Thanks for joining me on this August Wednesday. It’s still super hot here in Nashville, but the cooler evenings and mornings give me hope for gorgeous fall days.
While we can hope for those ideal moments of peace (like crisp fall mornings), alas the world and the news cycle keeps turning. Send any tips or thoughts you just can’t keep inside to my inbox at abeahm@reckonmedia.com.
This week we’re talking about Flamy Grant–the worship pastor turned drag queen whose music is topping the iTunes music charts and garnering the attention of the contemporary Christian music industry.
Meet Flamy Grant:
5 things you should know about Flamy Grant, the drag queen who topped the Christian music charts
This worship pastor turned drag queen is making waves and speaking her truth about being queer in evangelical spaces.
Journey with me into the rich world where faith, sex, politics and art collide: Flamy Grant’s drag contemporary Christian music.
Here’s what you need to know about the worship pastor more than two decades turned drag queen and her chart-topping album “Bible Belt Baby.”
She was a worship pastor for decades
Flamy Grant is a drag queen from western North Carolina who affectionately refers to herself as “a Bible Belt Baby and your gay auntie.”
The person under the wig is Matthew Blake, a former worship leader turned drag queen.
Keep reading to get the story behind the name “Flamy” and how Trump is involved in all of this.
ICYMI: Black Joy goes to BlackStar Film Festival
Black Joy Archive Blackstar Film Series
In their latest three-part podcast series, Reckon’s Black Joy team goes behind the scenes of the 12th BlackStar Film Festival to examine what makes this annual gathering such a special part of Philadelphia’s culture. Listen in to our conversations about BlackStar’s origin with founder Maori Karmael-Holmes, learn the process of programming films with festival director Nehad Khader, and put yourself in the shoes of Filmmaker Lab fellows David Gaines and Elizah Turner as they premiere their film for the first time.
Listen to Episode 1: The Birth of BlackStar Film Festival with Founder, Maori Karmael-Holmes on Spotify or Apple Music
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From my browsing history
I ain’t gonna church it up this week, but I am going to share what I’ve been loving about the latest season of The Righteous Gemstones and some other, less lighthearted reads:
To wrap it up:
Thanks for reading Matter of Faith this week. As always, catch me online on(or whatever we’re calling Twitter now)
I hope you gained another wrinkle in your proverbial brain’s knowledge on the intersection of faith, sex and politics. As always, you can find me on Instagram and the website we’re calling X now. I also just joined Threads this week, so come say hello!
Y’all take care and stay curious.
– Anna
