Chely Wright & Lauren Blitzer
Singer Chely Wright, known for her hit single "Shut Up and Drive" and the album
Single White Female, made waves in 2010 when she became the first major country music artist to come out as gay. A year later, she married her then-fiancee, Lauren Blitzer.
In an
interview with
The Advocate, the songstress stated:
“I grew up feeling like there was no one else, no one that I could relate to. If my coming out of the closet makes [my fans] rethink their ideas about gay people, then I’ve done something good."
[Chely Wright, Lauren Blitzer, via]