Gay country music stars

From gay country stars singing odes about loving who you want to country artists encouraging listeners not to be afraid to embrace their gender identity, the genre — both its artists and its fans — has finally reached a place where acceptance is the new standard.

From Chely Wright to T.J. Osborne, these country artists are helping LGBTQ+ country fans see themselves represented in a genre they love. A post shared by dumb lilnasx. Even artists coming out many years later, like Chely Wright, said their careers stalled after making their sexuality known to the public.

While Dolly Parton got her huge blonde hair just like Johnny Cash got his all-black suits, Orville Peck got his fringed mask that conceals most of his face and a cowboy hat with an upside-down brim. He once witnessed the pain of people who had come out and saw the amount of torment they went through.

Gay country singers were, sadly, not warmly welcomed.

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Despite what some think, country music has more than its share of talented queer stars!. For instance, Patrick Haggerty, whose band called Lavender Country, released what is widely believed to be the first explicitly gay record inultimately leading the band to fade into obscurity.

When Lil Nas X whose real name is Montero Lamar Hill was growing up in the tiny and conservative community of Lithia Springs, he was determined to do two things: to become an entertainer and never come out of the closet. Sam Williams, Son of Hank Williams Jr.

The year-old said he originally planned on showing references for his sexuality for his “Snow Angels” music video, but it never came. Country music has a lengthy and not-so-proud reputation for being intensely homophobic. A post shared by Billy Gilman billygilmanofficial.

A decade later, he started coming out to close family members. Here are some names the country community has rallied behind in recent years, as well as some good ol’ country music. He knew blending in would be much easier than risks being different.

In her memoir called Broken Horsesthe lauded singer-songwriter details just how complicated her early life was as she tried resolving her sexuality and upbringing as a Baptist. However, the country music scene has become much more inclusive over the last decade.

Check them out below. It was then that Carlile came to terms with the fact that she was gay.

A post shared by Ty Herndon tyherndonofficial. However, he has dreamed about being in country music since childhood, so he thought making his sexuality public would equate to career suicide. She was only The two are parents to daughters Evangeline and Elijah.

Osborne, who is the first gay artist signed to a major country label. A post shared by Orville Peck orvillepeck.

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Singing queer love songs was even enough to end careers. However, there is one thing he never felt the need to mask: his gender identity. A post shared by Brandi Carlile brandicarlile. You might even never ever see Peck without them.