Meet Steve Howey, the Straight Actor Who Came Out as Gay

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• 8 OPENLY GAY BILLNAIR
• COUNTRY WTERN SGER JOHN RICH COM OUT ... AS A {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;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/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;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;}NEWSBY MICHAEL JENSENOCTOBER 28, 2007/9:51 PMBY MICHAEL JENSENOCTOBER 28, 2007 / 9:51 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"COUNTRY WTERN SGER JOHN RICH COM OUT ... AS A BIGOT","DATEPUBLISHED":"2007-10-29T01:51:28.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2007-10-29T01:51:28.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"MICHAEL JENSEN","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I HAVE TO NFS BEFORE TODAY I HAD NEVER HEARD OF COUNTRY WTERN DUO BIG AND RICH FEATURG JOHN RICH (PICTURED). ALAS, I STILL WISH I HADN'T HEARD OF HIM. VIA PAM'S HOE BLEND WORD THAT RICH RECENTLY WENT ON THE THE STEVE GILL SHOW (A RH LIMBGH WANNABE) WHERE HE ANNOUNCED HE SUPPORTED FRED THOMPSON FOR PRINT -- AND PARED BEG GAY TO CT. SAID RICH:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I THK IF YOU LEGALIZE THAT [SAME-SEX MARRIAGE], YOU'VE GOT TO LEGALIZE SOME OTHER THGS THAT ARE PRETTY UNSAVORY. YOU N LL ME A RADIL, BUT HOW N YOU TELL AN NT THAT SHE N'T MARRY HER NEPHEW IF THEY ARE REALLY LOVE AND SHARG THE BILLS? HOW N YOU TELL THEM THEY N'T GET MARRIED, BUT SOMETHG ELSE THAT'S UNNATURAL N HAPPEN?"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT AN ASS. SADLY, THERE ISN'T ANYTHG NEW ABOUT THIS KD OF BIGOTRY, BUT APPEARS THERE IS A BACKLASH BREWG NASHVILLE OVER RICH'S MENTS. HOWIE KLE OVER AT THE HUFFGTON POST REPORTS THAT GAY AND NON-GAY EMPLOYE AT WARNER BROTHERS -- RICH'S RERD LABEL -- HAVE BEEN MAKG THEIR UNHAPPS OVER RICH'S MENTS KNOWN AS HAVE SOME NASHVILLE RAD {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND RICH HAS ISSUED A STATEMENT ABOUT HIS EARLIER MENTS:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MY EARLIER MENTS ON SAME-SEX MARRIAGE DON’T REFLECT MY FULL VIEWS ON THE BROAR ISSU REGARDG TOLERANCE AND THE TREATMENT OF GAYS AND LBIANS OUR SOCIETY. I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT AND WISH TO STATE CLEARLY MY VIEWS. I OPPOSE SAME-SEX MARRIAGE BEE MY FATHER AND MISTER BROUGHT ME UP TO BELIEVE THAT MARRIAGE IS AN STUTN FOR THE UNN OF A MAN AND A WOMAN. HOWEVER, I ALSO BELIEVE THAT TOLERANCE, BIGOTRY AND HATRED ARE WRONG. PEOPLE SHOULD BE JUDGED BASED ON THEIR MERS, NOT ON THEIR SEXUAL ORIENTATN. WE ARE ALL CHILDREN OF GOD AND SHOULD BE VALUED AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND WHAT BETTER WAY TO EXPRS THE BELIEF WE SHOULD BE VALUED AND RPECTED BY PARG OUR RELATNSHIPS TO CT? BLEAH. RICH N TAKE HIS DAMAGE NTROL STATEMENT AND BLOW THEM OUT OF HIS WBOY HAT. IT'S 2007 AND AFTER THE TIM HARDAWAYS AND JERRY FALWELLS AND THE HOMOPHOBIC ATHLET AND RAP STARS AND ALL THE RT OF THE BIGOTS WHO FEEL EE TO SLANR , I'M SICK OF THEIR LAME APOLOGI AND STATEMENTS. IT'S NOT ENOUGH. NOT BY A LONG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IF RICH REALLY WANTS TO SHOW HIS RPECT HOW ABOUT A $25,000 DONATN TO THE HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN AND A FUNDRAISER FOR THE TREVOR PROJECT? THEN MIGHT BE POSSIBLE TO NVCE ME THAT RICH IS ANYTHG MORE THAN ANOTHER PRIVILEGED, STRAIGHT MALE BIGOT. GIVE ME TIM MCGRAW ANY DAY OF THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

8 OPENLY GAY BILLNAIR

He also vted Facebook and asked for his opn on why more CEOs aren't openly gay, Thiel said, "A lot of the bs are global reach, and when you have ctomers all over the world, be a qutn of ‘Will they hold that (beg gay) agast you?

COUNTRY WTERN SGER JOHN RICH COM OUT ... AS A {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;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/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;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;}NEWSBY MICHAEL JENSENOCTOBER 28, 2007/9:51 PMBY MICHAEL JENSENOCTOBER 28, 2007 / 9:51 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"COUNTRY WTERN SGER JOHN RICH COM OUT ... AS A BIGOT","DATEPUBLISHED":"2007-10-29T01:51:28.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2007-10-29T01:51:28.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"MICHAEL JENSEN","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I HAVE TO NFS BEFORE TODAY I HAD NEVER HEARD OF COUNTRY WTERN DUO BIG AND RICH FEATURG JOHN RICH (PICTURED). ALAS, I STILL WISH I HADN'T HEARD OF HIM. VIA PAM'S HOE BLEND WORD THAT RICH RECENTLY WENT ON THE THE STEVE GILL SHOW (A RH LIMBGH WANNABE) WHERE HE ANNOUNCED HE SUPPORTED FRED THOMPSON FOR PRINT -- AND PARED BEG GAY TO CT. SAID RICH:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I THK IF YOU LEGALIZE THAT [SAME-SEX MARRIAGE], YOU'VE GOT TO LEGALIZE SOME OTHER THGS THAT ARE PRETTY UNSAVORY. YOU N LL ME A RADIL, BUT HOW N YOU TELL AN NT THAT SHE N'T MARRY HER NEPHEW IF THEY ARE REALLY LOVE AND SHARG THE BILLS? HOW N YOU TELL THEM THEY N'T GET MARRIED, BUT SOMETHG ELSE THAT'S UNNATURAL N HAPPEN?"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT AN ASS. SADLY, THERE ISN'T ANYTHG NEW ABOUT THIS KD OF BIGOTRY, BUT APPEARS THERE IS A BACKLASH BREWG NASHVILLE OVER RICH'S MENTS. HOWIE KLE OVER AT THE HUFFGTON POST REPORTS THAT GAY AND NON-GAY EMPLOYE AT WARNER BROTHERS -- RICH'S RERD LABEL -- HAVE BEEN MAKG THEIR UNHAPPS OVER RICH'S MENTS KNOWN AS HAVE SOME NASHVILLE RAD {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND RICH HAS ISSUED A STATEMENT ABOUT HIS EARLIER MENTS:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MY EARLIER MENTS ON SAME-SEX MARRIAGE DON’T REFLECT MY FULL VIEWS ON THE BROAR ISSU REGARDG TOLERANCE AND THE TREATMENT OF GAYS AND LBIANS OUR SOCIETY. I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT AND WISH TO STATE CLEARLY MY VIEWS. I OPPOSE SAME-SEX MARRIAGE BEE MY FATHER AND MISTER BROUGHT ME UP TO BELIEVE THAT MARRIAGE IS AN STUTN FOR THE UNN OF A MAN AND A WOMAN. HOWEVER, I ALSO BELIEVE THAT TOLERANCE, BIGOTRY AND HATRED ARE WRONG. PEOPLE SHOULD BE JUDGED BASED ON THEIR MERS, NOT ON THEIR SEXUAL ORIENTATN. WE ARE ALL CHILDREN OF GOD AND SHOULD BE VALUED AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND WHAT BETTER WAY TO EXPRS THE BELIEF WE SHOULD BE VALUED AND RPECTED BY PARG OUR RELATNSHIPS TO CT? BLEAH. RICH N TAKE HIS DAMAGE NTROL STATEMENT AND BLOW THEM OUT OF HIS WBOY HAT. IT'S 2007 AND AFTER THE TIM HARDAWAYS AND JERRY FALWELLS AND THE HOMOPHOBIC ATHLET AND RAP STARS AND ALL THE RT OF THE BIGOTS WHO FEEL EE TO SLANR , I'M SICK OF THEIR LAME APOLOGI AND STATEMENTS. IT'S NOT ENOUGH. NOT BY A LONG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IF RICH REALLY WANTS TO SHOW HIS RPECT HOW ABOUT A $25,000 DONATN TO THE HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN AND A FUNDRAISER FOR THE TREVOR PROJECT? THEN MIGHT BE POSSIBLE TO NVCE ME THAT RICH IS ANYTHG MORE THAN ANOTHER PRIVILEGED, STRAIGHT MALE BIGOT. GIVE ME TIM MCGRAW ANY DAY OF THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

He officially me out as gay 2015. Via Pam's Hoe Blend word that Rich recently went on the The Steve Gill Show (a Rh Limbgh wannabe) where he announced he supported Fred Thompson for print -- and pared beg gay to ct.

Howie Kle over at The Huffgton Post reports that gay and non-gay employe at Warner Brothers -- Rich's rerd label -- have been makg their unhapps over Rich's ments known as have some Nashville rad Rich has issued a statement about his earlier ments:My earlier ments on same-sex marriage don’t reflect my full views on the broar issu regardg tolerance and the treatment of gays and lbians our society. It's 2007 and after the Tim Hardaways and Jerry Falwells and the homophobic athlet and rap stars and all the rt of the bigots who feel ee to slanr , I'm sick of their lame apologi and statements. After makg his fame off the backs of gay and gay iendly folks, the homophobe announced on Nashville shock jock Steve Gill's rad show (listen here) that he is agast gay marriage bee is "unnatural"-- like ct:"I thk if you legalize that, you've got to legalize some other thgs that are pretty unsavory.

""Unnatural" is one of the favore words of homophob and misogynists alike, and John Rich appears to be both. Howie Kle, formerly of Warner Bros has the story about the uproar created by the Big and Rich homophobe up at both Huffgton Post (shorter versn) and Down wh Tyranny. Here's an excerpt:Thursday I started gettg barraged wh e-mails om distrght former employe of me all plag about Big & Rich beg stems om half the duo, John Rich, gog on a gay-bashg, Santom-like jag for his polil hero, Frerick of Hollywood.