OPINION On Tyler Childers and Queer Tragedy

LGBTQIA+
By
Josh Friedberg
July 31, 2023
Rainbow Rodeo
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I’ve been thinking a lot about the evolution of allyship to LGBTQ people and representations of us. I had a friend who posted on social media a decade ago that so-called allies care more about marriage equality than queer folks. I agreed, as did many other LGBTQ people I know–and this was when Macklemore’s pro-marriage equality rap hit “Same Love” was everywhere. 

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