Miley Cyrus and Chely Wright are among
those showing support for Carrie Underwood's recent endorsement of
gay marriage.
The 29-year-old Underwood, who won
American Idol in 2005, made a strong statement in support of
equal marriage rights for gay and lesbian couples in an interview
with UK's The
Independent.
“As a married person myself, I don't
know what it's like to be told I can't marry somebody I love and want
to marry,” the country music star said. “I can't imagine how
that must feel. I definitely think we should all have the right to
love, and love publicly, the people that we want to love.”
Underwood, a devout Christian who was
raised Baptist but worships with her husband in a non-denominational
church, added that her church is “gay friendly.”
Fellow singer Miley Cyrus encouraged
Underwood to take the next step and pose for the NOH8 Campaign: “I
think it would be amazing if @carrieunderwood posed for
@NOH8Campaign. Would be wonderful to get that kinda support from
country music.”
(Related: Miley
Cyrus joins gay marriage group NOH8 Campaign.)
Chely Wright, considered mainstream
country music's first openly gay star, agreed: “That would be
AWESOME @MileyCyrus!! @carrieunderwood @noh8campaign.”