Brothers Osborne is taking the high road after a measure in Tennessee to honor lead singer, TJ Osborne, as the first openly gay artist signed to a major country music label was blocked by Republicans in the state’s House of Representatives. The decision came after the measure had unanimously passed the Senate.
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Rep. Jeremy Faison, who is chair of the House Republican Caucus is the one who spoke out rejecting the measure stating, “We have some concerns.” His reasoning? “It wasn’t heard in committee, and I feel like it needs to be.”
While Faison did not mention TJ’s sexuality as a reason for his decision, he is known for supporting anti-LGBTQ legislation in the past.
Brothers Osborne took to Twitter after hearing Faison’s ruling on Tuesday and asked him to join them for lunch.
“Jeremy, let’s have lunch one day. On us. Would really like to know more about you as a person,” the duo posted to their Twitter account.
Faison responded to the tweet telling the duo he would be “honored to break bread” with them, to which the brothers replied, “We’ll message you directly.”
Country stars including Maren Morris and Kacey Musgraves have spoken out in support of TJ sharing their disgust for Faison’s decision.
TJ publicly came out as gay earlier this year in an interview published by TIME magazine.
“I want to get to the height of my career being completely who I am,” TJ shared. “I mean, I am who I am, but I’ve kept a part of me muted, and it’s been stifling.”
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