10 queer and trans country artists for your big gay twangy summer playlist

Jesse Locke

July 4, 2024

Xtra Magazine

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It’s a great time to be a queer country music fan. Whether you’re a new devotee to Lil Nas X, Trixie Mattel and Orville Peck, or a longtime listener of sparkly rhinestone icons such as Dolly Parton, Lavender Country and Tomson Highway, big gay twangy summer is upon us.

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