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Karen and the Sorrows

The Trans Roots of Queer Country Music

The Trans Roots of Queer Country Music

In this month’s episode of Rainbow Rodeo, trad country singer Julian Talamantez Brolaski discuss their time in Brooklyn in the 2010s: growing as an artist and a transmasc person. Brolaski was part of the circle of artists who helped create the Gay Ole Opry, Karen and the Sorrows’ regular
Rachel Cholst Aug 4, 2023
A Queer Country Manifesto

A Queer Country Manifesto

Karen Pittelman is the Karen behind Karen and the Sorrows and the founder of The Gay Ole Opry, which has laid the foundations for our current queer country seen these past 10 years. In her manifesto, Karen argues for a queer country community that takes no bullshit from the mainstream.
Karen Pittelman Apr 23, 2023

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