Everyday Sunday's Trey Pearson Com Out as Gay — Will Christian Mic Fans Embrace Him?

(RNS) 'I never wanted to be gay,' Trey Pearson said. 'I was sred of what God would thk and what all of the people I loved would thk about me.' * everyday sunday gay *

I never wanted to be gay. But while Pearson matas strong fah, he's aware that his letter uld end the succs he's nservative Christian circl adhere to the belief that homosexualy is a s, cg Biblil scripture as evince. From one gay Christian to another God lov you and you will now help so many others!

The lead sger of popular Christian rock band Everyday Sunday has e out as gay an terview wh the Oh-based entertament magaze (614), and published an open letter to fans explag his cisn to live openly and how relat to his fah. "To make an extremely long story short, I have e to be able to adm to myself, and to my fay, that I am gay, " 35-year-old Trey Pearson wrote. "“I never wanted to be gay, ” he wrote.

TREY PEARSON, LEAD SGER OF CHRISTIAN ROCK BAND EVERYDAY SUNDAY, COM OUT AS GAY"I ULDN’T EXPECT OTHERS TO ACCEPT ME HOW I AM UNTIL I ULD E TO TERMS WH FIRST."{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}NEWSBY MATTHEW THARRETTMAY 31, 2016/2:29 PMBY MATTHEW THARRETTMAY 31, 2016 / 2:29 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"TREY PEARSON, LEAD SGER OF CHRISTIAN ROCK BAND EVERYDAY SUNDAY, COM OUT AS GAY","DATEPUBLISHED":"2016-05-31T18:29:35.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2016-05-31T18:29:35.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"MATTHEW THARRETT","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE LEAD SGER OF POPULAR CHRISTIAN ROCK BAND EVERYDAY SUNDAY HAS E OUT AS GAY AN TERVIEW WH THE OH-BASED ENTERTAMENT MAGAZE (614), AND PUBLISHED AN OPEN LETTER TO FANS EXPLAG HIS CISN TO LIVE OPENLY AND HOW RELAT TO HIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"TO MAKE AN EXTREMELY LONG STORY SHORT, I HAVE E TO BE ABLE TO ADM TO MYSELF, AND TO MY FAY, THAT I AM GAY," 35-YEAR-OLD TREY PEARSON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PEARSON, WHO WAS MARRIED TO A WOMAN HE HAD TWO CHILDREN WH, SAID HE NCEALED HIS SEXUALY FOR MOST OF HIS LIFE BEE HE WAS TGHT AS A CHILD THAT WAS A "MATTER OF CHOICE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“I NEVER WANTED TO BE GAY,” HE WROTE. “I WAS SRED OF WHAT GOD WOULD THK AND WHAT ALL OF THE PEOPLE I LOVED WOULD THK ABOUT ME; SO WAS NEVER AN OPTN FOR ME.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HE NTUED:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TRYG NOT TO BE GAY, HAS ONLY LED TO A SIRE FOR TIMACY IENDSHIPS WHICH PHED IENDS AWAY, AND HAS RULTED A MARRIAGE WHERE I ULDN’T LOVE OR SATISFY MY WIFE A WAY THAT SHE NEED. STILL, I TRIED TO NVCE MYSELF THAT THIS WAS WHAT GOD WANTED AND THAT THIS WOULD WORK. I THOUGHT ALL OF THOSE OTHER FEELGS WOULD STAY AWAY IF I ULD JT DO THIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHEN LREN AND I GOT MARRIED, I MTED TO LOVG HER TO THE BT OF MY ABILY, AND I HAD THE FULL TENTN OF SPENDG THE RT OF MY LIFE WH HER. DPE OUR BT EFFORTS, HOWEVER, I HAVE E TO ACCEPT THAT THERE IS NOTHG THAT IS GOG TO CHANGE WHO I {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}STRANGELY ENOUGH, PEARSON SAYS G TO TERMS WH HIS SEXUALY HASN'T AFFECTED HIS CHRISTIAN FAH, WHICH HE BLAM FOR HIS LIFETIME OF LIVG THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I THK I NEED TO BE ABLE TO AFFIRM OTHER GAY PEOPLE BEFORE I ULD EVER ACCEPT FOR MYSELF," HE WROTE. "LIKEWISE, I ULDN’T EXPECT OTHERS TO ACCEPT ME HOW I AM UNTIL I ULD E TO TERMS WH FIRST."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"IF THIS HONTY WH MYSELF ABOUT WHO I AM, AND WHO I WAS MA BY GOD TO BE, DON’T NSTUTE AS THE PEACE THAT PASS ALL UNRSTANDG, THEN I DON’T KNOW WHAT DO. IT IS LIKE THIS WEIGHT I HAVE BEEN RRYG MY WHOLE LIFE HAS BEEN LIFTED OM ME, AND I HAVE NEVER FELT SUCH EEDOM."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YOU N CHECK OUT TREY'S FULL LETTER AT (614).{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

Read Married Christian Sger Trey Pearson Com out as Gay and more breakg Christian news headl om around the world. * everyday sunday gay *

”He ntued:Tryg not to be gay, has only led to a sire for timacy iendships which phed iends away, and has rulted a marriage where I uldn’t love or satisfy my wife a way that she need.

"I thk I need to be able to affirm other gay people before I uld ever accept for myself, " he wrote. But he cid to put his reer on the le this week and acknowledge to his fans that he is gay.

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“I never wanted to be gay, ” he tells (614).

“I was not makg an optn to be gay so I uld be loyal to her and my children, ” he told me.

But he cid to put his reer on the le this week and acknowledge to his fans that he is gay. His study of the Scriptur, he says, has led him to believe that the handful of Bible vers that directly addrs homosexualy do not prohib the kd of lovg, mted gay relatnships known to the morn world. Pearson’s shift plac him the center of a growg movement of popular Christian micians who are g out as gay and are advotg for a more open and acceptg posture the church.

EVERYDAY SUNDAY: CHRISTIAN ROCKER TREY PEARSON SAYS HE NEVER WANTED TO E OUT AS GAY

Everyday Sunday sger Trey Pearson spoke a ltle too soon about beg the first openly gay artist to play at a major Christian mic ftival: He was removed om the bill after some of the evangelil productn team members threatened to qu. * everyday sunday gay *

Ray Boltz, whose songs were stapl evangelil church throughout the 1990s, me out as gay 2004. Grammy-nomated Anthony Williams beme the first openly gay gospel artist 2009.

Sce Christian mic fans tend to be nservative and believe that homosexual acts are sful, you won’t hear the artists’ mic played most church or on Christian rad the days. He will perform at Wild Goose, the Christian ftival July, and hop to bee a voice wh the burgeong “gay Christian” movement. I had never before admted to myself that I was gay, let alone to anyone else.

MARRIED CHRISTIAN SGER TREY PEARSON COM OUT AS GAY

I have tried not to be gay for more than 20 years of my life. Tryg not to be gay, has only led to a sire for timacy iendships which phed iends away, and has rulted a marriage where I uldn’t love or satisfy my wife a way that she need. I am never gog to be able to change how I am, and no matter how healthy our relatnship be, ’s never gog to change what I know ep down: that I am gay.

I thk I need to be able to affirm other gay people before I uld ever accept for myself. It’s not only an ia for me that I’m gay; It’s my life. Sign up to our Eveng Headl email for your daily gui to the latt newsSign up to our ee US Eveng Headl emailTrey Pearson said he never wanted to be gay.

”Mr Pearson, 35, who has enjoyed succs both the Christian mic charts as well as the Billboard Top 200, said he took to the bible to see what said about homosexual sire and nclud that vers addrsg the matter do not specifilly proscribe a lovg relatnship wh another man.

LEAD SGER OF CHRISTIAN BAND EVERYDAY SUNDAY COM OUT AS GAY

Among those who have voiced support for him is Vicky Beechg, the Brish Christian rock star who is huge the US and me out as gay an terview said he was upset that some people turned to the bible to try and jtify bigotry. Several other Christian micians who me out as gay - Ray Boltz, Anthony Williams, Jennifer Knapp, Vicky Beechg - have seldom played on Christian rad statns sce acknowledgg their Mr Pearson said that he had spoken to many dividual DJs who had been supportive of his cisn. Trey Pearson, the lead sger of the Christian rock band Everyday Sunday has announced that he is gay.

“Tryg not to be gay, has only led to a sire for timacy iendships, which phed iends away, and has rulted a marriage where I uldn’t love or satisfy my wife a way that she need. Lead Sger Of Christian Band Everyday Sunday Com Out As Gay. LOG IN WITH FACEBOOKHome›Entertament›Lead Sger Of Christian Band Everyday Sunday Com Out As Gay›Entertament.

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For many who grew up nservative muni, his story will seem faiar, bee has been told already by other gay Christian artists like Jennifer Knapp, Mary Lambert, and Vicki Beechg. “I never wanted to be gay, ” he told (614).

‘I NEVER WANTED TO BE GAY’: CHRISTIAN MICIAN OUT, MOVG LETTER TO FANS

Gay Christian Rocker Trey Pearson on Beg Oted From Ftival Bill & How He End Up Onstage Anyway. Everyday Sunday sger Trey Pearson spoke a ltle too soon about beg the first openly gay artist to play at a major Christian mic ftival: He was removed om the bill after some of the…. When Christian rocker Trey Pearson of the band Everyday Sunday me out as a gay man May, no one assumed would be a smooth road for him to ntue gettg the same Christian ftival and church bookgs he’d enjoyed over the last .

Jt how difficult that path might be me to the fore when Pearson was bumped off the bill at a major ftival over Labor Day weekend, a saga that pots to jt how nflicted the ntemporary Christian mic world is over gay issu. “I will be the first openly gay artist to ever play a major Christian mic ftival!

If you talk to the guys my md, I thk there’s a gamut of feelgs about homosexualy and whether or not ’s sful, or what a s is” — om Vercch, who has bee an atheist sce jog the band, partly due to his changg feelgs about the church’s treatment of homosexualy, to other members who mata more tradnally evangelil viewpots.

Christian rock star out as gay. Here’s the letter he wrote to the world

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