Country star T.J. Osborne has come out as gay — which is a pretty big deal, seeing as he’s now just the first openly gay performer signed to a major country record label.
The Brothers Oborne frontman made the revelation in a new interview with TIME published Wednesday, explaining that although he came out to his friends and family years ago, he was hesitant to make a public declaration about his sexuality partially because of the country music industry’s infamously conservative values. Related: Morgan Wallen Dropped From Country Radio After Dropping N-Word On Camera He explained: Sad, but true.
While the 36-year-old is “very comfortable being gay,” he explained that talking about his sexuality so publically still feels a bit unnatural to