Amy Grant’s Queer Career
Did the Christian superstar sneak in LGBT themes?
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8 min readMar 2, 2021
Although Evangelical Chrisitanity has often been defined by little more than anti-gay messaging, its favorite singer of decades was another story.
Her career in Christian music started when she was age 17. Within a year, she’d recall, she realized she had a gay fanbase. “I’ve always had a big gay following,” she notes in a 2013 interview.
It’s been observed by others.
The musician Shaun Groves, who has toured with Amy, observes in a 2016 blog post:
“While the middle-aged and older couples around them sit politely toe-tapping, gay men stand and sing every word to every song. Pockets of them all across the room.”
But exactly how ‘queer’ her career has been might be a bit surprising.