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Wright became the first openly gay country star when she came out in May of , and she's since become a very vocal supporter of LGBTQ rights and a broad range of other progressive values. Sterling Whitaker Published: February 21, Filed Under: Chely Wright. Categories: Country Music News.

Franklin Graham to Buttigieg: Homosexuality 'sin' to be 'repentant of' not 'flaunted'

I could not be sure, but I think so. Graham quickly retracted those remarks, telling a reporter at the Cleveland Plain Dealer that he regretted the comments. I would like to say that I am very sorry for what I said. Perhaps this incident is the best analogue for his impact on LGBTQ rights: This was a man who, advocates argue, may not have been extremely outspoken on LGBTQ people, but he left behind an institutional apparatus that has done structural damage to the community.

Chely Wright: Billy Graham’s LGBTQ Stance Was ‘Devastating to Millions’

It comes at a time when evangelicalism is at an existential inflection point weakened by declining membership and threatened by a younger generation that is indifferent — if not hostile — to it, according to numerous surveys and the anti-Trump protests of high-profile dissidents.

AIDS and American Religion

The day after his speech, Buttigieg reprised his critique of Pence. While Graham once spoke on behalf of a unified evangelical voting bloc, today the situation is complicated by shifting attitudes toward homosexuality that are segmented by political party and age.