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dbackjon

(6,578 posts) Thu Nov 20, 2014, 06:29 PM Nov 2014

News from Nashville, made me cry with tears of Joy

Having lived in Nashville as an openly gay man, and having see people lose jobs in the music industry because they were outed, I know the courage it took for Ty Herndon to come out.

And then, hours later, Ty's coming out gave another country star, Billy Gilman, the courage to also come out.

That, along with the first same-sex marriages in South Carolina and Montana, have made me very, very happy!!

We have come along ways!

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News from Nashville, made me cry with tears of Joy (Original Post) dbackjon Nov 2014 OP

Wow! That is great! Lars39 Nov 2014 #1

As a native of Utah, I always thought it would be last... BeeBee Nov 2014 #3

Congrats! Lars39 Nov 2014 #4

I'd like to be pleasantly surprised at being wrong, because at the moment... Pacifist Patriot Nov 2014 #16

Great news all around! n/t BeeBee Nov 2014 #2

I wonder if they'll now out themselves as dems Doctor_J Nov 2014 #5

That made me laugh out load. Half-Century Man Nov 2014 #13

Hooray for me, too, I guess rocktivity Nov 2014 #6

There is a trifecta I doubt anyone would ever have guessed would happen rurallib Nov 2014 #7

What??? Country has gone gay??? tavernier Nov 2014 #8

that's terrific NJCher Nov 2014 #9

Hope it goes better for them than it did Chely Wright. nt justiceischeap Nov 2014 #10

This is the way it should be! MoonRiver Nov 2014 #11

Pretty cool! shenmue Nov 2014 #12

Follow your Arrow mainstreetonce Nov 2014 #14

NICE Skittles Nov 2014 #15

Lars39

(26,109 posts)

1. Wow! That is great!

Reply to dbackjon (Original post)

Thu Nov 20, 2014, 06:35 PM

Nov 2014

I've been predicting that TN would be the last state, but this gives me hope.

BeeBee

(1,074 posts)

3. As a native of Utah, I always thought it would be last...

Reply to Lars39 (Reply #1)

Thu Nov 20, 2014, 06:36 PM

Nov 2014

but I was pleasantly surprised to be wrong!!!

Lars39

(26,109 posts)

4. Congrats!

Reply to BeeBee (Reply #3)

Thu Nov 20, 2014, 06:39 PM

Nov 2014

wonderful surprises

Pacifist Patriot

(24,653 posts)

16. I'd like to be pleasantly surprised at being wrong, because at the moment...

Reply to BeeBee (Reply #3)

Fri Nov 21, 2014, 03:43 PM

Nov 2014

I'm pretty sure Florida will be last.

BeeBee

(1,074 posts)

2. Great news all around! n/t

Reply to dbackjon (Original post)

Thu Nov 20, 2014, 06:36 PM

Nov 2014

Doctor_J

(36,392 posts)

5. I wonder if they'll now out themselves as dems

Reply to dbackjon (Original post)

Thu Nov 20, 2014, 06:55 PM

Nov 2014

That would be cool too

Half-Century Man

(5,279 posts)

13. That made me laugh out load.

Reply to Doctor_J (Reply #5)

Thu Nov 20, 2014, 09:04 PM

Nov 2014

The thought that coming out as a Democrat requires more courage than coming out as Gay.

rocktivity

(44,576 posts)

6. Hooray for me, too, I guess

Reply to dbackjon (Original post)

Thu Nov 20, 2014, 07:26 PM

Nov 2014

I speculated about gay country stars being threatened earlier today:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/113741750#post7

Cue the Vonage theme!

rocktivity

rurallib

(62,416 posts)

7. There is a trifecta I doubt anyone would ever have guessed would happen

Reply to dbackjon (Original post)

Thu Nov 20, 2014, 07:27 PM

Nov 2014

tavernier

(12,388 posts)

8. What??? Country has gone gay???

Reply to dbackjon (Original post)

Thu Nov 20, 2014, 07:55 PM

Nov 2014

Next thing you know, people will accept each other for who they are!

Fantastic!!!!!

NJCher

(35,675 posts)

9. that's terrific

Reply to dbackjon (Original post)

Thu Nov 20, 2014, 08:29 PM

Nov 2014

dbackjon. I am happy for you.

Cher

justiceischeap

(14,040 posts)

10. Hope it goes better for them than it did Chely Wright. nt

Reply to dbackjon (Original post)

Thu Nov 20, 2014, 08:32 PM

Nov 2014

MoonRiver

(36,926 posts)

11. This is the way it should be!

Reply to dbackjon (Original post)

Thu Nov 20, 2014, 08:34 PM

Nov 2014

Everybody get to be with the person s/he loves!

shenmue

(38,506 posts)

12. Pretty cool!

Reply to dbackjon (Original post)

Thu Nov 20, 2014, 08:36 PM

Nov 2014

mainstreetonce

(4,178 posts)

14. Follow your Arrow

Reply to dbackjon (Original post)

Thu Nov 20, 2014, 09:11 PM

Nov 2014

Kiss lots of girls if that's you're into....Kacey Musgraves ....single of the year....CMAs

Kacey is female.

Yes,Country is keeping up with the times

Skittles

(153,160 posts)

15. NICE

Reply to dbackjon (Original post)

Thu Nov 20, 2014, 09:25 PM

Nov 2014

I WANT EVERYONE OUT OF THE CLOSET

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