In the wake of a Mike Huckabee ntroversy, gay untry-mic sirs talk about progrs Nashville, and how far there is to go.
Contents:
- LIL NAS X MAK HISTORY AS FIRST OPENLY GAY BLACK ARTIST TO W AT CMA AWARDS
- LIVG GAY NASHVILLE: COUNTRY MIC INSIRS SHARE STORI OF INCLN, BLACKMAIL, HUCKABEE AND HATERS
LIL NAS X MAK HISTORY AS FIRST OPENLY GAY BLACK ARTIST TO W AT CMA AWARDS
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LIVG GAY NASHVILLE: COUNTRY MIC INSIRS SHARE STORI OF INCLN, BLACKMAIL, HUCKABEE AND HATERS
In puttg together this week’s feature on the new, more clive Nashville, Variety spoke to a number of proment figur the untry mic muny about their g out experienc and life as a gay rint of Mic Cy. In reportg “Nashville’s New Guard” on the heels of the March ntroversy over anti-same-sex-marriage csar Mike Huckabee’s appotment to a charable CMA board (reversed a day unr prsure), lgerg qutns remaed over the challeng and opportuni Mic Row’s gay muny still fac. I felt like ma everybody go, “I n’t believe Nashville is still so backwards that, even though they have all of the mic bs folks that are gay, they are still leavg those folks out by acceptg someone like Mike Huckabee.
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