Andrew Caldwell’s ex-gay church viral vio: Why are we lghg at ?

Contents:

• “I’M NOT GAY NO MORE” CHURCHGOER STILL DIR MEN, ADMS HE HASN’T BEEN “DELIVERDT”
• WHY DID ANDREW CALDWELL’S EX-GAY VIO GO VIRAL?
• CHURCH THREATENS LAWSU OVER 'I'M NOT GAY NO MORE' SONG
• COGIC THREATENS TO SUE ‘DELIVERT’ MAN OVER ‘I’M NOT GAY NO MORE’ SONG?
• MAN WHO CLAIMED 'I'M NOT GAY NO MORE' RPONDS TO CRICS
• “I’M NOT GAY NO MORE” CHURCHGOER STILL DIR MEN, ADMS HE HASN’T BEEN “DELIVERDT”
• "I'M NOT GAY NO MORE!" GUY SAYS HE WASN'T REALLY 'LIVERT'
• “I DON’T LIKE MENS ANYMORE”: MAN CLAIMS TO BE DELIVERED FROM BEG GAY AT CHURCH [VIDEO]

“I’M NOT GAY NO MORE” CHURCHGOER STILL DIR MEN, ADMS HE HASN’T BEEN “DELIVERDT”

Andrew Caldwell has apparently learned the lson that, well, you n’t pray away the gay, as the sayg go. You may rell the story of Caldwell, who beme a virtual h last fall when he flamboyantly nounced his homosexualy at the 107th Holy Convotn of the Church of God In Christ St.

“I’m not gay no more, ” said Caldwell, who was cked out a paisley jacket, purple shirt, and flouncy bow tie a vio that went viral, spawng jok, songs, and ritur. I’m not gay! He told the statn that he was ser at the time and ma the pronouncements bee the speaker before him had ma homophobic ments.

“They thk that they n preach the homosexuals away the Church of God Christ, ” said Caldwell.

WHY DID ANDREW CALDWELL’S EX-GAY VIO GO VIRAL?

Caldwell went on to exprs regrets about makg the statements, sayg he has received ath threats and been lled homosexual slurs. He asks for more prayer bee he tly do want to be livered om homosexualy. Do any of you believe “prayg away the gay, ” or do you believe that such thkg is harmful to the muny?

Blake Apologiz For Homophobic, COGIC Convotn Sermon [VIDEO]. Why Did Andrew Caldwell’s Ex-Gay Vio Go Viral? It’s been an tertg few weeks the world of “gay” viral vios.

CHURCH THREATENS LAWSU OVER 'I'M NOT GAY NO MORE' SONG

And now we are alg wh Andrew Caldwell, a 21-year-old man whose exuberant claratn of havg been cured of homosexualy was met wh much jubilatn by atten of the Church of God Christ’s 107th Holy Convotn … and much chucklg by the gay blogosphere.

While the figur the vios are very different—Jordan openly and happily intifi as gay, while Caldwell ntu to assert he is ex-gay—I n’t help but nsir them together terms of the rponse they’ve generated.

COGIC THREATENS TO SUE ‘DELIVERT’ MAN OVER ‘I’M NOT GAY NO MORE’ SONG?

I prevly argued that Jordan’s allure lay the trouble he ed for ntemporary ias about “rpectable” gay behavr; he b the sweet of entertament wh the salty be of transgrsn. But first, a rep: In his ttimony, Caldwell exclaims: “I’m not gay no more!

Watchg all this, is easy to unrstand why an out gay viewer might have trouble settlg on the appropriate reactn—so much is at play.

First, there’s the relig celebratn of ex-gayns, which is nox, but not really surprisg. But wh that ntext, we’re shown a man who, spe or perhaps bee of the words g out of his mouth (women, women, women), seems very gay, at least the sense of cultural markers. We all see this and regnize , and yet the current polil paradigm of self-claratn disurag fg gayns those terms (at least public), so we’re left sort of a strange posn.

MAN WHO CLAIMED 'I'M NOT GAY NO MORE' RPONDS TO CRICS

Do we believe Caldwell, sce he is very fiantly not “out, ” or do we go wh our gaydars and ntue to nsir this man a homo (and perhaps even a n artist) spe his prottatns?

When the gay blogs ially vered the vio’s viral breakout, most posted wh ltle mentary other than a general suggtn that this object was patently risible. The “church queen”—the closeted gay man who sublimat his sexualy service of the church, often an artistic pacy like choir director—is a faiar and oft-rid figure. ” Cane is hard on the “black church” about s role trmatizg gays, llg “te, ep vlence, ” but he also nmns those mockg Caldwell as participatg his abe.

So much of the rponse to this vio (among the gay muny, anyway) has felt giddy that way people get when they are actually anx about somethg ser.

“I’M NOT GAY NO MORE” CHURCHGOER STILL DIR MEN, ADMS HE HASN’T BEEN “DELIVERDT”

The church muny appears to be important to this man, and is clear that he nnot be openly gay and rema a part of this particular one. Nor, should be said, n he fd shelter the church queen archetype; the succs of the gay rights movement has had the nsequence of makg those kds of prevly tolerated rol creasgly untenable. But nsirg his effemacy, his fah, even his blackns, would the mastream gay muny be any more welg?

In the end, I wonr if we are not so much embarrassed for Caldwell as we are embarrassed that people like Caldwell may see so ltle of value current gay culture that nyg themselv orr to fd acceptance where they n is an appealg optn.

" Andrew Caldwell liv Missouri, but he reached out to NBC12 to clear the air about the vio, his "gay nversn" experience and the backlash he has felt. "I'm not gay no more!

"I'M NOT GAY NO MORE!" GUY SAYS HE WASN'T REALLY 'LIVERT'

Caldwell says the speaker lled gays the church "sissi" and suggted they should "bleed om their butts. "They thk that they n preach the homosexuals away the Church of God Christ, " said Caldwell.

"In jt the past week, Caldwell claims he was attacked and lled homosexual slurs. The man who proclaimed himself ee of homosexualy church uld be head to urt over his words, TMZ reports.

“I DON’T LIKE MENS ANYMORE”: MAN CLAIMS TO BE DELIVERED FROM BEG GAY AT CHURCH [VIDEO]

The Church of God Christ has orred Andrew Caldwell to stop sellg the “I’m Not Gay No More” chant that he turned to a song or face a lawsu.