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

i am not gay no more

It’s been an tertg few weeks the world of “gay” viral vios. First we met 15-year-old Brendan Jordan, whose rehg, unapologetic...

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

He beme a viral sensatn, g the phrase, "I don't like mens no more!" 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 am not gay no more *

" 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.

ANDREW “I’M NOT GAY NO MORE" CALDWELL ADMS HE STILL HAS "DIR" FOR {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;}LIFEBY EVAN ROSS KATZFEBARY 26, 2015/5:45 PMBY EVAN ROSS KATZFEBARY 26, 2015 / 5:45 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"ANDREW “I’M NOT GAY NO MORE\" CALDWELL ADMS HE STILL HAS \"DIR\" FOR MENS","DATEPUBLISHED":"2015-02-26T22:45:49.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2015-02-26T22:45:49.000+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":"EVAN ROSS KATZ","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{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;}REMEMBER ANDREW CALDWELL, THE 21-YEAR-OLD WHO MA A VIRTUAL SPLASH WHEN HE ANNOUNCED TO THE PARISHNERS AT HIS ST. LOUIS CHURCH "I'M NOT GAY NO MORE!"?{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;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .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;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !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;}IN A NEW TERVIEW WH NBC 12, CALDWELL REVEALS HE'S HAD A CHANGE OF HEART AFTER A FEW MONTHS OF INTER FAME THE REAR-VIEW {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 DID NOT WANT TO GO VIRAL,” HE EXPLAS. “I DID NOT WANT TO GET UP THERE AND JT SAY ANYTHG AND LOOK CRAZY ONT OF THOANDS OF PEOPLE. I WENT UP THERE BEE I NEED PRAYER THAT DAY. I NEED SO MUCH PRAYER.”{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;}CALDWELL SAYS WHILE HE STILL WANTS TO CHANGE, HE HOP THERE'S A PLACE FOR GAY PEOPLE HIS FAH.  HE SAYS THE SPEAKER BEFORE HIM HAD LLED GAYS THE CHURCH "SISSI," AND SUGGTED THEY SHOULD "BLEED OM THEIR BUTTS."{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;}"THEY THK THAT THEY N PREACH THE HOMOSEXUALS AWAY THE CHURCH OF GOD CHRIST. AND YOU N'T."{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;}RELATED: CHURCH THREATENS TO SUE “I’M NOT GAY NO MORE” GUY OVER ITUN {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;}ASKED IF HE WAS ED "LIVERED," CALDWELL SAYS "NO, THAT'S NOT THE SE... I STILL HAVE SIR. IF I WAS LIVERED, GOD SHOULD LIVER ME MORE. I KNOW TAK A PROCS—BUT I THK IS GOG A LTLE B {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;}CALDWELL SAYS HE WANTS THE ALMIGHTY TO WORK ON HIS MANNERISMS: "I WANT GOD TO STOP THE SWCHG... TALKG LIKE A WOMAN."{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;}OUR SUGGTN, ANDREW? TO BORROW A PHRASE OM OUR SPIRUAL LEAR, “IF YOU DON'T LOVE YOURSELF, HOW THE HELL YOU GONNA LOVE SOMEBODY ELSE?”{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;}CAN WE GET AN AMEN?!{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

Andrew Caldwell has apparently learned the lson that, well, you n’t pray away the gay, as the sayg go. * i am not gay no more *

"I'm not gay no more! 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.

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

* i am not gay no more *

"In jt the past week, Caldwell claims he was attacked and lled homosexual slurs. Andrew Caldwell has apparently learned the lson that, well, you n’t pray away the gay, as the sayg go.

"I'M NOT GAY NO MORE" VIRAL VIO GETS AWOME DANCE REMIX: {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;}LIFEBY DAN AVERYNOVEMBER 11, 2014/11:26 AMBY DAN AVERYNOVEMBER 11, 2014 / 11:26 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"\"I'M NOT GAY NO MORE\" VIRAL VIO GETS AWOME DANCE REMIX: WATCH","DATEPUBLISHED":"2014-11-11T16:26:12.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2014-11-11T16:26:12.000+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":"DAN AVERY","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{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;}YTERDAY WE BROUGHT YOU THE VIRAL GEM OF A MAN ANNOUNCG TO HIS CHURCH THAT HE HAD BE -LIVUH-ED OM THE AFFLICTN OF HOMOSEXUALY. "I'M NOT GAY NO MORE!" THE UNKNOWN SHEEP TOLD THE FLOCK AT CHUCH OF GOD CHRIST. "I DON'T LIKE MENS NO MORE!"{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;}AND QUICKER THAN YOU ULD SAY "WHAT ABOUT THAT BOW TIE," MIC MAN DRE RELEASED A DANCE VERSN OF HIS TOTALLY HETERO TTIMONY. HONTLY, WE GET A LUTHER VANDROSS VIBE HERE,{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 SAID HE'S NOT GAY ANYMORE. [I'M] JT BACKG HIM UP MILLY," DRE SAID ON HIS YOUTUBE {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;}{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;}WATCH THE ORIGAL "I'M NOT GAY NO MORE" VIO {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

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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.

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?

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

Here's a parody vio of the ntroversial "I'm not GAY no more" vio that seemed to upset straights and gays alike. For some reason people have a hard time believg a gay man n turn his life around and ci not to give to his unnatural urg. If you notice, the cricism and outrage * i am not gay no more *

Blake Apologiz For Homophobic, COGIC Convotn Sermon [VIDEO]. Louis church "I'm not gay no more! ”Caldwell says while he still wants to change, he hop there's a place for gay people his fah.

He says the speaker before him had 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. Why Did Andrew Caldwell’s Ex-Gay Vio Go Viral?

It’s been an tertg few weeks the world of “gay” viral vios. 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.

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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!

‘I’M NOT GAY NO MORE’ PARODY VIO

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.

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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. 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.

HE’S BEEN DELIVERT?! LTLE RICHARD HTS HE’S NO LONGER GAY

” 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. 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.

Yterday we brought you the viral gem of a man announcg to his church that he had be -LIVUH-ed om the afflictn of homosexualy.

*BEAR-MAGAZINE.COM* I AM NOT GAY NO MORE

Ltle Richard Says No Longer Gay.

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