Time magazine, effectively making him one of the only openly gay artist signed to a major country music label.Osborne said that the time he spent indoors ruminating in 2020 due to COVID-19 is how he came to the decision to make his sexuality known publicly, in the hopes that being with someone of the same gender might one day be safe for everyone and won’t be met with negativity.Surprisingly, he was met with an onslaught of love and support, despite country music’s reputation for not exactly being the most LGBTQ friendly.Osborne also shared the news in a video posted to Instagram, telling his followers, “I know it’s going to help my relationship with my fans, my family and honestly it will help the relationship with myself.” A post shared.