Thomas Roberts is hosting a new weekly show at Shift by MSNBC (the network's digital venture) called Out There in which he and a changing panel of guests discuss newsmaking LGBT stories. This week, Roberts was joined by actor and singer Cheyenne…
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Out Country Singer Ty Herndon: The Support I’ve Received Since Coming Out ‘Blew My Mind’
Ty Herndon hanging with friends backstage at the Grand Ole Opry after Monday's show (Via Facebook fan page) Country singer Ty Herndon has been feeling the love after his surprise coming out last week. In a follow-up interview with People ma…
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Out Country Singer Chely Wright Scores Kickstarter Fundraiser Record for New Album- VIDEO
Out country singer-songwriter Chely Wright has broken Kickstarter records in funding her new album…
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Chely Wright Fans Launch Petition to Get Openly Gay Country Star Invited Back to Grand Ole Opry: VIDEO
Country singer Chely Wright used to be a fixture at the Grand Ole Opry, country music's oldest and most enduring "hall of fame" concert stage. But after she publicly came out as a lesbian in 2010, the Nashville stage show (and the count…
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Chely Wright and Wife Lauren Expecting Identical Twins: VIDEO
Country music singer Chely Wright and her wife Lauren-Blitzer Wright are expecting identical twins, she announced on Howard Bragman's chat show Gwissues today. Chely said she is carrying the twins: "They're due in July, but with identica…
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Today: Chely Wright Opens Kansas City LGBT Community Center
Well — technically it's a center for youth who are questioning their sexuality, but these kids will probably figure themselves out quickly enough. Maybe they'll stick around. Chely Wright is the nu-country singer of hits "Shut Up A…
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Out Country Singer Chely Wright Gets Married
A hearty congratulations to lesbian country singer Chely Wright, who this weekend married her long-time girlfriend, activist Lauren Blitzer. Via E! News: [The women] got hitched Saturday in front of 200 guests at Lauren's Aunt's home in Conne…
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Country Singer Chely Wright to Marry Activist Lauren Blitzer
Country singer Chely Wright, who came out last May, will marry in August, People reports: "Out country singer Chely Wright and her fiancée, Lauren Blitzer, a GLBT Civil Rights activist, have set a date and plan to be married in Connecticut Aug.…
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Chely Wright: ‘My Record Sales Went Directly in Half’ After Coming Out
Country singer Chely Wright tells Autostraddle in a lengthy interview that coming out has had its repercussions: "There’s the gay community that now knows my name and it’s a long leap from the new demographic of people who will come to my Facebo…
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Talk Radio Host Stephanie Miller: “I’m A Gay Woman”
Progressive talk radio host Stephanie Miller came out on her show yesterday. She prefaced the big announcement with two back to back tweets: "There may be a lot of crying next hour" and "Stick around for the next hour. Mama's got s…
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