Bounce legend Big Freedia on going gospel: ‘I never heard “God doesn’t love gay folks”. God loves us all’

Bounce legend Big Freedia on going gospel: ‘I never heard “God doesn’t love gay folks”. God loves us all’

Adored by Beyoncé and Drake, the New Orleans rapper has returned to her church choir roots with an album that honours queer gospel’s hidden history. After the death of her partner, she says: ‘I need it more than anybody’On stage at Nashville Pride festival on a sweltering June afternoon, Big Freedia is her usual boisterously commanding self. She invites volunteers and the sign-language interpreter to join her and her dancers in getting down to b…