Whout the artistic and emotnal ntributns of gay people there would be no gospel mic. This is the provotive and nvcg claim ma by Anthony Heilbut his majtic new book, "The Fan Who Knew Too Much."
Contents:
- WHO'S GAY GOSPEL MIC?
- GAYS, GOD AND GOSPEL MIC
- OPENLY GAY GOSPEL ARTIST PREACH ACCEPTANCE
- PROMENT CHRISTIAN SGER COM OUT OF THE CLOSET AS GAY! WHO IS IT?
- CHRISTIAN ROCK STAR OUT AS GAY. HERE’S THE LETTER HE WROTE TO THE WORLD
- IS THE CHRISTIAN MIC DTRY LIBERALIZG ON GAY MARRIAGE?
- FOR GAY CHRISTIAN MICIANS, WORK BALANC FAH, ART, LOVE
WHO'S GAY GOSPEL MIC?
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The Gospel church and homosexualy has reportedly had a long ter-twg relatnship.
We wrote about her a few months ago after she shouted “Gay rights! ” at a Swchfoot ncert, a practice she advot dog orr to publicly force ‘Christian’ artists to nont their homophobia and outdated and amoral views on homosexualy.
GAYS, GOD AND GOSPEL MIC
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(In rponse to that ll out, Swchfoot’s Jon Foreman rpond to the axg of a queer “Christian” artist qutng his pro-LGBTQ+ creds, tellg her that LGBTQ+ people are always wele at his ncerts and that he supports gay rights and eedoms. Whout the artistic and emotnal ntributns of gay people there would be no gospel mic. Throughout the middle s of the 20th century, a signifint number of gay or "queer" artists left their mark on gospel mic, a cultural form that many nsir to be Ameri's most origal.
OPENLY GAY GOSPEL ARTIST PREACH ACCEPTANCE
(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.' * gay gospel artists list *
Ined, the ntributn of gays and lbians to gospel mic has been so large as to be absolutely "ccial and fundamental. The say on "the children, " the faial appellatn ed to refer to gays the church, is siar ntent and theme to "The Gospel Sound" that Heilbut is keen on revealg the gospel world all s plexy, paradox and ntradictn. It may not do much for Mahalia Jackson's "satly image" to know that she was notorly stgy and uld cs like a sailor, but fills out her human portra jt say on "the children, " however, is more a medatn on homosexualy and black church.
Heilbut gets beyond simply acknowledgg the prence of gays black church and the fact that gospel artists such as Sam Cooke, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Alex Bradford and Jam Cleveland (to name only a few) were known to be gay or "queer.
" He intifi a time when black church were safe spac for "the children, " a time when gays and lbians sought and found refuge church that not only acknowledged their prence but also their value.
PROMENT CHRISTIAN SGER COM OUT OF THE CLOSET AS GAY! WHO IS IT?
Everyday Sunday's Trey Pearson may have revealed a new tth g out as gay, but as for whether that will set him ee the world of Christian mic, dtry veterans -- and former CCM artists like Jennifer Knapp and Vicky Beechg -- have their doubts about whether he n expect an embrace gospel circl. * gay gospel artists list *
For this reason, many black gays and lbians once were among "the most fahful members" of black church and "the most avid celebrants" of s worship culture. There was a time when a gospel song about beg "livered" wasn't for beg "livered om homosexualy.
When he surveys the current world of gospel, seeg (wh some exceptns) so far om s glor past and so nial of s gay roots, the anger and the grief nearly overtake is soberg to regnize that what Heilbut ultimately acplish the say is an acuntg of gospel mic's fall om grace to near irrelevance. He knows that the overemphasis on nmng homosexualy that one fds the gospel world and many black church is not a sign of prophetic wns.
CHRISTIAN ROCK STAR OUT AS GAY. HERE’S THE LETTER HE WROTE TO THE WORLD
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IS THE CHRISTIAN MIC DTRY LIBERALIZG ON GAY MARRIAGE?
Not long ago, beg openly gay often wasn’t well-received by the public and mic dtry. And that’s why gay rockstars were so important – and Freddie Mercury was probably the most fluential.
Although Mercury did keep his personal life private, he has been celebrated gay muny for s.
Ricky Mart is the ‘Kg of Lat Pop’, but he is also one of the most famo gay pop sgers.
FOR GAY CHRISTIAN MICIANS, WORK BALANC FAH, ART, LOVE
He me out as gay 2010, when he was already a big star.