Chely Wright has never been one to follow a predictable path. The Kansas-born singer who made history as the first major country artist to come out as queer has reinvented herself more than once.
Fifteen years ago, Chely Wright became the first mainstream country singer to come out as gay — and she’s never stopped fighting to make other people feel seen. Now, with a brand-new corporate career, ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When Chely Wright came out of the closet in 2010, revealing to Nashville and to millions of country fans that she was gay, that ...
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, ...
Chappell Roan added to country's relatively slim canon of gay-focused music with the release of her song "The Giver" earlier this month, describing the track as a "lesbian country song." But it's not ...
A few weeks back, my BFF asked me if I was interested in seeing Chely Wright perform at The Open Chord in Knoxville. I didn’t even check the date. I just said yes. Twenty years ago, Wright was a star ...
Chely Wright is getting more attention for her looks lately than her sound. The 31-year-old singer capped that attention last month with the first CMT Flameworthy Awards from the cable country-music ...