Chris Housman’s Queer Country Music Journey

Chris Housman was raised on country music, playing guitar and fiddle in a family band in small-town Kansas. Right out of high school, he made the move to Nashville to pursue a career in music, one that was likely destined to be behind the scenes: As a gay man, Housman assumed he didn’t have a shot at pursuing his dream of being a country singer himself. At least not in Nashville’s big leagues.