Meet the queer vanguard of country music
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LGBTQ country stars like Orville Peck, Patrick Haggerty of Lavender Country and Allison Russell are challenging country music stereotypes -- and broadening the genre. They open up about what it means to tell authentic stories.
Orville Peck's got a fringed mask that obscures most of his face and a cowboy hat with an upturned brim. You'll never see him without them, just like Dolly would never let you catch her without a full face of makeup.
Maybe you've heard or seen of Peck, a country star on the rise -- one of his songs just appeared in HBO's "Euphoria," and last year he appeared in ads for Beyoncé's Ivy Park collection. With his striking accessories -- not to mention his acrobatic voice, evocative of Elvis -- he's hard to miss.
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