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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 competition. 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 initiate of me connecting with my true self, which would eventually come out to play even in the daytime.
“This song is for anyone who
11 Country Artists Who&#;ve Come Out as Gay
Chely Wright was an absolute trailblazer when she revealed that she was gay in The country music establishment wasn't quite ready to accept 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 gay during a groundbreaking five-hour stretch in November Since then there have been relatively few comings out &#x; instead, news of an artist's preference came organically, or as a footnote in a biography &#x; until TJ Osborne did so on Wednesday (Jan. 3).
That could be seen as a approve of progress, if it meant these artists were enjoying equal success on the radio or other platforms. That has not been the case &#x; compute a pair of Top 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 represent real change to how the country music community supports gay singers. One cleaned property at the Grammy
How do these 6 lesbian nation singers make the world a better place?
Country music without lesbians?
If you think country music and lesbians don't go together, verb again!
Many lesbian music artists own found success in the genre.
These 6 women have forged alternative paths to country music noun and have paved the way for more LBGTQIA+ artists to follow.
Wilma Burgess
This s artist was the first openly lesbian land singer.
While her fans were not aware, she was never in the closet to her producer or others in the industry.
Most of her love 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 representation and freedom of creative 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 artist already had a