T.J. Osborne, one half of the country duo Brothers Osborne, has come out as gay. In an interview with Time, the singer-songwriter revealed that his family and friends have known about his sexuality for years, but now it’s finally time for him to live his truth publicly. “I’m very comfortable being gay,” he told the publication. “I find myself being guarded for not wanting to talk about something that I personally don’t have a problem with.
That feels so strange.” By coming out, T.J. has made history as the first openly gay artist signed to a major country music label.
Although he doesn’t think it should be a big deal anymore, he wants to be an example for other artists in the notoriously conservative country genre. “People will ask, ‘Why