She paved the way for more LGBTQ+ stars — including Ty Herndon, TJ Osborne and Maren Morris — to come out "I think we're all reckoning with how much progress was made in such a short amount of time, ...

Chely Wright recently told Variety that coming out as country music’s first openly gay singer is “the thing of which I’m most proud.” However the country singer, who first rose to fame with hits such ...

Is country music a safe space for LGBTQ+ artists? Chely Wright is reflecting on what’s changed, and what hasn’t, in the industry she has long called home. In a new interview, the country music ...

‘90s Country Singer Reflects on Quitting Music After Coming Out as Gay originally appeared on Parade. Former country star Chely Wright found a new calling after leaving the music industry. The “Single ...

“I had a responsibility to raise my hand and say, ‘I am gay, and I’m proud of who I am,’" Wright says of coming out as the first openly gay country star in 2010 Sherry Rayn Barnett /Michael Ochs ...