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Lavender Country

Singer Chely Wright attends the Family Equality Council's 2015 Night At The Pier at Pier 60 on May 11, 2015 in New York City./ Jett Holden arrives at Black Opry Anniversary Party Presented By CMT at City Winery Nashville on April 18, 2022 in Nashville/ Brandy Clark attends 2023 ACM Awards/ TJ Osborne onstage at Stagecoach Music Festival in 2022
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The History of Gay Country Representation in 15 Songs

NASHVILLE - AUGUST 27: Country singer and songwriter Waylon Jennings in his office on August 27,1987 Nashville Tennessee; NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 20: Singer-songwriter Billy Joe Shaver speaks in an interview during the Billy Joe Shaver Songwriter Session at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum during the Americana Music Festival & Conference on September 20, 2014 in Nashville, Tennessee.; and LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY - AUGUST 28: Margo Price performs during 2021 Railbird Festival at Keeneland Racecourse on August 28, 2021 in Lexington, Kentucky.
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The Ongoing Evolution of Outlaw Country in 15 Songs

Don Giovanni Records press shot of Patrick Haggerty
News

Patrick Haggerty, Lavender Country's Queer Country Pioneer, Dies at 78

Don Giovanni Records press shot of Patrick Haggerty
Features

Lavender Country's Patrick Haggerty Became a 'Queer, Marxist Country Music Star' After All

Morgan Wade
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Wide Open Country's Six Pack: Morgan Wade, Lavender Country + More

Music

The National Queer Arts Festival Showcase Celebrates the History & Future of Queer Country Music

Karen and the Sorrows
Music

Karen & The Sorrow's Karen Pittelman On Telling Your Truth, New Album 'Guaranteed Broken Heart'

Strange Fire Podcast
Interviews

Interview: Kevin James Thornton on Strange Fire, The First Queer Country Podcast

Great Peacock
Music

10 Must-See Artists at AmericanaFest 2018

Newport Folk Festival
Review

Pushing Boundaries and Expanding Traditions: Newport Folk Fest 2018

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