Maren Morris is celebrating Pride by coming out as bisexual. In an Instagram post on Sunday, the singer wrote that she is “happy to be the B in LGBTQ+.”
The message accompanied several photos of Morris performing during her RSVP Redux tour in Arizona on Saturday night. “happy pride 🌈” she added to her caption. Morris’s announcement comes eight months after she filed for divorce from Ryan Hurd, her husband of five years, citing irreconcilable differences.
Morris has long been a supporter of LGBTQ+ rights. In 2022, when notably conservative country music superstar Jason Aldean’s wife, Brittany Kerr Aldean, compared outgrowing her tomboy phase to transitioning genders, Morris called it out as transphobic. The back-and-forth got so heated that Tucker Carlson chimed in, calling Morris a “lunatic country music person.” Morris turned around and sold merch with the phrase on it, raising $100,000 to organizations advocating for trans rights. In 2023, she criticized Tennessee’s anti-drag law and dared police to arrest her for introducing her son to drag queens.
When Morris appeared on RuPaul’s Drag Race as a judge last year, she apologized to contestants for “country music and its relationship with LGBTQ+ members.” She added: “I just want to say I’m sorry. I love you guys for making me feel like a brave voice in country music. So I just thank you guys so much for inspiring me.”