Tennessee GOP Blocks Honor of Gay Country Star T.J. Osborne
The move sparked backlash from fellow country stars Kacey Musgraves and Maren Morris.
May 05 2021 3:05 PM EDT
After sailing through the Tennessee Senate with unanimous approval, a resolution that sought to honor gay country star T.J. Osborne was blocked by Republicans in the state's House of Representatives.
The measure lauding the Brothers Osborne singer, who came out in a February
Time interview, as a "trailblazer" in a historically homophobic music genre was stymied by Rep. Jeremy Faison, chair of the House Republican Caucus. As justification, the conservative cited a procedural objection during the Tuesday House vote on Senate Joint Resolution 609, reports