One year into Donald Trump‘s first presidential term, many fans heard Carrie Underwood‘s song “Love Wins” as a rebuke of ugly, divisive politics. Co-written by Underwood, the single builds toward a cathartic release with each verse, the first of which asks: “Politics and prejudice/How the hell’d it ever come to this?” It’s the same question Underwood’s queer fans are asking since the country musician has accepted an invitation to perform at Trump’s upcoming inauguration.
“Carrie Underwood was the start of my gay awakening,” wrote X (formerly Twitter) user Kitty Armistead, who began listening to the singer when they were 17. “She was one of the first…