How Queer Country Artists Are Creating Space For Inclusive Stories In The Genre

Meredith Lawrence

June 18, 2024

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As country music continues its global explosion, the genre is seeing a growing number of artists in the LGBTQIA+ community — including Adeem the Artist, Lily Rose and Jaime Wyatt — blaze a trail toward acceptance.

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Colorful image featuring five diverse musicians engaged in performance with a background divided into vibrant colors. Each artist is playing an instrument or singing passionately, representing a variety of music genres.

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(L-R): JEFF HAHNE/GETTY IMAGES, ERIKA GOLDRING/GETTY IMAGES, ERIKA GOLDRING/GETTY IMAGES, JASON KEMPIN/GETTY IMAGES FOR AMERICANA MUSIC ASSOCIATION, FRAZER HARRISON/GETTY IMAGES FOR STAGECOACH

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Adeem the Artist, Lily Rose, Jaime Wyatt, Rachel Cholst, Rainbow Rodeo, Queer Country

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Karen & the Sorrows have been building queer country community in Brooklyn by running the Queer Country Quarterly and the Gay Ole Opry (gayoleopry.com) since 2011. Most of these bands have come to play for us, but some we're still wishing on!

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