Steve Howey, the Shamels star, hop to end stigma -- and toxic masculy -- by playg gay and speakg out.
Contents:
- Q&A: REBA TALKS ‘VERY IMPORTANT’ LGBT RIGHTS, HER FIRST GAY WEDDG & FEELG ‘SAD’ FOR CLOSETED COUNTRY STARS
- REBA MCENTIRE DIDN’T KNOW SHE WAS A GAY IN UNTIL AFTER ‘FANCY’S RELEASE
- REBA MCENTIRE ON GAY RIGHTS, SAME-SEX MARRIAGE AND THE EVOLUTN OF THE COUNTRY MIC COMMUNY
- REBA MCENTIRE'S NEW SHOW IS FULL OF GAY STUFF AND SHE WOULDN'T HAVE IT ANY OTHER WAY
- IS REBA MCENTIRE GAY?
- REBA MCENTIRE IS TOTALLY ON BOARD WH THE WHOLE GAY RIGHTS THG!
- REBA, STILL FANCY: COUNTRY LEGEND TALKS 30 YEARS OF DRAG QUEENS DOG ‘FANCY,’ GAY UNTRY STARS AND RIPPG OFF BARBRA STREISAND
Q&A: REBA TALKS ‘VERY IMPORTANT’ LGBT RIGHTS, HER FIRST GAY WEDDG & FEELG ‘SAD’ FOR CLOSETED COUNTRY STARS
Country artists and their loyal fans have long been notor for their right-wg viewpots and rarely e out to play wh LGBT dienc -- let alone speak wh gay publitns. But March Marta McBri sent shock wav through the world of untry mic when she spoke wh Out. Now Reba... * reba gay *
And she certaly won’t let her rabid gay followg down – she has lighted a iendship wh the LGBT muny sce the begng of her 40-year reer. In our chat, Reba strs the importance of gay marriage, how “sad” is to know that some untry artists feel they n’t e out, and her msage to parents who n’t accept a child who’s not straight. I image there weren’t a lot of gay people Chockie, Oklahoma.
I gus llege was the first time I was around any gay people, and they beme my iends first and then I found out they were gay, so there ya go! I’m pretty sure that was my first troductn, the first time I met anyone who was gay.
I jt went to my first gay weddg a uple of months ago California for Michael and Steven, my two great iends. Well, I’ve always embraced gay and lbian fans wh both arms. I have a huge gay followg!
REBA MCENTIRE DIDN’T KNOW SHE WAS A GAY IN UNTIL AFTER ‘FANCY’S RELEASE
There's plenty of room for the gays Reba McEntire's Malibu Country. * reba gay *
Would you nsir rerdg a untry song spired by a gay person’s story? Your dghter--law, Kelly Clarkson, told me recently that she didn’t re if one of her kids turned out to be gay.
Love n go a long, long ways whether they’re gay or not. And if they do happen to be gay, that’s gog to be a harr hurdle to get over. It was after the succs of the song, she noticed that she had turned to a gay in.
REBA MCENTIRE ON GAY RIGHTS, SAME-SEX MARRIAGE AND THE EVOLUTN OF THE COUNTRY MIC COMMUNY
Is Reba Mcentire Gay? Come and disver what has been said lately about this and what is Reba Mcentire sayg about this. * reba gay *
" McEntire further said, "I don’t have any reason to thk that I had a big gay followg before that, but I thk I did.
"When asked if she rells listeng to 'Fancy' at a gay bar, the sger said that she hadn't.
She also nfsed that the s gone by she had never stepped to a gay bar but promised that she would have to mae 'Fancy' sger spoke about how she's awe of artists who perform her song wh pretty makp and a doll-like personaly. McEntire is known to have a fierce legn of gay fans and is known to advote for gay rights. Prumably due to the succs of her versn of the song 'Fancy' along wh her strong attachment wh the LGBTQ muny, she is often mistaken to be gay.
REBA MCENTIRE'S NEW SHOW IS FULL OF GAY STUFF AND SHE WOULDN'T HAVE IT ANY OTHER WAY
In a separate stg wh Pri Source, McEntire strsed the importance of gay marriage. Durg the chat, she revealed to have attend her first gay weddg California and talked about how tim were changg wh more gay untry micians were open to speak about . Country superstar Reba McEntire has pledged full support for same-sex marriage, notg that lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr (LGBT) rights are "very important" to her for many reasons.
"McEntire also sound off on untry mic's ever-growg le-up of openly gay and lbian stars, which clus Ty Herndon, Billy Gilman, Chely Wright and Brandy Clark.
McEntire, who has been embraced by gay untry fans for some time, has prevly spoken out fense of LGBT rights, but Azzopardi told The Huffgton Post that this is the first time the sger has been so forthright about her support of marriage equaly the media. "I have gay iends who have partners, and I see where they would want to get married, " she told Out magaze 2009.
IS REBA MCENTIRE GAY?
Dolly is more gay than Oprah’s btie, Gayle Kg. Country artists and their loyal fans have long been notor for their right-wg viewpots and rarely e out to play wh LGBT dienc -- let alone speak wh gay publitns. Out: There are gog to be people who will not appreciate you dog an terview wh a gay publitn.
I have gay iends. Do you thk there is a place untry mic for an openly gay artist?
I have gay iends who have partners, and I see where they would want to get married. Youre speakg wh a gay publitn right now, and thats somethg that may not be wily accepted. Before we say goodbye, what partg words would you like to say to your fans -- gay or straight?
REBA MCENTIRE IS TOTALLY ON BOARD WH THE WHOLE GAY RIGHTS THG!
Above: Reba and the stShe's the spfire mician who took over Broadway, the rerd holr for the most Amy of Country Mic Awards for top female volist, and the star of a new (and surprisgly gay fay-iendly) ABC TV seri on Friday nights. So far, 's given many on-screen gays and won many LGBT Advote: Your last TV seri, Reba, featured you as a strong woman fdg your footg after a divorce.
I was amazed at the amount of gay-iendly ntent Malibu Country. I've got a huge gay followg, and they've always been very supportive, so I wouldn't be surprised if there weren't any difference between Nashville and dghter on the show has a gay iend, Sage, who she mak out wh on the first episo, and then a lbian iend, Lily, who we haven't seen yet. Sce you've been married a long time, do you have a lot of gay iends askg for maral advice?
REBA, STILL FANCY: COUNTRY LEGEND TALKS 30 YEARS OF DRAG QUEENS DOG ‘FANCY,’ GAY UNTRY STARS AND RIPPG OFF BARBRA STREISAND
Reba Mcentire has never ma any public statement about this, so all mors about if Reba Mcentire is gay rema pletely unfound and unproven.
However, you will fd people that say Reba Mcentire is gay, but their ments have no nsistency or accuracy of any type. Although Reba Mcentire has never admted to beg gay, the media always nsirs the likelihood of one day reportg on the other. Although Reba Mcentire has never said to be homosexual, beg a famo artist and homosexual is somethg unrstood as normal by the society.
In last week’s episo (“Van’s Agent”), Van falsely tells gay sports agent Sadie (played by Wendie Malick of Jt Shoot Me), whom he is tryg to imprs, that Reba is gay – and fails to mentn his gaffe to Reba. When Reba disvers that Sadie “plays for the other team” and thks Reba do too, Reba exc herself, fds Van the kchen, and mands to know why he told Sadie she was gay. I wanted to say somethg clever and make a joke, but I don’t know anythg about San Francis except ble rs and gay people.