who came out as gay earlier this year.NBC reports that Senate Joint Resolution (SJR) 609 would have commemorated Osborne, noting “though T.J.
Osborne is not the first country music artist to come out as gay, he is the first and currently only openly gay artist signed to a major country label.” It further adds that “though it may have been merely a consequence of being true to himself, he has nonetheless become a trailblazer and a symbol of hope for those country music artists and fans alike who may have become ostracized from a genre they hold dear.”Related: Country crooner TJ Osborne on the unexpected response to his coming outSJR 609 had already passed the Tennessee Senate by a unanimous vote before coming up against a roadblock in the.