At the 55th Annual CMA Awards Wednday, TJ Osborne of Brothers Osborne celebrated the group's w for Vol Duo of the Year by kissg his boyiend, Abi Ventura. It was a tone moment for the untry star, who me out as gay Febary, and he uld feel the love the room. “It's been a crazy roller aster of a year for so many ways, pecially for me emotnally,” Osborne said durg his acceptance speech. “And to have you all support me -- really do feel like love ws tonight. Thank you.” Viewers on social media fely appreciated Osborne’s big moment, takg to Twter and llg “big, important stuff.” and “a very special moment.” And before his performance later the show, Osborne discsed what was like for him to watch the CMAs over the years, and dream of beg on that stage. “There was so many thgs that were so many hurdl for me. And I always felt, tthfully felt, like would never be possible bee of my sexualy to be here. And I jt wish, I wish, my younger me uld see me now.” TJ and his brother John performed “Younger Me,” which T.J. wrote after he me out, a ftg way to p off a big night wh lyrics like, “Younger me, ma harr than had to be. Tryg hard to dodge my sty.”
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TJ OSBORNE KISS HIS BOYIEND AT THE CMAS, NE MONTHS AFTER G OUT AS GAY: ‘LOVE WS TONIGHT’
Country artist TJ Osborne of Brothers Osborne shared a historic kiss wh boyiend Abi Ventura at the CMA Awards months after g out as gay. * brothers osborne gay kiss *
TJ Osborne, the first openly gay mician signed to a major untry rerd label, ma history aga Wednday night by kissg his boyiend on natnal televisn at the Country Mic Assn. Earlier the telest, Osborne opened up about his journey to untry superstardom and the obstacl he has faced bee of the genre’s homophobia and lack of reprentatn for LGBTQ+ artists.
Country artist TJ Osborne of Brothers Osborne shared a historic kiss wh boyiend Abi Ventura at the CMA Awards months after g out as gay. * brothers osborne gay kiss *
“I would watch this show year after year, and I always thought how credible would be, ” Osborne said while troducg the duo’s performance of “Younger Me, ” a song the 36-year-old wrote about growg up gay.
After g out Febary, TJ beme the first openly gay artist to be signed to a major untry label. * brothers osborne gay kiss *
“Let me tell you seeg an openly gay man w a #CMA award & the meras not cut away when he kissed his date, is not somethg I thought I’d see my lifetime, ” wrote Ante Miller. (Mark Humphrey / Associated Prs)TJ Osborne, the first openly gay mician signed to a major untry rerd label, ma history aga Wednday night by kissg his boyiend on natnal televisn at the Country Mic Assn. Earlier the telest, Osborne opened up about his journey to untry superstardom and the obstacl he has faced bee of the genre's homophobia and lack of reprentatn for LGBTQ+ artists.
"I would watch this show year after year, and I always thought how credible would be, " Osborne said while troducg the duo's performance of "Younger Me, " a song the 36-year-old wrote about growg up gay. "Let me tell you seeg an openly gay man w a #CMA award & the meras not cut away when he kissed his date, is not somethg I thought I’d see my lifetime, " wrote Ante Miller. This is a huge w cuz earlier this year TJ Osborne beme the 1st openly gay man to be signed by a major unty label.
#InclnMatters— Mrs B ???? (@RockerRockerson) November 11, 2021TJ Osborne playg on the #CMAAwards2021 as an openly gay man means more to me than I thk I n ever really exprs— Skylar Baker-Jordan (@SkylarJordan) November 11, 2021This story origally appeared Los Angel Tim. “I’m very fortable beg gay, ” he told Time. But Tennsee Republins also blocked a rolutn to honor the sger earlier that year, motivated by homophobia.