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Multiple Country Stars Support T.J. Osborne After Coming Out

The support for T.J. Osborne of Brothers Osborne, who came out as gay today, has been overwhelming as stars like Maren Morris, Kacey Musgraves and Dan + Shay have all…

Multiple Country Stars Support TJ Osborne After Coming Out
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The support for T.J. Osborne of Brothers Osborne, who came out as gay today, has been overwhelming as stars like Maren Morris, Kacey Musgraves and Dan + Shay have all posted messages of love.

In a touching video on Instagram, John Osborne said of his brother, "I'm very proud of my brother today. He's taken one of the most important steps of his entire life and he's done it in front of the entire world. It's an honor to call him my brother. He's a beautiful human being."

Many country stars reacted to John's post including Dan Symers of Dan + Shay who shared hearts and Karen Fairchild of Little Big Town who commented, "Love you guys and miss y’all!!!"

See John's post HERE.

Chris Young posted to Twitter, "Proud to have met/shared stages with this super talented artist several times! Great article. Respect @brothersosborne."

Dierks Bentley posted to Twitter, "Love this guy right here. @brothersosborne. Happy you are telling your story dude."

Karen Fairchild said on her Insta stories, "Proud and couldn't love you more."

Dan Symers took to his Insta stories to share a picture of TJ saying, "Love you brother."

Maren Morris posted to Twitter,"We love you so much, Teej."

Kacey Musgraves wrote on Twitter, "Overcome with joy. He’s one of my best friends and one of the bravest people I know. Love you, TJ. Celebrating you today. @brothersosborne."

Morgan Evans posted to Twitter. "Stoked for this guy. Mad respect. Legends. @brothersosborne."

Ryan Hurd wrote on Twitter, "Love you, TJ OSBORNE! Proud to know you and thankful for your story!"

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.