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, ...

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.

Growing up in a southern community that shunned homosexuality was not easy for country music singer Chely Wright, the star said as she broke her silence about her sexuality this week to publicly come ...

Country star Chely Wright recently introduced the world to a new member of her family: a tiny Cavapoo puppy. George and Everett, the 11-year-old twin sons Wright shares with wife Lauren Blitzer, had ...

Having a dream of performing on stage from a young age, Chely Wright eventually found herself achieving that dream. Recording hit songs like “Shut Up and Drive” and “Single White Female”, the singer ...

When country singer-songwriter Chely Wright decided to come out of the closet in 2010, she knew that her life was never going to be the same. She'd made a name for herself in mainstream music circles ...

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 ...

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 ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two years after becoming the first country star to come out as gay, Chely Wright is now at peace, living honestly and married to another woman, but she feels somewhat cut off by ...

The Boot rounds up today's top stories from our news partners. Chely Wright Documentary ‘Wish Me Away’ Scores Emmy Nomination Chely Wright Documentary ‘Wish Me Away’ Scores Emmy Nomination A ...

Wright, who came out in 2010, praises Roan as an "undeniable" talent Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty; Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Chely Wright praises Chappell Roan's new country song "The Giver," but admits she ...