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‘I’M HERE, I’M QUEER AND I’M COUNTRY’: THE TOP 5 GAY COUNTRY SONGS

"I’ve known straight and gay people all my life. I n’t tell the difference." * pro gay country songs *

While the stereotype is that untry mic is about as far om gay-iendly as you n get, that’s not always the se. That may be due to the lyrics, however, which tell the story of a gay man cshg on his straight iend.

12 COUNTRY MIC STARS WHO ARE LGBT ALLI "I’VE KNOWN STRAIGHT AND GAY PEOPLE ALL MY LIFE. I N’T TELL THE DIFFERENCE."BY ADAM SALANDRAFEBARY 2, 2017/8:00 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}BY ADAM SALANDRAFEBARY 2, 2017 / 8:00 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"12 COUNTRY MIC STARS WHO ARE LGBT ALLI","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2017-02-02T13:00:14.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2017-02-02T13:00:14.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"ADAM SALANDRA"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHILE NOT TRADNALLY THOUGHT OF AS LGBT-IENDLY, THE UNTRY MIC SCENE HAS BEE MUCH MORE CLIVE RECENT YEARS—AS SGERS LIKE BILLY GILMAN, TY HERNDON AND BRANDY CLARK HAVE ALL E {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CMT HOST CODY ALAN ALSO REVEALED HE WAS GAY JT LAST MONTH, AND WAS MET WH OVERWHELMG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHEN TO SETTG AN EXAMPLE FOR FANS, ALLI ARE JT AS IMPORTANT AS OUT STARS THEMSELV, AND THERE ARE PLENTY THE MUNY WHO ARE SUPPORTIVE. BELOW, TUNE TO 12 UNTRY MIC STARS WHO ARE PROVG THE GENRE IS MORE CLIVE THAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WATCH NASHVILLE, THURSDAY NIGHTS AT 9PM ON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GARTH BROOKSGETTY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BROOKS WAS AN ALLY LONG BEFORE OTHER UNTRY MICIANS EVEN NSIRED AN OPTN: THE UNTRY STAR WON A GLAAD AWARD BACK 1993 FOR HIS SONG "WE SHALL BE FREE," WHICH HE CROONS ABOUT BEG "EE TO LOVE ANYONE WE CHOOSE." HE ALSO PERFORMED ALONGSI GEE MICHAEL AT AN EQUALY ROCKS NCERT BACK {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE GRAMMY WNER CREDED HIS LATE SISTER, BETSY SMTLE, WHO WAS A LBIAN, WH SPIRG HIM TO SPEAK OUT FOR EQUALY. "IF YOU'RE LOVE, YOU'VE GOT TO FOLLOW YOUR HEART," HE TOLD GEE MAGAZE 1999. "AND JT TST THAT GOD WILL EXPLA TO WHY WE SOMETIM FALL LOVE WH PEOPLE OF THE SAME SEX."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE DIXIE CHICKSGETTY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE DIXIE CHICKS ARE FAMO FOR STANDG UP FOR THEIR BELIEFS, OM RAISG AWARENS ABOUT DOMTIC ABE TO STANDG OPPOSN TO THE IRAQ WAR. IN 2007, WHEN THE CHICKS WERE ON HIAT, SISTERS MARTIE MAGUIRE AND EY ROBSON RERD “A’T NO SON,” ABOUT A YOUNG MAN REJECTED BY HIS FATHER FOR BEG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MORE RECENTLY, THE TR TOOK A STAND AGAST NORTH CAROLA'S HB2: WHILE MANY PERFORMERS NCELLED THEIR NORTH CAROLA NCERTS PROTT, THE TR GAVE OUT HATS THAT READ "NO HATE MY STATE" TO DIENCE MEMBERS AND TEAMED UP WH HRC TO TE PEOPLE ABOUT LGBT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DOLLY PARTONGETTY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DOLLY HAS BEEN A CHAMPN OF LGBT RIGHTS, NOT TO MENTN A GAY IN, FOR MOST OF HER REER. AND SHE HASN'T BEEN AAID TO LL OUT HER CHRISTIAN MUNY FOR S {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"THEY KNOW THAT I PLETELY LOVE AND ACCEPT THEM, AS I DO ALL PEOPLE," PARTON SAID ABOUT HER GAY FANS A 2014 BILLBOARD TERVIEW. "I THK EVERYBODY SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO BE WHO THEY ARE, AND TO LOVE WHO THEY LOVE. I DON'T THK WE SHOULD BE JUDGMENTAL. LORD, I'VE GOT ENOUGH PROBLEMS OF MY OWN TO PASS JUDGMENT ON SOMEBODY ELSE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PARTON ALSO FAMOLY ARGUED FOR SAME-SEX MARRIAGE, SAYG THAT GAY PEOPLE "SHOULD SUFFER JT LIKE HETEROSEXUALS."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LEEANN RIMGETTY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LEEANN RIM FOUGHT BACK TEARS A 2014 TERVIEW WH GLAAD WHEN SHE PRAISED HER IEND AND FELLOW UNTRY STAR TY HERNDON FOR G OUT OF THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I HOPE THAT WE'RE MOVG FORWARD AND NOT BACK," SHE STATED. "I GET REALLY EMOTNAL ABOUT BEE PEOPLE SHOULD BE ABLE TO LOVE WHO THEY LOVE. IT'S AS SIMPLE AS THAT."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WILLIE NELSONGETTY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WILLIE HAS BEEN A LONGTIME SUPPORTER OF EQUALY, TELLG TEXAS MONTHLY, "I’VE KNOWN STRAIGHT AND GAY PEOPLE ALL MY LIFE. I N’T TELL THE DIFFERENCE. PEOPLE ARE PEOPLE WHERE I ME OM."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN 2005, HE EVEN NTRIBUTED "COWBOYS ARE FREQUENTLY, SECRETLY FOND OF EACH OTHER" TO THE BROKEBACK MOUNTA SOUNDTRACK. "I HAD ON THE B FOR 20 YEARS, AND PEOPLE WOULD E AND I'D PLAY ," HE EXPLAED. "WHEN BROKEBACK MOUNTA E OUT, JT SEEMED LIKE A GOOD TIME TO KICK OUT OF THE CLOSET."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}KACEY MGRAVGETTY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MGRAV IS NOT ONLY A RISG STAR THE UNTRY SCENE, SHE'S THE REIGNG QUEEN OF ALLI, WNG CMA SONG OF THE YEAR 2014 WH "FOLLOW YOUR ARROW," WHICH FEATUR LYRICS LIKE, "MAKE LOTS OF NOISE/ KISS LOTS OF BOYS/ OR KISS LOTS OF GIRLS/ IF THAT'S SOMETHG YOU'RE TO."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SHE TWEETED HER SUPPORT AFTER CMT HOST CODY ALAN ME OUT LAST MONTH, SAYG, "YOU'RE PAVG THE WAY FOR OTHERS THE UNTRY MIC MUNY TO BE THEMSELV PROUDLY. COUNTRY MIC WAS BUILT ON REAL SONGS AND REAL PEOPLE TELLG STORI ABOUT REAL LIFE. SO, 'S EXCG TO SEE THE GENRE EMBRACE EXACTLY THAT."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WYNONA JUDDGETTY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WYNONA LAND THE VER STORY LADI HOME JOURNAL BACK 2005, AND CHOSE TO DISCS HER WORK FOR YOUTHAIDS, A NONPROF TG YOUNG PEOPLE ABOUT HIV. THAT SAME YEAR, SHE TOLD NSERVATIVE CHRISTIANS WHO ATTACKED HER FOR PERFORMG ON A GAY CISE THAT SHE WOULD NEVER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“I’VE HAD THE BIGGT GAY FOLLOWG THE HISTORY OF UNTRY 1980-SOMETHG. I THK ’S JT THE MORE YOU TALK ABOUT LOVE, THE MORE YOU TALK ABOUT GOD, THE BIGGER OF A TARGET YOU ARE. SO, BRG ON.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CARRIE UNRWOODGETTY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE AMERIN IDOL WNER GOT SOME BACKLASH FOR SUPPORTG MARRIAGE EQUALY BEFORE HER PEERS. "I FELY THK WE SHOULD ALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO LOVE, AND LOVE PUBLICLY, THE PEOPLE THAT WE WANT TO LOVE," SHE TOLD THE INPENNT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ASKED HOW SHE BALANCED HER RELIG BELIEFS WH HER PRO-LGBT VIEWS, UNRWOOD PROUDLY CLARED THAT HER CHURCH IS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"ABOVE ALL, GOD WANTED TO LOVE OTHERS," SHE SAID. "IT'S NOT ABOUT SETTG L, OR [SAYG], 'EVERYONE HAS TO BE LIKE ME.' NO, WE'RE ALL DIFFERENT. THAT'S WHAT MAK SPECIAL. WE HAVE TO LOVE EACH OTHER AND GET ON WH EACH OTHER."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TOBY KEHGETTY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PERHAPS ONE OF THE MOST SURPRISG ALLI ON THIS LIST IS NSERVATIVE TOBY KEH. DPE BEG ONE OF FEW ACTS WILLG TO PERFORM AT DONALD TMP'S GURATN, THE “RED SOLO CUP” SGER HAS NO PROBLEM WH MARRIAGE EQUALY OR THE REPEAL OF "DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“THAT WHOLE GAY ISSUE THG, THAT’S NEVER BOTHERED ME,” HE TOLD CMT 2011. “WE’RE GOG TO STOP SOMEBODY OM GETTG A MARRIAGE LICENSE BEE THEY’RE GAY? YOU WON’T STOP THEM OM LIVG TOGETHER, SO WHAT HAVE YOU ACPLISHED?"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CRICIZG POLICIANS FOR SPENDG TIME AND MONEY ON BLOCK EQUALY STEAD OF WORKG ON REAL ISSU, HE ADD, "I NEVER SAW THE REASONG BEHD GETTG PEOPLE’S PERSONAL LIV."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}US NEHER, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}REBA MCENTIREGETTY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I’VE ALWAYS HELD THE BELIEF THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT PASS JUDGMENT ON HOW OTHERS WANT TO LIVE THEIR LIV," REBA TOLD NEWNOWNEXT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE UNTRY LEGEND ALSO EXPRSED HER EMPATHY FOR OUT UNTRY SGERS, TELLG PRISOURCE, "IT’S REALLY, REALLY SAD WHAT THEY’RE LIVG WH BEFORE THEY CI TO E OUT... THE PRSURE SOCIETY PUTS UPON THEM, THEIR FAI, AND WHAT THEY PUT UPON THEM, WHETHER THEY ACCEPT OR THEY DON’T.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MARTA MCBRIGETTY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN 2009, MCBRI WAS ASKED IF SHE FEARED BACKLASH OM HER "NSERVATIVE, STRAIGHT, MIDDLE AMERIN" FANS OVER HER SUPPORT OF GAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"HONTLY, I JT HAVE TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT FOR ME. WHAT I BELIEVE... THAT I FEEL LIKE TOLERANCE IS VERY IMPORTANT," SHE TOLD OUT. "I HAVE THREE DGHTERS AND THAT'S WHAT I TEACH THEM. I THK WE SHOULD ALL BE TOLERANT OF EACH OTHER AND EMBRACE EACH OTHER'S STRENGTHS AND DIFFERENC AND UNIQUENS AND BETY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}RASL FLATTSGETTY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHEN RASL FLATTS RELEASED "LOVE WHO YOU LOVE" BACK 2009, THEY WERE SPEAKG DIRECTLY TO THE LGBT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“WE ACTUALLY HAVE SOME GAY PEOPLE THAT WORK WH , AND WE HAVE A LOT OF IENDS THAT ARE GAY, TOO, AND I KNOW THAT THIS SONG HAS SPIRED THEM,” LEAD SGER GARY LEVOX TOLD CMT. “I KNOW THAT G OUT WAS TOUGH ON THEIR PARENTS, AND ON THEM, AND THE WHOLE ENTIRE FAY. FOR A LONG TIME, SOME OF THEM DIDN’T GET TO HEAR ‘I LOVE YOU’ OM THEIR DADS OR BE ACCEPTED THAT WAY... IT’S HELPED A LOT OF OUR IENDS.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

Country mic has a lengthy reputatn for beg tensely homophobic. Gay untry sgers were, sadly, not warmly weled. Still, some stood out loud and proud. * pro gay country songs *

Though Sublette’s not gay himself, he lived on Christopher Street New York Cy, next door to a gay untry bar.

HERE ARE GAY COUNTRY SGERS WHO STOOD OUT LOUD AND PROUD

* pro gay country songs *

And hey, was good enough for Pansy Divisn to ver for a Stop Homophobia pilatn 7″! Freddy Freeman’s “I’m Here, I’m Queer and I’m Country” feels like a manifto for the gay untry mic fan.

While Mgrav herself is straight, the song was -wrten wh Shane McAnally and Brandy Clark, both openly gay Nashville songwrers.

10 COUNTRY SONGS TO CELEBRATE PRI MONTHCMT HIGHLIGHTS SONGS OM KACEY MGRAV, BROTHERS OSBORNE, LILY ROSE AND MOREBY JSI NICHOLSONJUNE 15, 2021/5:02 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:1012PX;WIDTH:1800PX;}BY JSI NICHOLSONJUNE 15, 2021 / 5:02 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"10 COUNTRY SONGS TO CELEBRATE PRI MONTH","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2021-06-15T21:02:05.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2021-06-15T21:02:05.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"CMT"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"CMT","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080}},"CREATOR":"JSI NICHOLSON"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#373A3D;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}EACH JUNE THE LGBTQ+ MUNY CELEBRAT PRI MONTH, MEMORATG NOT ONLY THE 1969 EVENTS AT STONEWALL, BUT ALSO THE PROMOTN OF EQUALY AND VISIBILY OF THE QUEER MUNY. THIS YEAR, AS COVID-19 RTRICTNS ON GATHERGS SLOWLY EASE, AND PRI EVENTS BEG TO BE HELD PERSON, THERE'S EVEN MORE REASON FOR CELEBRATN. FOR COUNTRY MIC'S LGBTQ+ ARTISTS, AND THEIR ALLI, THERE ARE MANY SONGS THAT HIGHLIGHT THE CELEBRATORY NATURE OF THE MONTH, AND HERE ARE 10 TO GET YOUR PLAYLIST {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#373A3D;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}KACEY MGRAV, "FOLLOW YOUR ARROW"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#373A3D;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THIS 2013 RELEASE, WHICH MGRAV PENNED WH OPENLY GAY SONGWRERS BRANDY CLARK AND SHANE MCANALLY, EARNED PRAISE FOR S LYRICS CELEBRATG THE "DO WHAT FEELS RIGHT" MENTALY, WHETHER THAT'S LIGHTG UP A JOT, OR, AS THE SONG GO, "KISS LOTS OF BOYS – OR LOTS OF GIRLS, IF THAT'S SOMETHG YOU'RE TO." "FOLLOW YOUR ARROW" MA HISTORY WHEN THIS CLIVE TRACK WAS NAMED SONG OF THE YEAR AT THE COUNTRY MIC ASSOCIATN AWARDS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#373A3D;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BROTHERS OSBORNE, "YOUNGER ME"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#373A3D;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SIBLG DUO BROTHERS OSBORNE RELEASED THIS TRANSPARENT TRACK SHORTLY AFTER T.J. OSBORNE ME OUT AS GAY EARLIER THIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#373A3D;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YOUTH A'T WASTED ON THE YOUNG/THE TRIPS AROUND THE SUN/I NEED EVERY ONE/TO GET WHERE I'M STANDG NOW/IT'S AN UPHILL ROAD TO N, THEY SG, A NOD TO HOW THE HARD TIM HAVE HELPED THEM BEE WHO THEY ARE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#373A3D;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“I’VE ALWAYS WISHED I ULD SPEAK TO MY YOUNGER SELF, GIVE HIM A HUG AND SHOW HIM WHO HE’D BEE AND WHAT HE’D ACHIEVE," T.J. SAID VIA TWTER OF THE SONG'S RELEASE. "ONCE I ME OUT, THAT FEELG WAS OVERWHELMGLY STRONG THAT THIS SONG WAS BORN.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#373A3D;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BROOKE EN, "GOT NO CHOICE"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#373A3D;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OVER THE PAST YEAR, EN HAS SHARED HER LOVE STORY WH MIC DTRY EXEC HILARY HOOVER THROUGH A TR OF SUN-DRENCHED VIOS, CLUDG THE BREEZY "SUNROOF," "NO SHA," AND "GOT NO CHOICE," ALL OF WHICH FEATURE HER RELATNSHIP WH HOOVER. THE UPLE ALSO RECENTLY ANNOUNCED THEIR ENGAGEMENT. EN'S VIO FOR "SUNROOF" ALSO EARNED A NOMATN FOR "BT FAY FEATURE" AT THE 2021 CMT MIC {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#373A3D;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GARTH BROOKS, "WE SHALL BE FREE"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#373A3D;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHEN WE’RE EE TO LOVE ANYONE WE CHOOSE/WHEN THIS WORLD’S BIG ENOUGH FOR ALL DIFFERENT VIEWS, WHEN WE ALL N WORSHIP OM OUR OWN KD OF PEW/THEN WE SHALL BE EE, BROOKS SGS THIS 1992 RELEASE. DUE TO SOME UNTRY STATNS BANNG THE SONG OM RAD AIRPLAY, THE TRACK BEME BROOKS' FIRST TO NOT REACH THE TOP 10 ON THE UNTRY CHARTS. HOWEVER, DID EARN BROOKS A GLAAD MEDIA AWARD {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#373A3D;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MICKEY GUYTON, "WHAT ARE YOU GONNA TELL HER?"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#373A3D;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DO YOU LET HER THK THE CK’S NOT STACKED/AND GAY OR STRAIGHT OR WHE OR BLACK/YOU JT DREAM AND ANYTHG N HAPPEN?, GUYTON SGS THIS STHG DICTMENT ON A SOCIETY THAT BUILDS UP YOUNG GIRLS, ONLY TO PUT UP VAR GENR AND RACIAL ROADBLOCKS TO THEIR SUCCS AS THEY GROW {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#373A3D;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"AS KIDS, WE’RE TOLD THAT WE N BE WHATEVER WE WANT TO BE WHEN WE GROW UP. AND AS WOMEN, WHEN WE GROW UP, WE REALIZE WE N’T BE EVERYTHG THAT WE WANT TO BE WHEN WE GROW UP. AND NEEDS TO CHANGE," GUYTON TOLD CMT OF THE SONG BACK {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#373A3D;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LILY ROSE, "REMD ME OF YOU"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#373A3D;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NEWER LILY ROSE, WHOSE TRACK "VILLA" BEME A VIRAL H, DIDN'T WRE THIS NEW TRACK, "REMD ME OF YOU." THE SONG WAS PENNED BY SAM HUNT, ERNT K. SMH, RYAN VOJTAK AND COREY CROWR. HOWEVER, ROSE PUT AN LIBLE STAMP ON THE SONG. INSTEAD OF SWAPPG THE SONG'S PRONOUNS TO REFLECT A HETEROSEXUAL RELATNSHIP, ROSE CHOSE TO LEAVE THEM AS THEY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#373A3D;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"GIRL YOU WERE ALL THAT I WANTED AND THAT’S WHY FALLG LOVE WH HER IS SO HARD TO DO, SHE DON’T REMD ME OF YOU," ROSE SGS ON THE HNTG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#373A3D;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TY HERNDON, "WHAT MATTERED MOST (ALTERNATIVE VERSN)"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#373A3D;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HERNDON EARNED HIS FIRST NO. 1 H WH "WHAT MATTERED MOST" 1995, LONG BEFORE HE ME OUT AS GAY 2014. IN 2019, HE CHANGED THE PRONOUNS ED ONE OF HIS BIGGT HS TO REFLECT A STORY OF EXPRSG REGRET OVER THE ENDG OF A FORMER ROMANTIC RELATNSHIP WH ANOTHER MAN. ONE LISTEN TO THE UPDATED VERSN OF THE SONG SHOWS HERNDON'S VOICE SOUNDG MORE POWERFUL, EXPRSIVE AND THENTIC THAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#373A3D;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE HIGHWOMEN, "IF SHE EVER LEAV ME"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#373A3D;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THIS SUPERSTAR GROUP--WHICH CLUS BRANDI CARLILE, MAREN MORRIS, AMANDA SHIR AND NATALIE HEMBY--CLUD THIS SONG ON THEIR 2019 SELF-TLED ALBUM. THE SONG OFFERS SLY HUMOR OM THE PERSPECTIVE OF A WOMAN TELLG A MAN THAT IF HER FEMALE LOVER EVER LEAV HER, WON'T BE FOR HIM. THE GROUP BUTED THE SONG AT THE NEWPORT FOLK FTIVAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#373A3D;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"IF SHE EVER LEAV, ’S GONNA BE FOR A WOMAN WH MORE TIME/WHO’S NOT AAID TO LET HER DREAMS E TE/IF SHE EVER GIV HER REFUL HEART TO SOMEBODY NEW/WELL, WON’T BE FOR A WBOY LIKE YOU," THEY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#373A3D;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LE BRYAN, "MOST PEOPLE ARE GOOD"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#373A3D;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BRYAN, WHO OVER THE PAST HAS BEE OF THE BIGGT STARS THE UNTRY GENRE, CLUD THIS LE HIS PLATUM-SELLG, CHART-TOPPG H OM 2018: "I BELIEVE YOU LOVE WHO YOU LOVE. A’T NOTHG YOU SHOULD EVER BE ASHAMED OF."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#373A3D;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"THE FIRST TIME I HEARD THE SONG I WAS JT SO ENAMORED WH THE WHOLE BODY OF THE WORK OF THE SONG, AND EVERYTHG WAS SAYG AND DOG," BRYAN TOLD 2018. "THAT LE KDA BYPASSED ME AS SOMEBODY THE LGBT MUNY LATCHG ONTO . I MEAN I JT HEARD AS JT LOVE; I KD OF HEARD AS JT A LOVE LE. I DIDN'T REALLY PICK APART THAT WAY. AND I WILL BE TTHFUL," HE NTUED, "I THOUGHT ABOUT AS EVEN AN NER-RACIALLY CHARGED LE ORIGALLY. BUT THAT'S ONLY EVEN AFTER I HAD MULTIPLE LISTENS OF THE SONG. AND THEN AS PEOPLE STARTED ASKG ME ABOUT , AND GOG TO EVEN RERDG , SOMEBODY BROUGHT UP, 'WOULD YOU EVER HAVE CHANGED THAT LE?' AND I WOULD'VE BEEN LIKE, 'ARE YOU CRAZY? NOT A LN YEARS.'"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#373A3D;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WILLIE NELSON, "COWBOYS ARE FREQUENTLY, SECRETLY FOND OF EACH OTHER"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#373A3D;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THIS SONG WAS ORIGALLY RERD BY NED SUBLETTE, THOUGH WAS NELSON'S VERSN THAT MOST PEOPLE KNOW BT, THANKS TO NELSON'S VERSN BEG RELEASED RIGHT AROUND THE TIME OF THE 2005 MOVIE BROKEBACK {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#373A3D;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND THERE'S MANY A WBOY WHO DON'T UNRSTAND THE WAY THAT HE FEELS FOR HIS BROTHER/AND SI EVERY WBOY, THERE'S A LADY THAT'D LOVE TO SLIP OUT, NELSON SGS THE TRACK. MORE RECENTLY, NEWER ORVILLE PECK ALSO RELEASED A VER OF THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:75%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

” While the song was censored when she performed for the CMA Awards broadst, wasn’t the reference to homosexualy that was cut, but the reference to smokg a jot. No article on gay untry mic would be plete whout a mentn of Pat Haggerty, the lear of the first gay untry band Lavenr Country.

Rerd for a private-prs LP 1973, “Cry’ The Cocksuckg Tears” is a fearls prott song agast homophobia and sexism.

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