Chely Wright

Only a few country stars publicly supported Chely Wright when she announced she was a lesbian in 2010. Others, like Faith Hill, chose to privately congratulate her, while a third group won't talk to her. Wright spoke to the SiriusXM's Michelangelo Signorile about how her decision was received by her friends in Nashville.

Country singer Chely Wright is leveraging her sphere of influence to continue promoting a cause that she cares deeply and personally about. Wright, who came out just two years ago, has since created a philanthropic organization called Like Me that serves to support the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. Now, Like Me is opening a LGBT community center called the Lighthouse. Re

Chely Wright is one of many Americans celebrating a federal court's ruling that the California state ban on same-sex marriage, Prop 8 -- also known as Proposition 8 -- is unconstitutional. "I am a gay American and it's my Constitution too. #NOH8," Wright tweeted, soon after the news broke.

The two-and-half-minute trailer for Chely Wright's documentary 'Wish Me Away,' which chronicles the singer's systematic and careful revelation that she is gay, is polarizing -- and not because of the content. We see two sides of Wright, and there are two distinct tones.

Chely Wright and new wife Lauren Blitzer finally got to take their honeymoon. Judging from recent comments on Wright's Twitter page, the 11-day trip to the Caribbean island of Nevis wrapped up last weekend.

Chely Wright said "I do" to wife Lauren Blitzer way back on August 20, but apparently, the two have yet to take a honeymoon. The 'Single White Female' hitmaker shared with her Twitter followers on Friday, however, that the plans are in place and the pair are ready to take off in search of a little R&R.

Country singer Chely Wright's career has not been very fruitful since she publicly announced she was a lesbian and married Lauren Blitzer. But it's the rejection from her own mother that likely hurts most.

The newly married Chely Wright, who said 'I do' to wife Lauren Blitzer back in August, is plotting the release of some Christmas music ... maybe. The 'Single White Female' singer teased that she may have already started a holiday album when a follower suggested via Twitter that she should put one out, or at least a Christmas single.

For someone who hasn't had a new song on the radio in over a decade, Chely Wright was pretty popular this week. The singer's wedding to Lauren Blitzer was amongst the most read -- and commented on -- stories on Taste of Country. LeAnn Rimes also stirred up controversy with yet another picture of herself in a bikini. She wasn' ...

An earthquake has reportedly impacted much of the East Coast of the United States, with the epicenter being in Virginia. Scotty McCreery felt it in New York City, as did newlywed country singer Chely Wright, and we're seeing Twitter accounts of tremors everywhere from North Carolina to Washington, D.C. to Boston. The news is still breaking, and many people are still recovering from being shaken up