Country singer Lorrie Morgan, who had been set to perform as part of GLAAD's Ty Herndon and Cody Alan-hosted Concert for Love and Acceptance in Nashville in June, has backed out after complaints regarding her thoughtless (at best) social media posts.
Read My Original Post About Morgan's Vile Facebook Shares
The name of the event had little to do with Morgan's Facebook page, on which she shared a nakedly racist anti-Michelle Obama meme, and on which she made clear she is firmly against trans bathroom rights.
She also shared a meme from an anti-marriage equality page, though she later professed to strongly believe in equality.
In her first stab at calming the complaints, Morgan pathetically claimed she had simply put her foot in her mouth, and chalked it up to wine. She never took responsibility for the content of what she posted, instead arguing that she is not anti-LGBT:
See, some of her best friends are.
Now, she has thrown in the towel with no promise to learn from the experience. I guess she values her undeniable right to post anti-trans and racist memes more than her opportunity to grow as a person and project the acceptance she claims resides in her heart.
Her final word on the matter:
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