Chris Housman’s Queer Country Music Journey

Hunter Kelly

September 7, 2024

Rolling Stone

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Chris Housman was raised on country music, playing guitar and fiddle in a family band in small-town Kansas. Right out of high school, he made the move to Nashville to pursue a career in music, one that was likely destined to be behind the scenes: As a gay man, Housman assumed he didn’t have a shot at pursuing his dream of being a country singer himself. At least not in Nashville’s big leagues.

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Chris Housman a white man in a black leather jacket and shiny pants stands in front of a bar with blue and green lighting, stylish chairs, and decorative lamps. He looks directly at the camera with a serious expression.

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Chris Housman, Blueneck, Kansas, Nashville

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Black Opry

Home for Black artists and Black fans of country, blues, folk, and Americana music.

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Gay Ole Opry

Why queer country music? Because sometimes you love a culture that doesn’t love you back. And when everyone came to the first Gay Ole Opry in April of 2011 in all their country finery, we knew we weren’t alone. We do it because we love the music and want to build a community to support queer country musicians.

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