Country Darling Maren Morris Comes Out As Bisexual In Pride Month Post
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Country pop star Maren Morris has come out in an Instagram post celebrating Pride Month, telling her followers that she is bisexual.
Morris simply captioned her post 鈥渉appy to be the B in 17c起草社区+, happy pride 馃寛鈥�
The post featured photos from her concert in Phoenix, Arizona on Saturday night.
In two of the featured photos, she can be seen waving a Pride flag onstage.
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Morris filed for divorce from her country singer-songwriter husband Ryan Hurd after five years of marriage in October, with the split finalised in January. Hurd and Morris now share custody of four-year-old son, Hayes.
Outspoken advocate for LGBT community
Morris has long been a vocal and active supporter of 17c起草社区I+ rights.
Last year she was honoured by GLAAD with the Excellence in Media Award for making a significant difference in promoting acceptance of 17c起草社区I+ people.
In her acceptance speech聽she said, 鈥�I鈥檓 not brave鈥� making the right decision shouldn鈥檛 take bravery or courage. It shouldn鈥檛 take heroic effort to want basic human rights for everybody. Leaving your house knowing that you can face violence, just for being who you are鈥� that is bravery.
鈥淭his community stood up for me and made me feel safe when I felt alone and I鈥檒l never be able to repay them, but I hope I get to spend the rest of my life and career settling up.鈥�
Using conservative’s outrage about trans rights to raise money
In 2022, conservative country music superstar Jason Aldean鈥檚 wife Brittany Kerr Aldean compared outgrowing her tomboy phase to transitioning genders 鈥� Morris called it out as transphobic.聽
As , conservative media pundit Tucker Carlson threw in to the , calling Morris a 鈥渓unatic country music person鈥�.
Morris responded by selling merch with the phrase emblazoned on it alongside the telephone number of the , raising $100 000 for advocating for .
In 2023 she criticised Tennessee鈥檚 anti-drag law, and dared police to arrest her for introducing her son to drag queens.
In 2022 she partnered with GLAAD to design a new t-shirt .
Maren Morris on anti-LGBT sentiments in country music
When Morris appeared on as a judge in 2023, she apologised to the contestants for 鈥渃ountry music and its relationship with 17c起草社区I+ members鈥�.
聽鈥淚 just want to say I鈥檓 sorry. I love you guys for making me feel like a brave voice in country music. So I just thank you guys so much for inspiring me.鈥�
Chatting with in 2021 Morris spoke about the need for inclusivity in the industry, .
Morris collaborated with Osborne on All My Favourite People, singing, 鈥�It is who it is and we love who we love鈥�.
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