For gay Christian micians, choosg to e out often means watchg their reers disappear.
Contents:
- OPENLY ‘GAY’ RERDG ARTIST REACH NO. 1 ‘CHRISTIAN’ SPOT ON ITUN
- GAY WORSHIP ARTIST TOPS LREN DAIGLE FOR NUMBER ONE CHRISTIAN MIC SPOT ON ITUN
- THE EX-GAY CHRISTIANY MOVEMENT IS MAKG A QUIET EBACK. THE EFFECTS ON LGBTQ YOUTH ULD BE VASTATG.
- FOR GAY CHRISTIAN MICIANS, WORK BALANC FAH, ART, LOVE
- JAGUARS ACH KEV MAXEN OUT AS GAY HISTORIC ANNOUNCEMENT
OPENLY ‘GAY’ RERDG ARTIST REACH NO. 1 ‘CHRISTIAN’ SPOT ON ITUN
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” at a Swchfoot ncert, a practice she advot dog orr to publicly force ‘Christian’ artists to nont their homophobia and outdated and amoral views on homosexualy.
(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. As of today, an openly gay profsg Christian mician has topped the “Christian” mic charts on iTun for the first time history edgg out Lren Daigle who has nsistently topped the charts for months.
GAY WORSHIP ARTIST TOPS LREN DAIGLE FOR NUMBER ONE CHRISTIAN MIC SPOT ON ITUN
Ld by homosexual activists hell-bent on stroyg Christiany and replacg God wh a rabow-themed Zs, Grace Baldridge, who go by the stage name Semler, h number one.
This is unsurprisg as homosexuals have been phg a “gay Christian” movement wh every nomatn om rank hery-totg liberals to even the more nservative nomatns like the Southern Baptist Conventn and the Prybertian Church (PCA). Such movements, cludg Revoice and Livg Out, have normalized homosexualy and served to remove the stigma om pew-sters claimg to be Christian yet are openly gay whether practicg or claimg to be celibate.
In 2019, when Lren Daigle — who now holds the number two spot — was asked by flamg femist lbian, Ellen DeGener if homosexualy was a s, Daigle rpond that she “uldn’t know for sure. In Febary 2020, Charisma Magaze — which is popular for promotg the morn-day sons of Sceva — praised another openly gay worship lear who performed a rendn of Lren Daigle’s You Say durg an Amerin Idol performance.
THE EX-GAY CHRISTIANY MOVEMENT IS MAKG A QUIET EBACK. THE EFFECTS ON LGBTQ YOUTH ULD BE VASTATG.
And, 2019, Charisma did the same thg praisg another openly gay worship sger. The openly queer Christian artist Semler was elated to report the breakg news that the parkg attendant at a Swchfoot ncert supports gay rights. Later that eveng, their plan was: “Sometime maybe after ‘Dare You to Move’ is played, I’m gonna yell ‘gay rights’ and kd of see what their crowd do.
Growg up gay the body of Christ. While many unaffirmg gay evangelil celebri tend to talk about their sexualy as a burn, a thorn their flh, or as somethg to be overe, Semler approach their sexualy wh gratu. My qut to fd the word ‘homosexual’ the Bible | Opn by Ed Oxford.
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.
FOR GAY CHRISTIAN MICIANS, WORK BALANC FAH, ART, LOVE
's high time christian mic got a shake up wh a msage of realy & hope beyond the homogenized CCM... The reactn mirrors the way many morn megachurch eher offer vague statements about acceptance while tryg to shift the foc away om their anti-gay polici or stay quiet on the issue. Sger-songwrer Julien Baker me out as queer 2016 alongsi Trey Pearson om Everyday Sunday, who me out as gay an emotnal letter to fans.
Baldridge stated that “Relient K is about to have a bunch of gays at their shows this sprg now. The Gospel church and homosexualy has reportedly had a long ter-twg relatnship.
Boy Band Members Who Are Out As Gay, Bisexual or Queer. Bt known as a falist on the first season of sgg petn The Four, VINCINT is an openly gay Philalphia artist whose soarg vols have garnered him massive cril acclaim. Openly gay and genrqueer, Kg Prcs is unaaid to adorn the lyrics of her songs wh femist msag and lbian love.
JAGUARS ACH KEV MAXEN OUT AS GAY HISTORIC ANNOUNCEMENT
His newt album DEACON explor the magic of Black gay love and the tenrns prent the bt pannships, whether they be platonic or not. Wh sugary sweet hs like "Wish You Were Gay" and "Soft Spot, " 's only a matter of time before Cld fds a more mastream dience. STANDOUT TRACKS: "Wish You Were Gay, " "Soft Spot, " "If I Were You".
In a genre that has historilly blacklisted micians for g out as gay or even askg qutns about same-sex marriage, there is a revolutn unrway which artists such as Semler are rvg out a new niche that embrac LGBTQ inty. By droppg mic directly on streamg apps and utilizg social media, their songs about everythg om gay love to unfortable ffee dat wh queer-nmng Christians n fd their dience.
“The worst part is they are willg to tuck their tail between their legs and be silent and feel shame about , ” said Trey Pearson, who me out as gay 2016, “bee whether you are a Christian mic rock star or mic lear of a church, you know your reer and your muny is over the mute you are hont and vulnerable. “There are many Christian rad PD’s who are affirmg, who have gay people their fai, but they are also actg acrdance wh the pany they work for, which often is a nonprof mistry or attached to a church that has a statement of beliefs place, ” said Hser.