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Contents:
- BLACKS, GAYS AND THE CHURCH: A COMPLEX RELATNSHIP
- ARE ALL THE CHOIR DIRECTORS GAY? BLACK MEN’S SEXUALY AND INTY GOSPEL PERFORMANCE
- WHO'S GAY GOSPEL MIC?
- 40 BT GAY SGERS & MICIANS OF ALL TIME (LGBTQ+ SGERS)
- 'EX-GAY' DONNIE MCCLURK AT BOSTON'S GOSPELFT
BLACKS, GAYS AND THE CHURCH: A COMPLEX RELATNSHIP
* gay black 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. The worship sger, who me out as gay on The Voice 2019, told Baldridge he was let go om his job as a worship lear at his church after revealg his sexualy.
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ARE ALL THE CHOIR DIRECTORS GAY? BLACK MEN’S SEXUALY AND INTY GOSPEL PERFORMANCE
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WHO'S GAY GOSPEL MIC?
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“I do regnize myself as a bisexual male & do & have always openly supported the gay muny & will keep dog so 2017. (Photo by Paras Griff/Getty Imag for ESSENCE)McClurk, 61, had prevly opened up years ago about his past stggl wh homosexualy, which he lled a “perversn, ” and claimed that he was able to supprs his sexual orientatn, cg his and many Christian church’ stance on homosexualy as a admted that he still had urg to be wh men but chose not to. Comparg homosexualy to diabet he said, “I don’t eat sugar, but don’t mean that I don’t want sugar.
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40 BT GAY SGERS & MICIANS OF ALL TIME (LGBTQ+ SGERS)
Wiley is a proment advote of gay marriage. Print Obama's recent announcement that he supports same-sex marriage turned the spotlight on rervatns many blacks harbor about gay rights. Most polls show Ain-Amerins evenly divid about gay marriage, but the vol opposn, led by preachers, has gaed more attentn.
Woon helped lead the recent mpaign that outlawed gay marriage his state. The virtuosy of gay sgers, micians and posers has been the drivg force velopg popular gospel choirs — even chart-toppg, Grammy-wng acts — that make money for a church, help expand ngregatns and raise the profil of pastors. It all happens unr an unspoken "don't ask, don't tell" ctom that allows gay people to be active the church, though closeted, and church to reap the benefs of their membership.
'EX-GAY' DONNIE MCCLURK AT BOSTON'S GOSPELFT
"On the one hand, you're nurtured the choir but you also have to s through some of those fire and brimstone sermons about homosexualy beg an abomatn, " says E.
Patrick Johnson, an openly gay gospel sger and thor of Sweet Tea: An Oral History of Black Gay Men of the South.
Patrick Johnson, who is openly gay, says morn gospel mic is largely fed by the artistry of black gay men.