National Coming Out Day: 12 Celebrities Who Came Out In The Past 12 Months

From: NewNowNext

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Ty Herndon

After nearly two decades in country music, the “What Mattered Most” singer decided to come out in an Entertainment Tonight interview in November 2014. His announcement, coming on the heels of Kacey Musgraves progressive chart-topper “Follow Your Arrow,” started an important conversation about what it means to be a male country singer in Nashville.

“Traditionally in country music, we don’t see a lot of support for the LGBT community, but that’s changing so much,” he said. “Nashville is changing so much.”

Though the genre has a long way to go in regards to LGBT representation, Herndon’s coming out was a big and impactful step.