Christian rock star comes out as gay in letter to the world
“I don’t mean to cry. It’s just been such a long time coming.” Trey Pearson, 35, was overcome with emotion halfway into our first interview, and it is easy to understand why. For the past 15 years, he’s been the lead singer of the popular Christian rock band "Everyday Sunday.” But he decided to put his career on the line this week and admit to his faithful fans that he is gay.
“I finally decided to come out because I couldn’t keep trying to be something that I wasn’t,” he tells me.
Pearson’s announcement is no small story. Since 2001, "Everyday Sunday" has sold around a quarter of a million albums. His song "Wake Up! Wake Up!" was the most played Christian rock song of 2007, and his 2009 album, "Best Night of Our Lives,” broke onto the coveted Billboard 200 chart.