Country music may be better known for its red state politics than LGBTQ+ inclusiveness, but a star like Kacey Musgraves has never been one to follow the crowd. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Email Address. We are.
She sang about falling in love with fellow country musician Ruston Kelly and getting married to him. And then later on, she sang about falling out of love with him and getting divorced. But she. Growing up queer in flyover country, much of the world around me felt alien and unsafe. By the time I was out as queer in high school, I had to spend weekends in rural Wisconsin, just down the road from a dusty speedway. Any time I heard the yeehaw-ed exclamations from one its rousing drag races echo out into the silent countryside, I tensed up.
Kacey Musgraves has long been considered a gay ally — and now she's opening up about how it all started. Speaking to friend Fancy Hagood in a new episode of Apple Music Country's Trailblazers. When it comes to country music, tradition says you should be a narrow-minded churchgoer who condemns drugs, lesbian love and casual sex. And you should definitely never, ever release an album about any of those sinful deeds. Kacey Musgraves missed that Bible school lesson.
Said Album of the Year, Golden Hour, saw a critical mass of LGBTQ+ fans embracing Musgraves’ music, but her relationship to the broader gay community has been percolating since her debut album, especially given its overt “Follow Your Arrow” message. She offered simply stunning, near-perfect performances during the primetime broadcast and took home four trophies: Best Country Solo Performance, Best Country Song, Best Country Album, and one of the most prestigious awards of the night, Album of the Year. All combined, her eye for gratuitous-yet-effortless glamour, her acid-steeped, anime-meets-California-meets-trailer park aesthetics, and her singular, pop-influenced countrypolitan sounds are gay country manna from heaven. The simple profundity of her writing is consistently awe-inspiring.
Country music may be better known for its red state politics than LGBTQ+ inclusiveness, but a star like Kacey Musgraves has never been one to follow the crowd. Robyn Exton. Get to know some famous bisexual singers and musicians that relate to your experience, sing about it, and became the bi-cons they are in the process. From rock to pop and rap, we have plenty of options to curate the perfect Pride Playlist or find your new bi-anthem for the summer.
She sang about falling in love with fellow country musician Ruston Kelly and getting married to him. And then later on, she sang about falling out of love with him and getting divorced. But she. .
Said Album of the Year, Golden Hour, saw a critical mass of LGBTQ+ fans embracing Musgraves’ music, but her relationship to the broader gay community has been percolating since her debut album, especially given its overt “Follow Your Arrow” message. .
Kacey Musgraves has long been considered a gay ally — and now she's opening up about how it all started. Speaking to friend Fancy Hagood in a new episode of Apple Music Country's Trailblazers. .