Jennifer Nettles Is Excited For More Gay Rights Acceptance

Jennifer Nettles recently spoke to PrideSource about her support for gay rights, and how the slowly increasing acceptance of homosexuality in the country music community is something that "should have already been behind us".

"It’s exciting to see within the country genre, yet at the same time, for me in terms of social motivation and evolution and moving forward, I always feel — be it within a music genre or a religious movement or whatever — like, ‘OK, come on, let’s move faster," Jennifer explains. "Let’s get there faster. Let’s get it done. So I am excited about it, but I want it to continue and be more."

Jennifer also spoke out about bumping into Queen Latifah the day after she officiated 32 gay/straight weddings at the Grammys in January. “She said, and very rightfully so, that a few years from now this won’t even be a conversation," Jennifer recalled. "And wouldn’t that be nice to be able to look back at history and, like we have any time there’s a violation of civil rights and human rights, go, God, I can’t even believe we were there, ever.’"

She also said that if her son, Magnus (who is currently 12 months old) grew up to be gay that she would accept him and tell him to be happy, as well as the parting thought, "I hope you find your true prince."