Thomas Hill - Pray the Gay Away - Brave New Voices 2013

[@zixinyt3240]

"Come to the alter, and let me alter you". I saw this for the first time 4 years ago and I'm still shook.

[@figthegiant4065]

“Bless the body and blood stripped bare for some shadow of salvation” holy shit.

[@lo373]

"Don’t need no sunshine for your salvation; Welcome to the dark side."

[@strangesheree]

Don't ever let them take God from you. Don't ever let them convince you that they HATE on God's authority. Don't blame God. God loves us all. Any conditions placed on that love was set there by people who have no say on the matter. People who have no right to judge. No matter who you love or how you live, God loves you just the way he made you. Just like all the rest of us.

[@monicarocks27]

Mahalia Godfrey agreed

[@somerandomgeek9785]

Mahalia Godfrey thank you💖 from a queer Christian who’s not so sure of my religion because of my sexuality

[@babyeater3433]

Gods fake

[@killmepls-rg8kk]

Just hush. Take your opinion else where please. We don't go around commenting how fake god is, now do we? So you shouldn't do it either.

[@babyeater3433]

Samantha O'Neal lol if they say that, ima say my opinion

[@jasminnicole5293]

Obsessed with this poem in a very healthy, unhealthy way.

[@Em-hh7jk]

THESE are the words I've been looking for. Wow! I see such bravery in this dude.

[@MissICandii2011]

I just love watching him perform. He's amazing

[@chiannegibbs9462]

MissICandii2011 honestly

[@shounenyaoi1]

i had tears in my eyes.....

[@cjferrara2202]

shounenyaoi it's been five years.... are u still crying?

[@biscuitcucumberpatch3311]

I made a short list poem about Homosexual people, hear we go: "We're people" by AshiePie 7 homosexual people talking about homophobic people. We're 'unnatural. We're a 'disgrace. We're 'manipulated'. We're 'out of place'. We're 'contagious'. We're a 'different race'. We're 'sinners'. We 'made a mistake'. We're ...people. We're not a disgrace. We're people. We're the same race. We're people. We made no mistake. We're People

[@sleepless-cc4mo]

damn man thats good. thata good

[@sleepless-cc4mo]

may i spread it to another social media. by the name of talk life ill be sure to guve all credit to you

[@biscuitcucumberpatch3311]

squirrel, moose, and clarence Of course, as long as you don't get all the credit, but I trust that you wouldn't do that.

[@kacey3027]

This is amazing and really good, you should spread your poetry more often :)

[@biscuitcucumberpatch3311]

@@kacey3027 thanks, I don't even remember making this

[@lwazintshengulana9228]

At some point, I used to watch this almost every night.

[@kellyc.3731]

so many raw emotions and a nice relatable message so dope

[@HonestlyKamyll]

i felt that

[@shanonwebb4718]

I'm so sorry that this was his/your encounter with those who are called to represent our loving God. We are human and many times we fail to represent Him well. I do however know, that He (God) is not always what the church portrays but He is who He came to show us He is in the form of His son, Jesus. I love your poem and I love your story. I pray the father would reveal himself to you for this is the only way one can come to know His amazing Love, through personal encounter. Bless you.

[@Sesameseedss]

this really deserves millions of views

[@Narekah]

#Love is love this is pure gold....I got goosebumps...4 months later after watching for the first time and it still had the same effect

[@marcheleann]

This is amazing

[@rayrayqbaby]

This poem sounds like it was inspired by Kai Davis's "Homicidal Rainbow." If u get the chance, please go and watch her AMAZING video and tell me if you don't see any similarities.

[@kennesdudley6152]

I heard that one. Kai Davis is really good. I liked this one too. "You can't pray the gay away" it was also a line in Grey's Anatomy.

[@Narekah]

this gave me chills 😭😭😭

[@phant0m0th_]

Narekah Baker ikr! The entire thing made me shiver. Every thing about this spoken word poem was brilliant.

[@damienj25]

The second your mouth opened, I got chills. I love this.❤️

[@MrDerrelcheers]

This is one of my favorite poems ever 2019

[@artistdagod1572]

God loves you and if you love him, that's all that will ever matter.

[@artistdagod1572]

AMIRIES4LIFE justinseagullmonieJdulfChristian the man written and revised book? actually no, I don't have that one on my shelf.

[@deeannasmith7148]

AMIRIES4LIFE justinseagullmonieJdulfChristian You are dumb really dumb the Bible never says gay is a sin nor will it ever will be, what kind of hillbilly Bible do you have? Because I got two different Bibles in my house different versions but same rules and BOTH DOSE NOT SAY GAy IS A SIN hell people who wrote the book probably didn't even know what gay was, because no one knew nor didn't have it so shut the fuck up Jesus freak. Until you give me actual facts and verse from the Bible that says it is then you are a lier and a juger and that is also as in as well . The First Commandment: You shall have no other gods before me. Idolatry, greed, covetousness, love of money, gluttony, complaining, not loving God with all your heart, mind, soul, and strength, tempting God, high-mindedness, disobedience, witchcraft, lover of self, putting family, friends, job, or anything else above God including food, money, sports, inter, TV, Internet pornography, movies, cars, attachment to riches or material goods and dozens of other things. The Second Commandment: You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing steadfast love to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments. Love of money, greed, disobedience, covetousness, love of money, lover of self, putting family, friends, job, or anything else above God, irreverent use of God’s Word, attachment to riches or material goods. The Third Commandment: You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain, irreverent use of God’s Word Cursing, swearing, blaspheming, breaking oath taken in God’s name, irreverent use of God’s name in humor, speaking evil of the church, taking communion or the Lord’s Supper in a careless manner or unworthily, anger at God, careless use of God’s name, euphemisms like “geez, gosh, oh my God” etc. The Fourth Commandment: Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor, and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your male servant, or your female servant, or your livestock, or the sojourner who is within your gates. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy. Sloth, laziness, neglecting to assemble with the saints, profaning worship service, fighting or speaking evil of Christian brothers or sisters. The Fifth Commandment: Honor your father and your mother, breaking civil laws when taught by parents to do obey the laws, failing to take care of aged parents, failing to take care of sick parents, fighting with and/or speaking evil about siblings, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.

[@briannasimms7163]

okay okay missy calm down. I get what you are saying, I really do. but lets back track for a second. first and foremost, calling a person that you do not know dumb, is quite dumb yourself. and I'm a jesus freak? explain why YOU have two Bibles. many people don't believe it but there WERE gays back in the bible times! ever heard of SODOM AND GOMORRA?!!!! God DESTORYED Sodom and Gomorra BECUASE OF THE GAYS!!! if you believe the Bible, than um.....yeah that's what happened to the gays back then..... and I am NOT judging ANYONE! I am just a messenger. I NEVER said I hated gays, I have friends that are gays. does that mean I agree with their lifestyle?? NO! only becuase the book I believe in says that sin is worthy of DEATH and they with BURN in the lake of fire UNLESS saved by the one and true GOD! hey, I have my opinions and you have yours. so try not to get too worked up on this one kay? anyways, thanks for all the commandments I actually know them quite well. but while that is great and all, let me explain one thing. you gave me inserts of the bible and I read them, so I'm going to give you some, that if you have a brain, you might be able to understand and put into those categories.

[@briannasimms7163]

1 Corinthians 6:9-11 9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, 10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. effeminate: being a man, having women characteristics, acting as if one was a women basically being gay. Leviticus 18:21Man shalt not lie with man, as with woman: it is abomination. 23 Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith yep, homosexuality right there fair and square Romans 1:26-30 Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural sexual relations for unnatural ones. 27 In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed shameful acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their error. 28 Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done. 29 They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, 30 slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; 31 they have no understanding, no fidelity, no love, no mercy. 32 Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them. THE HOMOSEXUALS WILL BE PUNISHED!

[@deeannasmith7148]

AMIRIES4LIFE justinseagullmonieJdulfChristian The reason why I have two Bibles in my house is because of my dad and brother you see kid I'm not even Christian I'm wiccan

[@loverace3785]

This is so beautiful, love is love ❤️

[@pikapixie3231]

I was swept away with "soulless searching"

[@OForReal]

Excellent poem, well performed. Any info on Thomas? I will be teaching a workshop on poetry and self advocacy and I want to share a little about him.

[@muhammadmuhaiminhisham7387]

Peace be upon you, as a human beings who has been blessed with a feelings together with a good nature, you definitely need to listen to me, I just want to say that:- 1. Religion is about Peace and Mercy of God. 2. Either we're good person or we're the type of a person who put a barriers, why should there need to be a barriers to loves between one another. 3. Nobody should ever feel belittled for whoever they love. 4. I believe that God will please, and embraces with ours' kind and loving spirits. 5. Whenever you come close yourself to God, He will never judge you by your sexual desire, He will judges and look at you, based on what kind of people you are.

[@faroshscale]

I really wanna be part of this someday

[@SparkleOnWithJoyfulJon]

Amazing!

[@lwazintshengulana9228]

"Without my rainbows, these coffins are looking more bed than box... " 😭

[@breannacraig2025]

He reminds me of Rudy francisco

[@loulou6962]

Rudy Fransisco is amazing!!!!!!!! I love him

[@alyssaperez2141]

so this shows in my recommendations right after i came out..... ahhhhhh whoooo!!! 🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈

[@anne7800]

congratssss

[@bronthomson4944]

at about 2;09 - 2:12 i couldnt really make out what he was saying and im doing a report on this poem could someone Transribe it for me? even better could someone transcribe the whole poem? ill even venmo you a few bucks if you want as a reward

[@xNoToUrZx]

So so goood

[@AriSafariPoetry]

Dope 🔥🔥

[@alexvaught5607]

I love this but all I could think about is "hmm"

[@queertoad1496]

Weeooowww

[@Blasianjazzy11]

happy pride

[@shakiragreenlee7368]

I'm not crying.... you're crying

[@destinygordon2279]

cryin

[@solareclipsexx8049]

I saw the title and imediently went "what the hell?"

[@seanp1481]

My life 😅

[@redlightning9363]

Gay = happy gay = amazing human = unique

[@xNoToUrZx]

Only something biblical can cause this destruction

[@i.n.c.productions4494]

I heard WESTBORO BAPTIST

[@yihuang2383]

Anda boleh memilih untuk salah satu daripada hadiah di atas

[@Nikerawalker]

You just have to love God more than the desires of your flesh..prayer works..Stop saying I am who I am or I was born this way because we were all only born to do the will of God to serve him and most importantly love him and each other..God gave us free will so its your choice ultimately but he loves you regardless of anything you do but he is sovergn and will not go against his law!

[@razeauxotter9522]

hey can you not :^)

[@AuntieKaii]

Uh... Yeahhh. Im gay😇😇

[@razeauxotter9522]

Same ayyy

[@jameslune2096]

+Rakiyah Robinson pray to be gay rhymes so hey ! :3

[@Sweetheart11_]

This is truth.

[@awshastar26]

So... God is darkness to you wow that ignorance is sad

[@burqagoulding6786]

awshastar26 atleaste he doesn't serve imaginative forced figures

[@austinsharp3879]

awshastar26 when your in this situation religion tends to seem dark to you, you get tired of having it forced down your throat

[@e.vanl.]

awshastar26 Did you even listen to the poem?

[@baleighburrell5760]

your ignorance is sad

[@baylichelsea1041]

awshastar26 no, a world where he is not free to love who he loves is darkness

[@youruncle754]

The title is funny that's why I clicked this lmao this was still cringy af tho