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COUNTRY MIC HAS UNEVEN RPONSE TO ANTI-GAY LAWS
Wh appearanc by mic ins Lda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris and Chely Wright (one of the first untry stars to publicly e out as gay), Invisible weav eply personal tal of passn and perseverance the face of sexism and homophobia alongsi a number of toe-tappg mil performanc. Legislatn alg wh the treatment of gays, lbians, bisexuals and transgenr people was vetoed by Geia's ernor, but bills are still beg nsired Tennsee and South Carola.
Last year, when twice-married untry star Ty Herndon me out as gay, he said both his ex-wiv and numero people knew about his sexualy, but he felt pelled to stay silent about for years. "Chely Wright, who 2010 beme the first major untry mic artist to reveal that she's gay, claimed afterwards she experienced a "rejectn of silence. However, she said, the dtry may be reluctant to alienate policians or polil groups they rely on to help wh bs-related like those alg wh which bathrooms transgenr people n e also are tricky bee they don't have the same appeal as other LGBT rights issu like gay marriage, said Nade Hubbs, profsor of Women's Studi and Mic at Universy of Michigan and thor of "Rednecks, Queers, and Country Mic.