CMT Host Cody Alan: Why I Came Out as Gay – Rollg Stone

Contents:

• CMT STAR CODY ALAN COM OUT AS GAY: 'YOU CAN FD THE KD OF LOVE, PEACE AND HAPPS THIS LIFE YOU DERVE'
• CMT HOST CODY ALAN: WHY I CAME OUT AS GAY
• HERE ARE GAY COUNTRY SGERS WHO STOOD OUT LOUD AND PROUD

CMT STAR CODY ALAN COM OUT AS GAY: 'YOU CAN FD THE KD OF LOVE, PEACE AND HAPPS THIS LIFE YOU DERVE'

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But for years, the seemgly happy-go-lucky CMT and iHeartRad host suffered an inty crisis, holdg onto a secret he’s fally ready to share — that he’s gay. You see, I’m gay.

CMT HOST CODY ALAN: WHY I CAME OUT AS GAY

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Cody Alan, host of CMT’s Hot 20 Countdown and producer of iHeartRad’s CMT After Midne and CMT Rad Live, publicly me out as gay today wh a heartfelt Instagram post directed at fans and followers. For my teenage kids, to them, beg gay is like your eye lor [lghs].

HERE ARE GAY COUNTRY SGERS WHO STOOD OUT LOUD AND PROUD

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