What if people did know there was a worship song written by a drag queen

August 11, 2023 6:04 AM

Flamy Grant responds to Sean Feucht [who?] on TikTok and rallies the troops. [TikTok, 4m11s] Paste Magazine lays it all out from a couple of weeks ago. Drag Queen Flamy Grant Tops the iTunes Christian Charts Fast forward, this past week, Good Day landed on the Billboard Christian Digital Sales Chart at #20 [Billboard]. Also: Christian drag queen Flamy Grant's No. 1 album is battle cry against 'terrible theology' of religious bigots [Entertainment Weekly] The song in question: Good Day [audio only, 5m, and oh goodness!]

BONUS: Missing You [Amy Grant cover] [3m20s]

posted by hippybear (11 comments total)

Oh goodness, indeed. Thank you for this.
posted by mcdoublewide at 6:39 AM on August 11, 2023

Very tickled to learn about Flamy Grant, indeed (as an elder millennial, gonna be chuckling over that name for a while).
posted by daisystomper at 6:49 AM on August 11, 2023 [9 favorites]

Clicked play on this live version. Made it about 20 seconds. Went to the bathroom so my co-workers wouldn't hear me sobbing.
posted by mcdoublewide at 6:49 AM on August 11, 2023 [8 favorites]

Here's a list of useful links for LGBTQ teens
There's a heartbreaking comment below that first video from a gay 13 yr old.
posted by mareli at 7:14 AM on August 11, 2023 [2 favorites]

Sean Feucht is a reminder that there will always be a new generation of terrible people waiting in the wings to be the New Terrible Person in the spotlight.
posted by RakDaddy at 7:28 AM on August 11, 2023 [3 favorites]

Available on Bandcamp, just bought the album, thank you for the links.
posted by dorothyisunderwood at 8:05 AM on August 11, 2023

Amy Grant makes me twitch, as a teen who went to summer church youth group camps but styled herself as a Riot Grrl…nonetheless, I wish Flamy every success and I streamed for the cause.
posted by amanda at 10:11 AM on August 11, 2023

I'll bet Amy Grant ain't mad about Flamy Grant, tho.
posted by straight at 12:45 PM on August 11, 2023 [2 favorites]

I googled "Amy Grant comment on Flamy Grant" and got this Billboard article Amy Grant Slams Homophobic Backlash Over LGBTQ+ Niece’s Wedding: ‘I Love Those Brides’ from Jan of this year.

As of yet, nothing about this particular tribute.
posted by hippybear at 12:54 PM on August 11, 2023 [3 favorites]

And I say tribute because if you go to Flamy's YouTube page, her first several videos are of her doing Amy Grant covers. I found that really moving, actually.
posted by hippybear at 12:55 PM on August 11, 2023 [3 favorites]

In case y'all haven't been following the news, check out the ACLU lawsuit where Flamy is involved, where Tennessee is trying to shut down drag at Pride.
posted by mittens at 12:46 PM on September 1, 2023