November 18, 2016
Lesbian Recording Artist's Upcoming Music Video Challenges Religious Right
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On November 18, lesbian recording artist Danielle LoPresti releases her new music video, "Holy," which features herself, with real-life wife Alicia Champion and actress Anna Khaja, who is best known for her roles on "Quantico" and "Silicon Valley."
In the video, Champion, whom viewers might remember from this summer's pop/rock song and music video, "Bi," asks Khaja "If God came to you tomorrow and asked you to become a lesbian, would you? An insinuation to demonstrate that who you love is not a choice."
Previous teasers have unveiled real life families and couples, one of which is actor John Barrowman ("Arrow," "Torchwood") and husband Scott Gill, who are all seemingly debating equal acknowledgment of their sexuality and relationships with a palpable undertone of religion. Between the teasers and the song title it would seem LoPresti, who was raised Catholic, is challenging the theory that religion and being lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender cannot co-exist.
The debate between LGBT equality and Religious Freedoms has been a forefront issue during the heated Presidential race. The stakes for the LGBT community couldn't be higher.
All of the teasers can be found on the official website HolyMusicVideo.com and on LoPresti's official YouTube channel. The song "Holy" is the leading favorite single on LoPresti's new, "House of D,"�available now�on iTunes.
For more information, follow Danielle LoPresti on Twitter at @DLPandTheMasses and @OfficialDanielleLopresti on Instagram.