T.J. Osborne, one half of the country duo Brothers Osborne, is publicly discussing being a gay man for the first time. Together, the duo has won four CMA Awards and been nominated for seven Grammys.
As a result, T.J.’s coming out makes him one of the most established country singers signed to a major label to be openly gay.
Speaking in an interview with Time, the country artist explained that he’s "very comfortable being gay," having been out to close friends and family for a while.
He himself knew from a very young age how he identified. However, given country music fans' reputation of being somewhat unforgiving to people whose values differ from theirs, he was afraid to go public with his sexuality for years. "I find myself being.