, WHICH SETS ASI BILLNS OF DOLLARS TO MAKE AMERIN SCHOOLS SAFER BETWEEN NOW AND 2026."THE GREENLIGHTS GRANT INIATIVE IS HERE TO STREAMLE AND SIMPLIFY THAT PROCS FOR YOU. WE'RE NNECTG YOU TO THOSE BILLNS OF DOLLARS THAT IS THERE, THAT THE FERAL ERNMENT WANTS TO UTILIZE, WANTS YOU TO E TO SAFEN YOUR SCHOOLS. WE'RE HERE TO SIMPLIFY THAT PROCS FOR YOU SO THAT MONEY N BE UTILIZED," MCCONGHEY TOLD "GMA."GREENLIGHT GRANT INIATIVEMATTHEW MCCONGHEY EXPLAS THE GREENLIGHT GRANTS INIATIVE A NEW PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT.AS A NATIVE OF UVAL, TEXAS AND FATHER OF THREE, MCCONGHEY WAS ACTIVELY VOLVED SPEAKG OUT AND RAISG AWARENS, EVEN VISG HIS HOMETOWN JT DAYS AFTER THE TRAGIC MASS SHOOTG AT ROBB ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ON MAY 24 THAT LEFT 19 CHILDREN AND TWO TEACHERS AD."THE LL TO ACTN IS TO GO RIGHT NOW TO GO TO YOUR SUPERTENNT, THAT'S THE PERSON THAT'S GOG TO NEED TO FILE THE GRANT," HE NTUED. "AS WE KNOW THE SUPERTENNTS AT MANY OF THE SCHOOLS THAT ARE HIGH RISK, THEY'RE WEARG THREE OR FOUR HATS -- THEY DON'T HAVE TIME OR THE ROURC TO FILL OUT THE GRANTS. THE GRANTS ARE TIMIDATG." VIEW THIS POST ON INSTAGRAM A POST SHARED BY MATTHEW MCCONGHEY (@OFFICIALLYMCNGHEY) GREENLIGHTS GRANT INIATIVE IS AN ONLE ROURCE "THAT SIMPLIFI THE PROCS FOR YOU," HE SAID. "WE HAVE A MENU OF WHAT GRANTS ARE AVAILABLE, WE'LL TELL YOU THE ADL, THE WDOWS FOR WHICH THE GRANT IS AVAILABLE, WHICH GRANT IS RIGHT FOR YOU. WE WILL HAVE GRANT WRERS THAT WILL WRE SOME OF THE GRANTS FOR THE HIGHT-RISK SCHOOLS. WE WILL HAVE GRANT WRERS AND SMALL TUTORIALS THAT WILL BE THERE TO WALK YOU THROUGH THE GRANT WRG PROCS SO YOU N WRE A PETIVE GRANT."ABC NEWSMATTHEW MCCONGHEY JOED "GMA" VIRTUALLY ON JULY 20, 2023, TO ANNOUNCE THE LNCH OF GREENLIGHT GRANTS INIATIVE."IF WE DON'T E THIS MONEY -- IF 'S NOT ALLOTED NOW BY SCHOOLS -- WILL BE REDISTRIBUTED 2026," MCCONGHEY EXPLAED THURSDAY MORNG. "IF WE E NOW TELLS THE FERAL ERNMENT THAT THE MAND IS THERE AND THAT THE NEED IS THERE -- THAT'S OUR HOPE IS TO SPEND WISELY NOW -- SO HAS A POSSIBILY OF BEG REFUND BEE WE SHOW HOW EFUL IS."HE ADD THAT THIS IATIVE IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF HOW PRIVATE AND PUBLIC PARTNERSHIPS N WORK WH THE ERNMENT SUCCSFULLY AND BETTER.MATTHEW MCCONGHEY VISS HOMETOWN OF UVAL DAYS AFTER TEXAS SCHOOL SHOOTGEVAN VUCCI/AP, FILEIN THIS JUNE 7, 2022, FILE PHOTO, ACTOR MATTHEW MCCONGHEY HOLDS AN IMAGE OF ALHIA RAMIREZ, 10, WHO WAS KILLED THE MASS SHOOTG AT AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL UVAL, TEXAS, AS HE SPEAKS DURG A PRS BRIEFG AT THE WHE HOE, WASHGTON, D.C.DURG AN IMPASSNED SPEECH AT THE WHE HOE EARLIER THIS YEAR, MCCONGHEY PHED FOR SCHOOL FUNDG TO CREATE THIS IATIVE THAT UNLOCKS FUNDG TO HELP TABLISH MENTAL HEALTH SERVIC, SECURY AND GET MONEY ALLOTED APPROPRIATELY."WHEN CALA AND I WENT TO UVAL, THE PARENTS AND THE FAY MEMBERS OF THE CHILDREN KILLED ASKED FOR ONE THG, MAKE THEIR LIV MATTER," "MCCONGHEY SAID A NEW PSA FOR THE IATIVE. "LET'S MAKE SURE THAT THE FIRST BILL PASSED 28 YEARS TO HELP PROTECT ALL OF OUR CHILDREN'S GOALS MATTERS."SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTERS TO GET GMA LIVERED TO YOUR BOX EVERY MORNG!UP NEXT CULTUREKALEY CUO SHAR PHOTOS WH BOYIEND TOM PELPHREY: 'BUBS YOU ARE SO SPECIAL TO ME'
• HOW THE RNCHY GAY WBOY SONG RAM RANCH BEME AN ANTI-NVOY PROTT ANTHEM
• THE 50 BT GAY SONGS TO CELEBRATE PRI ALL YEAR LONG
• SCHOOL BOARD TERMAT TEACHER OVER DOLLY PARTON, MILEY CYS 'RABOWLAND' SONG, FOLKS STILL GAY
• ‘GAY. STRAIGHT. IT DO NOT MATTER’: AMY GRANT TAK HER LGBTQ+ SUPPORT ONE STEP FURTHER IN NEW INTERVIEW
• IS HUGH GRANT GAY?

A PORNO-METAL SONG ABOUT GAY COWBOYS IS DISPTG THE ANTI-VAX TCKER CONVOY

Gay. In a 2013 terview wh the LGBTQ news outlet PriSource, Grant said she knew by the time she was 18 she had a gay fan base. Back 2013, when asked about the polics of gay marriage, she said, “I never talk about anythg like that.

’ … Gay. God f what is s, not ; & His Word is clear that homosexualy is s.

OPEN MENUVIOSHOPWELLNSFOODCULTUREFAYLIVGSTYLETRAVELNEWSBOOK CLUBGMA3: WYNTKNEWSLETTERPRIVACY POLICY — YOUR US STATE PRIVACY RIGHTS — CHILDREN'S ONLE PRIVACY POLICY — INTERT-BASED ADS — TERMS OF USE — DO NOT SELL MY INFO — CONTACT USCOPYRIGHT © 2023 ABC NEWS INTER VENTUR. ALL RIGHTS RERVED.SEARCH'GMA' DEALS & STEALS FOR SUMMER FUNCULTUREJULY 20, 2023MATTHEW MCCONGHEY TAILS HOW GREENLIGHTS GRANT INIATIVE WORKS7:16MATTHEW MCCONGHEY IS ON A MISSN TO MAKE SCHOOLS SAFEBY KELLY MCCARTHY, MONI ESBEDOSHARE —SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTERS TO GET GMA LIVERED TO YOUR BOX EVERY MORNG!AMY AWARD-WNG ACTOR AND ACTIVIST MATTHEW MCCONGHEY IS ON A MISSN TO HELP MAKE SCHOOLS AND STUNTS SAFER THROUGH HIS NEW GREENLIGHTS GRANT INIATIVE.THE NEW YORK TIM BT-SELLG THOR JOED "GOOD MORNG AMERI" ON THURSDAY TO SHARE TAILS ABOUT HIS NEW GREENLIGHTS GRANT INIATIVE TO HELP SCHOOLS AND FAI ACROSS THE UNTRY ACCS FUNDG THROUGH THE BIPARTISAN SAFER COMMUNI ACT, WHICH SETS ASI BILLNS OF DOLLARS TO MAKE AMERIN SCHOOLS SAFER BETWEEN NOW AND 2026."THE GREENLIGHTS GRANT INIATIVE IS HERE TO STREAMLE AND SIMPLIFY THAT PROCS FOR YOU. WE'RE NNECTG YOU TO THOSE BILLNS OF DOLLARS THAT IS THERE, THAT THE FERAL ERNMENT WANTS TO UTILIZE, WANTS YOU TO E TO SAFEN YOUR SCHOOLS. WE'RE HERE TO SIMPLIFY THAT PROCS FOR YOU SO THAT MONEY N BE UTILIZED," MCCONGHEY TOLD "GMA."GREENLIGHT GRANT INIATIVEMATTHEW MCCONGHEY EXPLAS THE GREENLIGHT GRANTS INIATIVE A NEW PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT.AS A NATIVE OF UVAL, TEXAS AND FATHER OF THREE, MCCONGHEY WAS ACTIVELY VOLVED SPEAKG OUT AND RAISG AWARENS, EVEN VISG HIS HOMETOWN JT DAYS AFTER THE TRAGIC MASS SHOOTG AT ROBB ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ON MAY 24 THAT LEFT 19 CHILDREN AND TWO TEACHERS AD."THE LL TO ACTN IS TO GO RIGHT NOW TO GO TO YOUR SUPERTENNT, THAT'S THE PERSON THAT'S GOG TO NEED TO FILE THE GRANT," HE NTUED. "AS WE KNOW THE SUPERTENNTS AT MANY OF THE SCHOOLS THAT ARE HIGH RISK, THEY'RE WEARG THREE OR FOUR HATS -- THEY DON'T HAVE TIME OR THE ROURC TO FILL OUT THE GRANTS. THE GRANTS ARE TIMIDATG." VIEW THIS POST ON INSTAGRAM A POST SHARED BY MATTHEW MCCONGHEY (@OFFICIALLYMCNGHEY) GREENLIGHTS GRANT INIATIVE IS AN ONLE ROURCE "THAT SIMPLIFI THE PROCS FOR YOU," HE SAID. "WE HAVE A MENU OF WHAT GRANTS ARE AVAILABLE, WE'LL TELL YOU THE ADL, THE WDOWS FOR WHICH THE GRANT IS AVAILABLE, WHICH GRANT IS RIGHT FOR YOU. WE WILL HAVE GRANT WRERS THAT WILL WRE SOME OF THE GRANTS FOR THE HIGHT-RISK SCHOOLS. WE WILL HAVE GRANT WRERS AND SMALL TUTORIALS THAT WILL BE THERE TO WALK YOU THROUGH THE GRANT WRG PROCS SO YOU N WRE A PETIVE GRANT."ABC NEWSMATTHEW MCCONGHEY JOED "GMA" VIRTUALLY ON JULY 20, 2023, TO ANNOUNCE THE LNCH OF GREENLIGHT GRANTS INIATIVE."IF WE DON'T E THIS MONEY -- IF 'S NOT ALLOTED NOW BY SCHOOLS -- WILL BE REDISTRIBUTED 2026," MCCONGHEY EXPLAED THURSDAY MORNG. "IF WE E NOW TELLS THE FERAL ERNMENT THAT THE MAND IS THERE AND THAT THE NEED IS THERE -- THAT'S OUR HOPE IS TO SPEND WISELY NOW -- SO HAS A POSSIBILY OF BEG REFUND BEE WE SHOW HOW EFUL IS."HE ADD THAT THIS IATIVE IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF HOW PRIVATE AND PUBLIC PARTNERSHIPS N WORK WH THE ERNMENT SUCCSFULLY AND BETTER.MATTHEW MCCONGHEY VISS HOMETOWN OF UVAL DAYS AFTER TEXAS SCHOOL SHOOTGEVAN VUCCI/AP, FILEIN THIS JUNE 7, 2022, FILE PHOTO, ACTOR MATTHEW MCCONGHEY HOLDS AN IMAGE OF ALHIA RAMIREZ, 10, WHO WAS KILLED THE MASS SHOOTG AT AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL UVAL, TEXAS, AS HE SPEAKS DURG A PRS BRIEFG AT THE WHE HOE, WASHGTON, D.C.DURG AN IMPASSNED SPEECH AT THE WHE HOE EARLIER THIS YEAR, MCCONGHEY PHED FOR SCHOOL FUNDG TO CREATE THIS IATIVE THAT UNLOCKS FUNDG TO HELP TABLISH MENTAL HEALTH SERVIC, SECURY AND GET MONEY ALLOTED APPROPRIATELY."WHEN CALA AND I WENT TO UVAL, THE PARENTS AND THE FAY MEMBERS OF THE CHILDREN KILLED ASKED FOR ONE THG, MAKE THEIR LIV MATTER," "MCCONGHEY SAID A NEW PSA FOR THE IATIVE. "LET'S MAKE SURE THAT THE FIRST BILL PASSED 28 YEARS TO HELP PROTECT ALL OF OUR CHILDREN'S GOALS MATTERS."SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTERS TO GET GMA LIVERED TO YOUR BOX EVERY MORNG!UP NEXT CULTUREKALEY CUO SHAR PHOTOS WH BOYIEND TOM PELPHREY: 'BUBS YOU ARE SO SPECIAL TO ME'

A Porno-Metal Song About Gay Cowboys Is Disptg the Anti-Vax Tcker Convoy. “It was to get back at the homophobia of Nashville.

HOW THE RNCHY GAY WBOY SONG RAM RANCH BEME AN ANTI-NVOY PROTT ANTHEM

There’s an unniable element of juvenile humor to the movement, echog the actns of leftist trolls the Uned Stat who filtrated Stop the Steal groups last year, rebrandg them to “Gay Socialists for Tmp.

“But the more I started listeng, the more I started hearg people g homophobic language, g racist terms. “Bee you are young people, and I’m sure a lot of you are gay and progrsive and ol.

(Stt Olson/Getty Imag)6:33How the rnchy gay wboy song Ram Ranch beme an anti-nvoy prott anthemGrant MacDonald is "honoured" that his erotic heavy-metal song was chosen as an anthem agast protters llg for an end to panmic rtrictns and recent weeks, unter protters have ed Ram Ranch — a song whose explic lyrics tell the story of "18 naked wboys" — to troll anti-mandate monstrators Wdsor, Ont., and MacDonald, a Toronto-based songwrer who penned the tune a ago, first heard his song was tied to the protts, he worried the nvoy protters had taken on themselv. It was wrten as a rebe of Nashville's mic dtry, which he scribed as homophobic for rejectg same-sex themed untry songs he had wrten. "Ram Ranch gave me an outlet to stand up for my creativy, for my gay brothers, for our eedom and digny and love, " he told Day 6.

THE 50 BT GAY SONGS TO CELEBRATE PRI ALL YEAR LONG

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SCHOOL BOARD TERMAT TEACHER OVER DOLLY PARTON, MILEY CYS 'RABOWLAND' SONG, FOLKS STILL GAY

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’ …Gay. A Grace Baldridge, a queer Christian artist, and Trey Pearson, formerly the lead sger of the CCM band Everyday Sunday who me out as gay 2016. (SOUNDBITE OF SUPER BOWL LI TELECAST)LADY GAGA: (Sgg) No matter gay, straight or bi, lbian, transgenr life - I'm on the right track, baby.

He was bullied for beg gay before he really unrstood what that meant. But Tracy Young, a celebry DJ who plays at gay parti and Pri events around the untry, says that's not the only reason people still love the YOUNG: I thk she h Young, a lbian, says anyone who has stggled to e to terms wh their sexual inty rponds to those lyrics - born this way. I was born this Even though Elton John hailed "Born This Way" as the new gay anthem when first me out, there was also a backlash agast .

‘GAY. STRAIGHT. IT DO NOT MATTER’: AMY GRANT TAK HER LGBTQ+ SUPPORT ONE STEP FURTHER IN NEW INTERVIEW

" She was even acced of explog her gay fan base, a charge mic wrer John Savage SAVAGE: Obvly, Lady Gaga wanted to say somethg about her gay dience and what she thought about the posn of gay people. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "I WAS BORN THIS WAY")VALENTINO: (Sgg) Jt bee I'm happy - happy - I'm reee - reee - and I'm gay - gay - y, I'm gay, a't a flt.

(SOUNDBITE OF RADIO SHOW, "THE HOWARD STERN SHOW")LADY GAGA: There's a preacher, Carl Bean, Los Angel, and I believe he's gay. He says he had always known that he was gay, so felt like a perfect I always say the lyric found me, and was very Bean, now a retired pastor, was the founr of Uny Fellowship Church.

IS HUGH GRANT GAY?

He mistered to gays and lbians and was an activist durg the AIDS crisis. No As much as "Born This Way" has been embraced as a gay anthem, Tim Cox says 's also an anthem for anyone who feels outsi the mastream.

While some classics do appear on our list, others do not – sorry, Gloria Gaynor, Kylie Mogue, RuPl, Brney and Cher, we still adore you — here are 25 sential pri songs om the 1970s to today. gay clubs but, wh a strg of hs, expand to natnal tours and TV. Somewhat rctively lled the “Queen of Dis, ” the virtuosic, openly gay sger approached genr ( his performative and private liv) as a fluid, non-bary ncept a pre–Judh Butler era.

Although seems most of Queen’s fans were cluels as to how openly gay and subversive ontman Freddie Mercury was – spe the unabashed swank of his stage prence – he also never really tried to hi . Rodgers later told the Mail on Sunday that they wrote the track “bee of her gay followg, ” but fibbed a ltle to a sktish Ross.