Singer Derek Webb Reveals Why He Wore a Dress to Dove Awards

Derek Webb, the lead singer for the Christian band Caedmon’s Call, revealed why he chose to wear a dress to the Dove Awards. On Oct. 20, Webb, 49, who is an “ally” of the LGBT community, posted a video on his TikTok…

Rebecca GuzelOct 23, 20232 min read

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He quoted LGBT-affirming pastor Stan Mitchell, saying, “If you claim to be someone’s ally but aren’t getting hit by stones thrown at them, you aren’t standing close enough.”

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“Plus, I have amazing legs,” Webbs concluded.

The “Hope to Carry On” singer reposted the video on X, formerly known as Twitter, and was hit with backlash.

“Weak, feminine men are the end of every civilization. This time is no different,” one user wrote.

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Another user wrote, “Not sure what point you were trying to make (sic) You are a man who put on a dress and you were still a man – you didn’t ‘become’ a woman, there was no metamorphosis (sic) That’s the point being a woman isn’t an outfit, hair do (sic) or declaration.”

“So we would know which master you serve, and it sure ain’t Jesus,” one user stated.

Former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines also slammed Webb for his statement.

“Wow. Has anyone told you how brave you are today?” she wrote in the caption of the video.

She proceeded to call Webb “Desperate for attention.”

“Still holding on to the hope this is a parody account,” she said.