“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.
Contents:
- BLACKS, GAYS AND THE CHURCH: A COMPLEX RELATNSHIP
- WHO'S GAY GOSPEL MIC?
- BORN THIS WAY: HOW BLACK GAY MEN CHANGED POP MUSIC (PART ONE)
BLACKS, GAYS AND THE CHURCH: A COMPLEX RELATNSHIP
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. * black gay male gospel singers *
The 22-year-old son of a gospel sger father is clearly and proudly subvertg relig inography and mic to glorify homoerotic sire — and dog so, promptg a natnal nversatn about homophobia wh the Baptist church and Black Christian culture as a ’s more, Lil Nas X is far om the the only Black queer mician explorg the lk between relign and queerns through art. Multidisciplary artist Lazas Lynch tradnal gospel harmoni his 2020 sgle, “I’m Gay, ” on which he proclaims, “I’m so ee jt beg myself.
” His words drown out the background noise of a preacher screamg, “God n't e no men tryna be women, ” and other homophobic drivel.
WHO'S GAY GOSPEL MIC?
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.
BORN THIS WAY: HOW BLACK GAY MEN CHANGED POP MUSIC (PART ONE)
“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.