Posts with tag "Chely Wright"

Country Star Chely Wright Engaged to Girlfriend

Posted Apr 6th 2011 at 07:30 PM by Tracey Harrington McCoy

Just eleven months after coming out, country singer Chely Wright is engaged to girlfriend and gay rights activist, Lauren Blitzer, PEOPLE reports. "Out country singer Chely Wright and her fiancée, Lauren Blitzer, a GLBT Civil Rights activist have set a date and plan to be married in Connecticut Aug. 20," Wright's rep told the magazine. "They met through their youth advocacy work, and ...

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For Gay Celebs, 'Out' Is A Matter Of Definition

Posted Jun 8th 2010 at 08:00 PM by Ben Widdicombe

Anna Paquin, who is engaged to her 'True Blood' co-star Stephen Moyer, has explained the thinking behind her surprise decision to come out as bisexual in a gay rights public service announcement this April. "I'm not someone who endlessly talks about her personal life for no reason, but obviously, as someone who identifies as bisexual, those are issues I really care about," she told Zap2it on ...

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Country Star Chely Wright Done Hiding, Comes Out

Posted May 3rd 2010 at 12:05 PM by PopEater Staff

The speculation is over, the rumors confirmed: The star coming out in this week's PEOPLE magazine is country singer Chely Wright, the first artist to rock her conservative-leaning genre with such news. "Nothing in my life has been more magical than the moment I decided to come out. I hid everything for my music," Wright tells PEOPLE. The 39-year-old songstress behind the hit 'Single White ...