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Taylor Swift tweets gay fan who came out to her music

Reid Arthur on stage at George Fox University, and (inset), Taylor Swift (Images: Wikimedia Commons/YouTube)

Taylor Swift has tweeted her reaction to one of her fans choosing her music to publicly come out at his university.

Last week we reported on how Reid Arthur and a group of his friends took part in a Lip Sync battle on stage at the Quaker-founded, George Fox University in Oregon.

The friends chose to do a mash-up of the Taylor Swift songs “You Need To Calm Down” and “…Ready For It”.

During the routine, Arthur took center stage and his friends grabbed the sleeves of his sequined jacket. They pull on them to reveal a white top with rainbow ribbons hanging from the sleeves – to the delight of the audience who give a huge cheer.

Afterward, one of those on stage, Allie Schluchter (@AllieSchluchter) tweeted: “Tonight I helped one of my favorite people come out, and the love and joy that surrounded this moment is going to stick with me for the rest of my life. I’m so proud of you @reidoburrito95.”

On Friday night, Swift tweeted a response to the performance.

“This just made me SO emotional. @reidoburrito95 I can’t tell you how honored I am that my song has been even a small part in your journey. You did the brave thing and stood up for your truth.”

Needless to say, Arthur, a huge Swift fan, was blown away. He tweeted.

“This woman. My Queen. My Icon. The woman who’s lyrics I have screamed at the top of my lungs. Who’s songs have walked me through the hardest time of my life. TAYLOR ALISON SWIFT. MOTHER OF MEREDITH, OLIVIA, AND BENJAMIN, KNOWS MY NAME. TWEETED ME. I CANNOT CALM DOWN!!!!!”

This woman. My Queen. My Icon. The woman who’s lyrics I have screamed at the top of my lungs. Who’s songs have walked me through the hardest time of my life. TAYLOR ALISON SWIFT. MOTHER OF MEREDITH, OLIVIA, AND BENJAMIN, KNOWS MY NAME. TWEETED ME. I CANNOT CALM DOWN!!!!! t.co/Pg0hgy8pWr

— Reid Arthur (@reidoburrito95) November 23, 2019

He went on to tweet: “HOW AM I EVER SUPPOSED TO DO MY HOMEWORK EVER AGAIN.”

For those not clued up on Swift fandom, Meredith, Olivia, and Benjamin are the names of Taylor Swift’s cats.

Swift went on to have something of a memorable weekend of her own. On Sunday she scooped six American Music Awards at the annual ceremony at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. This brings her grand tally of AMAs to 29, beating Michael Jackson’s previous record of 24 AMAs.

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Christian University Student Comes Out as Gay During Dramatic Lip-Sync of Taylor Swift’s ‘You Need To Calm Down’ — WATCH

Reid Arthur, a senior theater major at George Fox University, came out as gay this week at his school’s annual lip-sync battle. He had performed once before to a Taylor Swift song, but never like this.

Teen Vogue reports: “In a five-minute performance at the college that has denounced same-sex marriage, Arthur first lip-synchs to Swift’s ‘…Ready for It?,’ then transitions to ‘You Need to Calm Down.’ When the lyrics, ”Cause shade never made anybody less gay’ play, Arthur’s backup dancers rip off his coat to reveal a white T-shirt with rainbow strings hanging from its sleeves, meant to tell his classmates that he’s gay. The crowd gave Arthur a standing ovation and he won first place, which was $500 he says he plans to donate to an LGBTQ organization.”

Reid Arthur- who goes to George Fox University, a Christian university, coming out to his school to @taylorswift13
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— @DCHomos (@DCHomos) November 18, 2019

Arthur’s performance caught the attention of Swift herself, who tweeted, “This just made me SO emotional. @reidoburrito95 I can’t tell you how honored I am that my song has been even a small part in your journey. You did the brave thing and stood up for your truth ”

This woman. My Queen. My Icon. The woman who’s lyrics I have screamed at the top of my lungs. Who’s songs have walked me through the hardest time of my life. TAYLOR ALISON SWIFT. MOTHER OF MEREDITH, OLIVIA, AND BENJAMIN, KNOWS MY NAME. TWEETED ME. I CANNOT CALM DOWN!!!!! t.co/Pg0hgy8pWr

— Reid Arthur (@reidoburrito95) November 23, 2019

Thank you @taylorswift13, I cannot begin to to tell you how much that meant to me. Your music has been the soundtrack of my life, and has seen me through the highs and lows. Love you much! Can’t wait to watch you at the AMA’s and Lover deserved a AOTY nom.

— Reid Arthur (@reidoburrito95) November 23, 2019

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