Maren Morris is out and proud this June.
“Happy to be the B in LGBTQ+,” the singer captioned an Instagram post on Sunday that showed her waving a miniature Pride Progress flag on stage at a concert in Phoenix.
Although this is the first time that “The Middle” singer has said she is a member of the LGBTQ+ community, Morris has been a strong advocate for gay rights and inclusion throughout her career, even leaving the country music for discrimination, he said. she saw of her fellow musicians.
In 2023, he told The Times that he would leave his original genre due to the industry's unwillingness to open its doors to people of color and queer people.
“I thought I'd like to burn it to the ground and start over,” he said. “But it's burning on its own without my help.”
Morris has felt that fire firsthand. When Brittany Aldean wrote in an Instagram makeup transformation video: “I would really like to thank my parents for not changing my gender when I went through my tomboy phase. I love this female life,” Morris responded, tweeting, “Is it so easy to not be a human bastard? Sell your clips and shut it down, Barbie Insurrection.”
Her comment was picked up by right-wing media, prompting conservative commentator Tucker Carlson to label her a “country music lunatic person” when he gave an interview to Aldean. Morris wore her nickname as a badge of honor, selling t-shirts with the phrase to raise money for transgender organizations, resulting in a donation of more than $100,000.
“I have always asked questions and challenged the status quo simply by being a woman,” she told The Times. “It wasn't even really a choice. I didn't consider myself a political artist. “I just wrote songs about real life.”
Morris has been on a journey of self-love over the past four years, which included becoming a mother in 2020 and divorcing her husband of five years, country singer-songwriter Ryan Hurd.
“I think a lot of identity crises happened there,” he said on “Today” in 2022. “Not just being a new father and a new mother and dealing with postpartum depression for the first time, and recovering from that, and trying to get over it. , like, finding the forest through the trees. But also knowing what I'm worth without anyone applauding me.”
However, many fans applauded Morris' courage on Sunday and took to their Instagram comments to express their support for the singer and gratitude for her advocacy.
“From looking like a 16 year old locked in on the heroes tour to being proud at 24 and seeing you do the same thing,” one fan commented, including a slew of heart emojis. “I love you infinitely and happy pride!!”
“I couldn't love you more!!!! Happy Pride, mate B,” wrote another.
“Thank you for representing!!!” commented another fan. “It is difficult to be the B and having public representation helps us all. Thank you!!”
