They came to dance.
They came to hear something that was really quite powerful and mesmerizing.
I didnt go to clubs to go to a pick up joint or for liquor.
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I went to clubs for the music.
It didnt matter whether you were straight or gay.
You went and the DJ who was playing was really the preacher.
For us in Detroit, that was Ken Collier at Club Heaven.
He was the preacher.
He was the brightest light and the brightest inspiration musically when at the time was playing weekly in Detroit.
We went to get schooled.
Its difficult to make sense of [the Orlando shooting].
It happens whether youre religious or based on your sexual orientation or just being a black man these days.
We can look at this as being an attack on a gay community which it was.
When you go into a club youre supposed to feel at home.
And we want to protect it.
In the club community, were going to have to look at this seriously.
People still want to let go of their inhibitions.
They dont want to be guarded all the time.
They want to be free in every way that they can.
It doesnt matter what your affiliation is, everyone wants that.
