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Gracie McGraw Publicly Embraces Queer Identity as Tim McGraw Returns to Stage

The Instagram post honored Pride Month’s activist origins just days after Tim McGraw’s post-surgery comeback performance

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Gracie McGraw attends the 9th annual Broadway for Self Help Africa Benefit Concert at The Cutting Room in New York City on April 15, 2024.
Gracie McGraw attends The New Group's 30th Anniversary Gala at Cipriani Wall Street on March 10, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by John Lamparski/Getty Images)
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Overview

  • Gracie McGraw chose Instagram on June 2 to declare “Happy freaking Pride” and affirm “I love being queer.”
  • She paid tribute to Pride’s origins in uprisings led by Black and brown transgender activists.
  • McGraw shared backstage photos with her “wives” from the Music City Rodeo event to support her father’s comeback.
  • Tim McGraw’s Music City Rodeo appearance at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena was his first show since June 2024 after extensive orthopedic and back surgeries.
  • The 28-year-old has pursued acting, making her off-Broadway debut last year in the musical Babe alongside Marisa Tomei.