Many of us were disappointed when American Idol contestant La’Porsha Renae lost to fellow competitor Trent Harmon during the last-ever finale of the reality TV show, but recent comments the Mississippi-born singer made about the LGBT community have caused a number of her fans to second-guess their support.
During a media conference call, a reporter asked Renae about her home state’s newly signed anti-LGBT law, which allows business owners to deny LGBT citizens services based on the idea of “religious liberty.”
La’Porsha responded:
“This is how I feel about the LGBT community: They are people just like us. They’re not animals as someone stated before. They’re people with feelings. Although all of us may not agree with that particular lifestyle for religious reasons, whatever the reason is, you still treat each other with respect. Everybody is a human being. We should be able to coexist with one another.”
LGBT people are not animals! Maybe this means they’re not minerals or vegetables or other categories of non-human, either! How lovely of you to say, La’Porsha. How. Lovely.