Country mic has a lengthy reputatn for beg tensely homophobic. Gay untry sgers were, sadly, not warmly weled. Still, some stood out loud and proud.
Contents:
- PATRICK HAGGERTY, TRAILBLAZG GAY UNTRY STAR, DI AT 78
- 9 COUNTRY MIC ARTISTS WHO HAVE COME OUT AS GAY
- HERE ARE GAY COUNTRY SGERS WHO STOOD OUT LOUD AND PROUD
PATRICK HAGGERTY, TRAILBLAZG GAY UNTRY STAR, DI AT 78
“Lavenr Country,” Patrick Haggerty’s first album rerd unr the same name, is wily nsired the first untry album rerd by an out gay mician. He died Monday, several weeks after havg a stroke. * country gay chanteur *
He uld be the dtry-iendly untry star and rema the closet, or he uld e mic to make a statement about what was like beg a gay man a eply discrimatory world.
He chose the latter, and 1973’s “Lavenr Country, ” Haggerty’s first album rerd unr the same name, is now wily nsired the first untry album rerd by an out gay mician.
“Lavenr Country” was a fiantly queer rerd, wh songs like “Cry’ The C**ksuck’ Tears, ” durg a time when few micians any genre were fortable g out as gay.
9 COUNTRY MIC ARTISTS WHO HAVE COME OUT AS GAY
He was kicked out of the Peace Corps the ’60s for beg gay, he told CNN earlier this year. He told Pchfork 2014 that his gay iends Seattle were “who we ma for, and that’s who we played to.
HERE ARE GAY COUNTRY SGERS WHO STOOD OUT LOUD AND PROUD
That ll wh Greav was the first step to retroducg Haggerty and Lavenr Country to new listeners, many of whom had been hungry for an out gay untry star.