Queer country: LGBTQ+ musicians are outside the spotlight as Grand Ole Opry turns 100

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2025-05-27

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Tanya Olson, “Queer Country: LGBTQ+ Musicians Are Outside the Spotlight as Grand Ole Opry Turns 100,” The Conversation, May 27, 2025, http://theconversation.com/queer-country-lgbtq-musicians-are-outside-the-spotlight-as-grand-ole-opry-turns-100-251892.

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LGBTQ+ musicians have always played a part in country music, but even today they are being kept just outside the spotlight.