A Queer Country Manifesto

Karen Pittelman

April 23, 2023

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Karen Pittelman is the Karen behind Karen and the Sorrows and the founder of The Gay Ole Opry, which has laid the foundations for our current queer country seen these past 10 years. In her manifesto, Karen argues for a queer country community that takes no bullshit from the mainstream.

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Color Me Country Artist Grant Fund

to support artists of color in country music

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Gay Ole Opry

Why queer country music? Because sometimes you love a culture that doesn’t love you back. And when everyone came to the first Gay Ole Opry in April of 2011 in all their country finery, we knew we weren’t alone. We do it because we love the music and want to build a community to support queer country musicians.

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The Rhapsody Project

Building community through our roots. The Rhapsody Project is a community that explores and celebrates music and heritage through an anti-racist lens.

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