In this 2016 interview Robyn talks about her commitment to her family's heritage and history on the land, her adventures in beekeeping, and how Prince Edward County closed their public schools for 5 years after Brown vs. Board out of a refusal to integrate. A move that forced her mother, and countless other Black students, to seek schooling out of state.

In this interview - recorded in July 2018 at the Hindman Settlement School - Silas talks about growing up in the evangelical holiness church, how meeting his now-husband inspired him to come out at age 34, the lessons he learns from his children, how writing feels like prayer, and his faith.

In this interview, recorded at the Rocky Mountain Regional Gay Rodeo on July 13, 2014, Kody talks about coming out as trans in his 50s, building community with people in his small town, and how he found the gay rodeo community.

In this interview - recorded at the STAY Project's summer gathering at Highlander in 2013 - E talks about organizing, their complicated feelings about "country," how you can never be anonymous in the town you grew up in, and how much joy they get from seeing youth thrive.

David shares stories of raising livestock for the FFA as a kid, his mom kicking him out of the house after coming out at age 17 and their journey towards reconnection, his frustration with the marriage equality movement's celebration of assimilation, and his love of farming.

In this interview Tessa talks about coming out to her parents, her work with Cumberland Gender Advocacy to support other trans folks in rural middle TN, the struggle to find trans affirming healthcare and jobs in the rural South, and her experiences coming up through the Boy Scouts.

In this interview, recorded in June 2017, Sharon talks about her childhood in D.C. and Durham, NC, her journey towards finding an identity that fits, the 8 magical acres she calls "Sweet Negritude" where she makes her home, and the Black intellectual thought that has guided her throughout her life.

In this episode, featuring an interview recorded in June 2014, Crisosto describes how coming out again as two-spirit later in life enabled them to reconnect with their people, culture, and an Indigenous identity that had been there all along.

In this episode you'll learn more about Rae and the history of the ongoing multimedia oral history project: Country Queers.

Country Queers is a podcast featuring oral history interviews with rural and small-town LGBTQIA+ folks in the U.S.