Elliot Darrow
American poet
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Elliot Darrow is an American spoken word poet.
Darrow is noted for writing and performing the poem "God is Gay."[1][2] A video of the performance on YouTube has over 850,000 views.[3][4]
Darrow attended the University of North Carolina and majored in drama.[5] He self-identifies as a heterosexual man and a Christian. Darrow grew up Presbyterian.[6]
"God is Gay"
The poem "God is Gay" uses biblical passages to support the theory that God is gay.[7][8]
Darrow's first recorded performance of "God is Gay" was at the Flyleaf Books bookstore in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. A video of the performance was uploaded to the "Sacrificial Poets" YouTube channel on July 13, 2012. Darrow also performed the piece at the 2013 College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational.[9][10]