Carrie Unrwood Reaffirms Gay Marriage Support In Allure Interview | HuffPost Voic

Contents:

• CARRIE UNRWOOD REAFFIRMS GAY MARRIAGE SUPPORT IN ALLURE INTERVIEW
• CARRIE UNRWOOD’S GAY MARRIAGE STANCE GETS A NSERVATIVE NOD
• CARRIE UNRWOOD ADVOT FOR GAY MARRIAGE, CSG CONTROVERSY
• CARRIE UNRWOOD COM OUT IN SUPPORT OF SAME-SEX MARRIAGE'AS A MARRIED PERSON MYSELF, I DON'T KNOW WHAT 'S LIKE TO BE TOLD I N'T MARRY SOMEBODY I LOVE,' UNRWOOD {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}CELEBRIBY GIL KFMANJUNE 12, 2012/10:34 {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 GIL KFMANJUNE 12, 2012 / 10:34 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"CARRIE UNRWOOD COM OUT IN SUPPORT OF SAME-SEX MARRIAGE","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2012-06-12T14:34:49.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2012-06-12T14:34:49.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"MTV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"MTV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"GIL KFMAN","ARTICLESECTN":"CELEBRI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CARRIE UNRWOOD IS THE LATT PUBLIC FIGURE TO E OUT SUPPORT OF GAY MARRIAGE. JOG THE LIK OF JAY-Z, [ARTICLE ID="1684966"]SNOOKI AND JWOWW[/ARTICLE]
 AND [ARTICLE ID="1684966"]THE WANTED[/ARTICLE]
 THE UNTRY SUPERSTAR TOLD ENGLAND'S THE INPENNT THAT SHE BELIEV SAME-SEX UPL SHOULD HAVE THE SAME RIGHTS AS SHE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"AS A MARRIED PERSON MYSELF, I DON'T KNOW WHAT 'S LIKE TO BE TOLD I N'T MARRY SOMEBODY I LOVE, AND WANT TO MARRY," SHE SAID. "I N'T IMAGE HOW THAT MT FEEL. I FELY THK WE SHOULD ALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO LOVE, AND LOVE PUBLICLY, THE PEOPLE THAT WE WANT TO LOVE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE PAPER NOTED THAT UNRWOOD, WHO HAS JT RELEASED A NEW ALBUM [ARTICLE ID="1684772"]BLOWN AWAY[/ARTICLE]
 HAS A LARGE EVANGELIL CHRISTIAN FANBASE AND HAS SPOKEN EQUENTLY ABOUT HER FAH, MAKG THE SUBJECT OF ONE OF HER BIGGT HS, "J, TAKE THE WHEEL."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SHE TOLD THE PAPER THAT HER LIBERAL ATTU ABOUT SAME-SEX MARRIAGE IS ACTUALLY A RULT OF HER CHRISTIAN VALU, NOT NFLICT WH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"OUR CHURCH IS GAY IENDLY," SAID UNRWOOD, 29, WHO WAS RAISED AS BAPTIST, A NOMATN THAT TENDS TO NMN HOMOSEXUAL BEHAVR, BUT WHO NOW WORSHIPS A NON-NOMATNAL NGREGATN WH HOCKEY-PLAYER HBAND MIKE FISHER. "ABOVE ALL, GOD WANTED TO LOVE OTHERS. 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. IT'S NOT UP TO ME TO JUDGE ANYBODY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}UNRWOOD'S MENTS E THE MIDST OF A PRINTIAL MPAIGN WHICH GAY MARRIAGE IS LIKELY TO BE A HOT-BUTTON ISSUE. [ARTICLE ID="1684802"]PRINT BARACK OBAMA[/ARTICLE]
 RECENTLY SAID THAT HE PERSONALLY SUPPORTS SAME-SEX UNNS WHILE RIVAL REPUBLIN MT ROMNEY HAS SPOKEN OUT AGAST GAY {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
• CARRIE UNRWOOD SPEAKS OUT FOR GAY MARRIAGE, C CHRISTIAN FAH AS INFLUENCG HER LIBERAL VIEWS

CARRIE UNRWOOD REAFFIRMS GAY MARRIAGE SUPPORT IN ALLURE INTERVIEW

Country mic superstar Carrie Unrwood has e out support of gay marriage — and at least one nservative polil group is sayg, “Good for her. ”Raised a Baptist and known for hs cludg “J Take the Wheel, ” the sger told the paper she and hband Mike Fisher, who plays for the NHL’s Nashville Predators, now attend a nonnomatnal, “gay-iendly” Christian church. Unrwood’s outlook is siar to that of sger and Broadway star Krist Chenoweth, another vout heterosexual Christian om the South who is sympathetic to gay issu.

CARRIE UNRWOOD’S GAY MARRIAGE STANCE GETS A NSERVATIVE NOD

“Good for her, ” said Jimmy LaSalvia, -founr and executive director of GOProud, an anizatn that bills self as “the voice of gay nservativ and their straight alli.

CARRIE UNRWOOD ADVOT FOR GAY MARRIAGE, CSG CONTROVERSY

“The more Amerins thk about how issu affect their gay iends and fay the more they e to realize that supportg same-sex civil marriage is the right thg to do.

CARRIE UNRWOOD COM OUT IN SUPPORT OF SAME-SEX MARRIAGE'AS A MARRIED PERSON MYSELF, I DON'T KNOW WHAT 'S LIKE TO BE TOLD I N'T MARRY SOMEBODY I LOVE,' UNRWOOD {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}CELEBRIBY GIL KFMANJUNE 12, 2012/10:34 {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 GIL KFMANJUNE 12, 2012 / 10:34 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"CARRIE UNRWOOD COM OUT IN SUPPORT OF SAME-SEX MARRIAGE","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2012-06-12T14:34:49.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2012-06-12T14:34:49.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"MTV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"MTV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"GIL KFMAN","ARTICLESECTN":"CELEBRI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CARRIE UNRWOOD IS THE LATT PUBLIC FIGURE TO E OUT SUPPORT OF GAY MARRIAGE. JOG THE LIK OF JAY-Z, [ARTICLE ID="1684966"]SNOOKI AND JWOWW[/ARTICLE]
 AND [ARTICLE ID="1684966"]THE WANTED[/ARTICLE]
 THE UNTRY SUPERSTAR TOLD ENGLAND'S THE INPENNT THAT SHE BELIEV SAME-SEX UPL SHOULD HAVE THE SAME RIGHTS AS SHE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"AS A MARRIED PERSON MYSELF, I DON'T KNOW WHAT 'S LIKE TO BE TOLD I N'T MARRY SOMEBODY I LOVE, AND WANT TO MARRY," SHE SAID. "I N'T IMAGE HOW THAT MT FEEL. I FELY THK WE SHOULD ALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO LOVE, AND LOVE PUBLICLY, THE PEOPLE THAT WE WANT TO LOVE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE PAPER NOTED THAT UNRWOOD, WHO HAS JT RELEASED A NEW ALBUM [ARTICLE ID="1684772"]BLOWN AWAY[/ARTICLE]
 HAS A LARGE EVANGELIL CHRISTIAN FANBASE AND HAS SPOKEN EQUENTLY ABOUT HER FAH, MAKG THE SUBJECT OF ONE OF HER BIGGT HS, "J, TAKE THE WHEEL."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SHE TOLD THE PAPER THAT HER LIBERAL ATTU ABOUT SAME-SEX MARRIAGE IS ACTUALLY A RULT OF HER CHRISTIAN VALU, NOT NFLICT WH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"OUR CHURCH IS GAY IENDLY," SAID UNRWOOD, 29, WHO WAS RAISED AS BAPTIST, A NOMATN THAT TENDS TO NMN HOMOSEXUAL BEHAVR, BUT WHO NOW WORSHIPS A NON-NOMATNAL NGREGATN WH HOCKEY-PLAYER HBAND MIKE FISHER. "ABOVE ALL, GOD WANTED TO LOVE OTHERS. 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. IT'S NOT UP TO ME TO JUDGE ANYBODY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}UNRWOOD'S MENTS E THE MIDST OF A PRINTIAL MPAIGN WHICH GAY MARRIAGE IS LIKELY TO BE A HOT-BUTTON ISSUE. [ARTICLE ID="1684802"]PRINT BARACK OBAMA[/ARTICLE]
 RECENTLY SAID THAT HE PERSONALLY SUPPORTS SAME-SEX UNNS WHILE RIVAL REPUBLIN MT ROMNEY HAS SPOKEN OUT AGAST GAY {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

More and more people are g to that ncln — and that clus nservative “Amerin Idol” alum Clay Aikens, who May fished send to Arsen Hall on “Celebry Apprentice” and me out as a gay man September 2008, was supportive as well. Country mic star Carrie Unrwood has spoken up about her support of same-sex marriage a recent June marks Gay Pri month, several celebri are voicg their beliefs.

"Unrwood emphasized that her church's belief gay marriage fluenced her signifintly. "Our church is gay iendly, " the 2005 "Amerin Idol" wner said, revealg that hers is one of many church that adopt the divisive stance. Carrie Unrwood is the latt public figure to e out support of gay marriage.

CARRIE UNRWOOD SPEAKS OUT FOR GAY MARRIAGE, C CHRISTIAN FAH AS INFLUENCG HER LIBERAL VIEWS

"Our church is gay iendly, " said Unrwood, 29, who was raised as Baptist, a nomatn that tends to nmn homosexual behavr, but who now worships a non-nomatnal ngregatn wh hockey-player hband Mike Fisher. "Unrwood's ments e the midst of a printial mpaign which gay marriage is likely to be a hot-button issue.