Female gay country singers
Country Artists Who Contain Come Out as Gay [PICTURES]
Ty Herndon and Billy Gilman made headlines in November by uncovering they were same-sex attracted within hours of each other but they weren't the first country artists to make such an announcement, nor the last.
From Chely Wright -- the first well-known state star to advance out, in -- to songwriter Shane McAnally, there own been a limited others helping pave the way in the country harmony industry. On Feb. 3, Brothers Osborne member TJ Osborne came out publicly, in a feature in Time. That makes him one of the very rare out country artists signed to a major or huge independent record label, along with Brooke Eden, who recently got engaged to her longtime girlfriend, Hilary Hoover.
"I long to get to the height of my career existence completely who I am," says the singer, who's now released three major-label albums with his brother John. "I mean, I am who I am, but I've kept a part of me muted, and it's been stifling."
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“The main stories in state are loneliness, heartbreak, disappointment, unrequited love,” remarked Orville Peck, the fringe-masked crooner at the forefront of the genre’s LGBTQ change. “I think that those are things that are felt by almost every queer person at some point in their lives, and sometimes for a long part of our lives.” However, it’s only in the streaming age that the Nashville scene has started to agree that country music and queerness don’t need to be mutually exclusive terms.
With traditional media no longer able to serve as gatekeepers, a whole society of country artists who don’t fit the heteronormative mold have been competent to get their tune, and their message, out there to the masses. Everyone from non-binary singer-songwriter Paisley Fields to gender non-conforming artist Mya Byrne to Black queer twin duo The Kentucky Gentlemen include built up loyal followings, though without much mainstream recognition. In addition to her other roles as a television star, makeup company owner, bar and motel proprietor, DJ, podcaster, and YouTube sensation, Trixie Mattel has become th
How do these 6 queer woman country singers make the world a better place?
Country music without lesbians?
If you think country music and lesbians don't go together, think again!
Many lesbian harmony artists have found victory in the genre.
These 6 women have forged diverse paths to country harmony success and have paved the way for more LBGTQIA+ artists to follow.
Wilma Burgess
This s artist was the first openly queer woman country singer.
While her fans were not aware, she was never in the closet to her producer or others in the industry.
Most of her adoration songs were non-gendered.
For each love song to a man, she negotiated to record any song of her choice.
She opened the first lesbian bar in Nashville, The Hitchin' Post.
Impact
Wilma demonstrated the power of negotiation to expand advocacy and freedom of innovative expression.
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Self-reflection
What is one thing you're not happy with and could use negotiation to improve?
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Before coming out in , this legendary painter already had a
It’s a great time to be a queer country music fan. Whether you’re a new devotee to Lil Nas X, Trixie Mattel and Orville Peck, or a longtime listener of sparkly rhinestone icons such as Dolly Parton, Lavender Country and Tomson Highway, big gay twangy summer is upon us.
Alberta’s Robert Adam has line-danced to the forefront of a new crop of queer country stars, earning a spot in the finals of Sirius XM’s Top Country match. To help shed light on his new single “Moonlight Magic,” he shared some juicy details behind the song’s lyrics with Xtra.
“Back in my past when my family and my surrounding rural town looked down on me for my sexuality, I used to feel alive at night,” Adam explains. “When everyone else was asleep, there was no expectation of who or what I had to be.
“I would often meet other guys on dates in farmers’ fields or by lakes in the surrounding area,” he continues. “It was so thrilling and exhilarating because it was the launch of me connecting with my true self, which would eventually come out to play even in the daytime.
“This song is for anyone who