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Chely Wright Discusses Fighting North Carolina's Gay Marriage Ban on MSNBC

Chely Wright Discusses Fighting North Carolina's Gay Marriage Ban on MSNBC

Fresh off a rally to fight a proposes same-sex marriage ban in North Carolina, country star and now LGBT activist Chely Wright spoke with MSNBC’s Thomas Roberts about her commitment to fight the initiative. Roberts, who’s gay and engaged to marry his partner, congratulated Wright, who marrie her wife Lauren Blitzer in Connecticut this summer.

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Fresh off a rally to fight a proposes same-sex marriage ban in North Carolina, country star and now LGBT activist Chely Wright spoke with MSNBC’s Thomas Roberts about her commitment to fight the initiative.

"This is a cynical, unnecessary political move to get out the conservative vote," Wright said regarding the ban, noting it's a presidential election season. She also said the conservative right was trying to "mash" voters' buttons.

"I consider myself a Southerner and I'm embarrassed," Wright said.

Roberts, who’s gay and engaged to marry his partner, congratulated Wright, who marrie her wife Lauren Blitzer in Connecticut this summer.

 

 

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Tracy E. Gilchrist

Tracy E. Gilchrist is the VP, Executive Producer of Entertainment for the Advocate Channel. A media veteran, she writes about the intersections of LGBTQ+ equality and pop culture. Previously, she was the editor-in-chief of The Advocate and the first feminism editor for the 55-year-old brand. In 2017, she launched the company's first podcast, The Advocates. She is an experienced broadcast interviewer, panel moderator, and public speaker who has delivered her talk, "Pandora's Box to Pose: Game-changing Visibility in Film and TV," at universities throughout the country.

Tracy E. Gilchrist is the VP, Executive Producer of Entertainment for the Advocate Channel. A media veteran, she writes about the intersections of LGBTQ+ equality and pop culture. Previously, she was the editor-in-chief of The Advocate and the first feminism editor for the 55-year-old brand. In 2017, she launched the company's first podcast, The Advocates. She is an experienced broadcast interviewer, panel moderator, and public speaker who has delivered her talk, "Pandora's Box to Pose: Game-changing Visibility in Film and TV," at universities throughout the country.