Tim McGraw's daughter Gracie McGraw comes out as queer: 'Happy freaking Pride'
Tim McGraw's daughter Gracie McGraw comes out as queer: 'Happy freaking Pride'
Gracie McGraw is waving her rainbow flag high.
The actress-singer, daughter of country music icons Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, came out as queer in a June 2 social media post celebrating Pride Month, which kicked off on June 1.
McGraw, 28, shared a post from another user on her Instagram story, which read, "Everyone get more gay now!" Alongside the pro-LGBTQ graphic, McGraw wrote, "Happy freaking Pride. I love being queer."
Pride Month is a celebration within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer community (LGBTQ) used to commemorate the lives of LGBTQ individuals past and present. The first Pride parade took place in New York City on June 28, 1970, one year after the Stonewall Riots, and it was held alongside those in Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles as the inaugural protest march.
What is Pride Month? The LGBTQ celebration, explained.
On June 28, 1969, the NYPD raided the Stonewall Inn, a private club-turned-bar frequented by the community in lower Manhattan, but the patrons and surrounding crowd decided to fight back. The five days of rioting, from June 28 to July 3, 1969, proved to be a catalyst for a national civil rights movement for LGBTQ community members.
McGraw has followed in her parents' footsteps as entertainers. She appeared in nearly 20 episodes of the Tyler Perry series "If Loving You is Wrong" from 2018-2020, as well as starred in an off-Broadway production of "Babe" in fall 2024 alongside Marisa Tomei and Arliss Howard.
'I stand for what I stand for': Tim McGraw on his firm beliefs and love of family.
During an August 2023 interview with USA TODAY, McGraw's father Tim praised her artistic prowess after watching her perform at Chelsea Table + Stage in New York. "We were in tears the entire time because she was so, so good," Tim said at the time.
McGraw is slated to star in her first feature film, the Kerri Lynn Miller-directed indie drama "Tox." The movie, currently in post-production, does not yet have a release date, according to IMDb.
Contributing: Melissa Ruggieri and Saleen Martin, USA TODAY
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