Elton John was on hand to assist President Joe Biden Friday at the opening of the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center in New York, the first LGBTQIA+ center in the National Park Service’s network. “I can say as a proud English gay man that this is one of the biggest …
Read More »Queer Country Pioneers Lavender Country Released Their Debut Album in 1973. 50 Years Later, They're Still Just as Radical
Patrick Haggerty was aware of the risks of releasing a radical, gay-themed country album in 1973. His Lavender Country project, with no-punches-pulled songs like “Cryin’ These Cocksucking Tears” and “Back in the Closet Again,” was almost certain to spell the end of his musical career, but he felt compelled to …
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