Why Queer Country?

Rachel Cholst

June 21, 2024

Good Country

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Queer country artists are intimately familiar with these truths. Country music is American music, and as one of our national art forms, it draws in all types of Americans – whether or not they’re selling out stadium tours is another story. So why do we need to highlight queer artists in particular?

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Karen Pittleman, Queer Country Monthly, Brooklyn, Rachel Cholst, Good Country, The Bluegrass Situation

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