OUTMusic Award winner Nhojj to appear on the Glo TV Network float at New York City Heritage of Pride Parade on June 27, premiering new gay anthem – “The Gay Warrior Song.”

(Billboard Publicity Wire/PRWEB ) June 24, 2010 — President Barak Obama proclaimed June Gay Pride Month. In celebration and as a song of strength and hope for the Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender (LGBT) community, Nhojj presents “The Gay Warrior Song,” which he will debut in New York City at The Heritage of Pride Parade on June 27.

Already #3 on CDBaby’s Out & Proud Chart, proceeds from the sale of “The Gay Warrior Song” will be donated to the Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD), an LGBT rights organization based in Nhojj’s homeland of Guyana. SASOD is committed to eradicating discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation.

Nhojj will perform “The Gay Warrior Song” before tens of thousands of people lined up along the NYC Gay Pride Parade route on the Glo TV float. Glo TV is the first urban LGBT Television Network of its kind in the world.

On June 19th Nhojj performed his new gay anthem in Providence, RI at their Rhode Island Pridefest; on June 20th at a church service at the historic St. Marks in the Bowery in the East Village section of New York; and on June 21st at an upper east side Manhattan awards ceremony—the 7th Annual Fresh Fruit Festival Awards at Jan Hus Playhouse.

He received the Music Award of Distinction at the Fresh Fruit Awards. The awards honor outstanding performances and recognize community leaders whose achievements include supporting the arts and the LGBT community. Special honorees included the first openly gay NY State Senator, Tom Duane, Off Broadway legend and pioneering LGBT playwright Doric Wilson, and Under the Pink Carpet producer, Tony Sawicki. This marks the 2nd time Nhojj has won the award.

The parade will wrap up a string of American gay pride performances for Nhojj. His tour covered heartland cities – Fort Collins, CO; Providence, RI; Lexington, KY; Kansas City, MO; and Indianapolis, IN, where he opened the pride festivities with an a cappella rendition of the Star Spangle Banner. On July 17 Nhojj will headline in Germany at the Christopher Street Day Munich gay pride festival.

Nhojj, son of a Minister, grew up in Guyana , and went to high school in Trinidad prior to coming to the United States to attend college. Before he could read or write he sang at his father’s church, and eventually on radio and television shows. Twice he sang in large stadiums – once for the President of Guyana, and once for the President of Trinidad. After graduating with honors from New York University with a Bachelors Degree in Economics, he returned to his passion—singing—and began recording.

To date Nhojj has released 6 album releases, and a DVD directed by Emmy nominated Bill Cote. He is the first black male to win an OutMusic Award, and also the first gay artist to top the mainstream MTV Music charts with a gay music video. His music has been compared with such luminaries as Michael Jackson, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Sade, Bobby McFerrin, and Maxwell.

Nhojj wrote “The Gay Warrior Song” as an affirmation to LGBT people everywhere. “War is usually related to physical territory” Nhojj explains. “But today’s gay warrior is not fighting for physical territory, today’s gay warrior is fighting for mental, emotional, and spiritual territory. Today’s gay warrior is fighting for acceptance… for inclusion… for equality… and ultimately for the well being that winning this war brings.”

The music video for “Love” premiered at the SASOD Film Festival – Spectrum 6 along with “Blueprint” Read the article in Stabroek News.

A Gay Love Song – a same gender loving version of the classic “Someone to Watch over me.” I’ve always loved this song and I always sing it with the male pronoun because that is my truth. I hope you enjoy it:)

I’m really thankful for all the support the “Love” music video has received.  Ed Kennedy did a beautiful piece on afterelton.com and Crawfish Po Boy added a piece about “Love” being in the film Blueprint.  Thank you so much Ed and Crawfish Po Boy

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I’ve admired the Rod 2.0 blog for a long time, so I’m really excited to be featured there today along with Blueprint director Kirk Shannon-Butts.  Rod 2.0 has been informing us gay and sgl urban males for a long time.  Congratulations Rod McCullom for everything you are doing and thank you for the inclusion.

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A big thank you to Joe for adding me to his blog Joe. My. God. He did a really kewl post about the “Love” music video reaching #1 on the MTV Music Top 100 Charts.  Thanx again Joe:)

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Today the “Love” music video climbed to the #1 spot on MTV Music Top 100 chart.  This is a dream come true – “Love” has also been the #1 rated and the #1 commented video.

This is really an inspiration to continue living my truth – I submitted this video to a smaller website, and the owners couldn’t appreciate the display of homosexual attraction.  I’m happy love and truth alway triumphs in the end!

Once again a big thank you to Kirk Shannon-Butts for directing and lending images from his film Blueprint (On sale now), Adrian Lopez for editing it so beautifully, Big Rod Risbook on technical assistance, and everyone for watching and sharing it with their friends.

Love & Light
Nhojj

PS “Love” was the #1 video for the week ending March 13:)

“Churches say that the expression of love in a heterosexual monogamous relationship includes the physical, the touching, embracing, kissing, the genital act – the totality of our love makes each of us grow to become increasingly godlike and compassionate. If this is so for the heterosexual, what earthly reason have we to say that it is not the case with the homosexual?” – Nobel Peace Price Laureate Desmond Tutu

“We struggled against apartheid in South Africa, supported by people the world over, because black people were being blamed and made to suffer for something we could do nothing about; our very skins…It is the same with sexual orientation. It is a given.” – Nobel Peace Price Laureate Desmond Tutu

Late last year, a good friend lent this to me and it was so kind and thought-provoking, that I got a copy for my parents.  It allowed us to talk more openly about homosexuality and the Bible and Christianity.    Its a documentary that focuses on 5 different families that have homosexual children and the different ways the parents are dealing with their children.  It has has a lot to say about what the Bible really says about homosexuality.    I encourage everyone from a Christian background to get this DVD:)