(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.'
Contents:
- WHO'S GAY GOSPEL MIC?
- TONEX: FIRST OPENLY GAY GOSPEL SINGER HAS NEW NAME AND NEW SOUND
- SOUTHERN GOSPEL SGER KENNY BISHOP IS NOW A GAY UNED CHURCH OF CHRIST PASTOR
- CHRISTIAN ROCK STAR OUT AS GAY. HERE’S THE LETTER HE WROTE TO THE WORLD
WHO'S GAY GOSPEL MIC?
Former Evangelil pastor Bce Gerencser wr about Southern Gospel Sger Kenny Bishop is Now a Gay Uned Church of Christ Pastor! * gay gospel artist *
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. '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.
TONEX: FIRST OPENLY GAY GOSPEL SINGER HAS NEW NAME AND NEW SOUND
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.
SOUTHERN GOSPEL SGER KENNY BISHOP IS NOW A GAY UNED CHURCH OF CHRIST PASTOR
The Gospel church and homosexualy has reportedly had a long ter-twg relatnship.
CHRISTIAN ROCK STAR OUT AS GAY. HERE’S THE LETTER HE WROTE TO THE WORLD
Boy Band Members Who Are Out As Gay, Bisexual or Queer. (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.
”Read More: Kirk Frankl lls out homophobia the church: ‘Nothg to do wh the Bible’Now, the Grammy Award-wng artist says he believ his stggle over his sexualy will leave him whout the fay he always dreamed of. ”Read More: Kelly Rowland explas why she left her church after Dty’s Child’s ‘secular mic’ cricism“There may be some who will read this and rent some of the statements ma about homosexualy.
My hope is for gay/queer children and adults are met wh love and acceptance so they n eely exist.