Country artists Ty Herndon and Billy Gilman come out as gay
Two country singers came out as gay Thursday, an event every bit as significant for their industry as the public emergence of gays was for professional sports.
Singer Ty Herndon announced first. He had an immediate impact on double-platinum country artist Billy Gilman, who, hearing of Herndon’s move, came out in a YouTube video on Thursday as well.
From what appeared to be his living room, the 26-year-old Gilman said: “It’s taken me a good many weeks to figure out how I was to approach this video that you’re watching right now….
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