Who are gay country music singers

• This 1960s artist was the first openly woman-loving 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 like 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.

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• Before coming out in 1992, this legendary musician already had an androgynous style.

• Her country hits own won Grammy, Juno, Academy of Country Music, and
  

  11 Country Artists Who’ve Come Out as Gay

  Chely Wright was an absolute trailblazer when she revealed that she was gay in 2010. The country song establishment wasn't quite ready to agree someone from the LGBTQ+ community then, and one could make a case that little has changed even after nine more well-known stars have opened up.

  Ty Herndon and Billy Gilman revealed they were same-sex attracted during a groundbreaking five-hour stretch in November 2014. Since then there own been relatively several comings out — instead, news of an artist's choice came organically, or as a footnote in a biography — until TJ Osborne did so on Wednesday (Jan. 3).

  That could be seen as a sign of progress, if it meant these artists were enjoying equal victory on the radio or other platforms. That has not been the case — count a pair of Uppermost 40 airplay hits as the only radio achievements among the 11 artists listed below, not counting successes earned prior to coming out.

  Two artists on this list depict real change to how the land music community supports gay singers. One cleaned house at the 2019 Grammy Awards, while another notched the biggest song of 2019 in all genr

  We chat with Australia’s queer country music singer Michael Waugh about his melody, coming out and discovery love. 

  There are a scant stereotypes that surround nation music. Redneck songs about trucks, whiskey and crying into your beer. 

  However, there’s a lot more to it under the surface which is not unlike Australian country music designer Michael Waugh. 

  He doesn’t really fit the country harmony cliche, but it’s a world he seemed destined to be a part of.

  Growing up in region Victoria

  Michael grew up in Maffra, rural Victoria during the 1970s as the son of a dairy farmer. 

  When I ask him what drew him to country music, it appears that he didn’t possess much choice in the matter. 

  “It was the case of learning to treasure country music or hop out of a moving vehicle because everywhere that we went, my parents would play Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers and Jim Reeves,” he says.

  However, it was more than just circumstance that saw him fall in love with the genre. The storytelling of country artists had a strong influence during his childhood.

  “I think as a queer kid growing up in country Victoria, there was something about storytelling [that I was drawn to] especially prefer Coat of
  

  It’s a great moment to be a queer country harmony 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, giant 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 see in the finals of Sirius XM’s Top Country challenge. To help shed light on his new single “Moonlight Magic,” he joint 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 start of me connecting with my true self, which would eventually come out to play even in the daytime. 

  “This lyric is for anyone who needs to take off the mask or hat they wear during the day, and let their savage hearts run wild!”&nb
  
  

  LGBTQ Country & Western Singers

  LGBTQ Music

  The Country & Western music genre is historically considered a right wing, conservative branch of melody that shuns any notion of same-sex attraction, both in terms of its lyrical content and the recognition accorded its LGBTQ singers/songwriters. Over the last few years, however, there has been a growing presence of prominent and successful LGBTQ artists appearing on the scene. In addition, a strong collective of allies within the entertainment community has stood up for LGBTQ equality within the profession.

  Early entrants to the Nation & Western music scene who came out as LGBTQ had a rugged time of it. Marsha Stevens was shunned by her community when she divorced her husband and came out as female homosexual. She subsequently went on to create the sustain group BALM (Born Again Lesbian Ministry) and achieved popularity within the Metropolitan Community Church with her singing and songwriting. Singer Sid Spencer, a trendy entertainer in the rodeo circuit in the Merged States during the 1980s and 1990s, and who included same-sex lyrics in his songs, succumbed to AIDS at an premature age.

  Country music legend's Patrick Haggerty's