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Gospel Star Kim Burrell Apologizes for ‘Hurtful’ Remarks About LGBTQ+ Community; GLAAD Responds


Gospel singer Kim Burrell apologized to the LGBTQ+ community for making "hurtful" comments throughout her career. Get all the details.

In response, Darian Aaron, the director of local news: U.S. South for LGBTQ+ advocacy organization GLAAD, published a statement calling Burrell’s apology merely “a first step” toward “accountability and healing” for the community. “Black LGBTQ people who remain in traditional faith communities are very familiar with the anti-LGBTQ rhetoric Burrell and others have espoused throughout her career,” he wrote. “We are well-versed in the ‘lingo and jargon’ of Black church culture and a gospel music industry that benefits from our gifts but demands us to be silent about our truth.

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