episode two: taylor swift is a cowboy like chely wright ('your picket fence is sharp as knives')

Support me on patreon for two bonus episodes every month: https://www.patreon.com/iictisatpod “Postcard from Camp Gaylore” Cosmopolitan Article by Frankie de la Cruz: https://www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/a44903791/taylor-swift-queer-theories-camp-gaylore/ Interview w/ Patrick Haggerty re: ‘Lavender Country’(1973): https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/apr/10/country-music-gay-stars-kicking-closet-door-lavender-country Chely Wright answering audience question re: being closeted in Hollywood: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odWTVdhzYRY Chely Wright “Wish Me Away” Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UD_dnIGvGtk Interview w/ Chely re: ‘Picket Fences’: https://countryqueer.com/stories/interview/chely-wright-interview/ Interview w/ Chely re: YNTCD Music Video: https://www.facebook.com/CNNReplay/videos/country-musics-chely-wright-taylor-swifts-message-of-inclusivity-saves-lives/196784304560949/ Unreleased song ’Thinkin Bout You’ written by Taylor Swift and Chely Wright: https://genius.com/Taylor-swift-thinkin-bout-you-lyrics Chely Wright Gaylor “I see you.” Tweet: https://twitter.com/chelywright/status/1619857837538299904?s=46 Gaylor creator shout out<3: https://x.com/chacofemme?s=21 After a long two weeks filled with their first covid case, a gaylor Cosmopolitan feature, and lots of mercury retrograde nonsense, Madyson is back to answer the age-old question heard round the world: 'If Taylor Swift is gay... Why doesn't she just ~come out~?' To answer what seemed like a simple question (homophobia), your gaylor host backtracked to the 1970s and shared what they found out about the very first gay country album 'Lavender Country'. Then, they emphasize how homophobic the industry really is by unpacking Chely Wright's famous documentary about what it was like to be the first country artist to come out. In the thick of Wright's story, Madyson connected Taylor's musical, life, and career parallels to Chely's, including comparing "Picket Fences" by Wright to "High Infidelity" by Swift. They also remind everyone that Chely was on Twitter interacting with gaylors in January 2023, and she actually easter egged the Speak Now (Taylor's Version) announcement that happened on the 13th anniversary of Chely coming out... in Nashville. Aaaand at the end of the episode, they gush about their Twitter moot, friend, queer history mastermind, @/chacofemme and encouraged all listeners to give them a follow<3