k.d. lang (not the gutless Chely Wrong) was the first Country music artist to announce she was a lesbian

[Barney Smith]

k.d. lang had the guts to come out of the closet while she was still
selling millions of records. Chely Wrong waited until her
semi-successful career had faded into oblivion and then in an effort
to jump start her career, finally announced she was a lesbian.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K.d._lang#Activism

Activism

Lang, who came out as a lesbian in a 1992 article of the LGBT-related
news magazine The Advocate, has actively championed gay rights causes.
She has performed and supported many causes over the years, including
HIV/AIDS care and research. Her cover of Cole Porter's "So in Love"
(from the Broadway musical, Kiss Me, Kate), appears on the Red Hot +
Blue compilation album and video from 1990 (a tribute to Cole Porter
to benefit AIDS research and relief). Her 2010 Greatest Hits album,
Recollection, also includes this cover of "So in Love".

Her animal rights vegetarian stance, including a "Meat Stinks"
campaign, created much controversy, particularly at her hometown in
the middle of Alberta's cattle ranching industry.

Lang appeared on the cover of the August 1993 issue of Vanity Fair.
The cover featured Lang in a barber chair while model Cindy Crawford
appeared to shave her face with a straight razor. The issue contained
a detailed article about Lang which observed that she had thought that
she would be ostracized by the country music industry when she came
out as a lesbian. However, Nashville was accepting, and her records
continued to sell.

When she appeared in an ad for PETA however, Nashville was less
impressed owing to the relationship between country music and cattle
ranching.

[Gutless Umbrella Carrying Sissy]

Post by Barney Smith
k.d. lang had the guts to come out of the closet while she was
still selling millions of records.

I'm still trying to figure out what country songs she did.