Kim Burrell issued a public apology to the LGBTQ community while accepting the Aretha Franklin Icon Award at the Stellar Awards this past weekend.
During her acceptance speech, she apologized for a controversial sermon in 2017 where she said, “Anybody in this room who’s dealing with the homosexual spirit, beg God to free you. Play with it in 2017; you’ll die from it.”
Burrell was dragged online and almost canceled for her remarks. Her upcoming appearance on Ellen was canceled at the time and BMI announced that she’d been uninvited from an awards ceremony honoring songwriters.
“I want to apologize to the LGBTQ community,” “Let’s give them a great big round of applause. We want them to have strength and to sincerely know that we must all do the work to embrace all of God’s people and show forth His love to everyone,” she said on stage. “I hope that this award and this moment can be the beginning of a bridge-building and listening to each other as we follow peace with all man and develop the character of God, which requires seeing God.”
