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'''Chris Housman''' (born {{Circa|1990}}) is an American country singer-songwriter who has released songs featuring [[LGBT music|gay themes]].
== Life ==
Housman was born {{Circa|1990}} in western Kansas and raised on a farm in a town of 200 people.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Blackwelder |first=Carson |date=April 28, 2023 |title=Country singer Chris Housman on why his song 'Drag Queen' is what America needs now |url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/...sman-drag-queen-music-video/story?id=98880890 |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=ABC News |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Despres |first=Tricia |date=June 30, 2022 |title=Chris Housman Proves That a Broken Heart Is Universal on 'Nobody': Anybody Can 'Insert Themselves in This Song' |url=https://people.com/country/chris-housman-proves-that-broken-hearts-are-universal-in-nobody/ |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=People Magazine |language=en}}</ref> He [[Coming out|came out]] at the age of 18.<ref name=":1" /> He attended [[Belmont University]].<ref name=":1" />
In 2020, Housman released the single "Nobody" about his experience going through a [[breakup]].<ref name=":1" /> It was co-written with his friends Emily Kroll and Christian Wood.<ref name=":1" /> He purposely did not use any [[Gender neutrality|pronouns]] in the lyrics.<ref name=":1" /> In 2021, he released "Blueneck" cowritten with Nell Maynard.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Hiltner |first=Justin |date=2023-09-22 |title=Out Now: Chris Housman |url=https://thebluegrasssituation.com/read/out-now-chris-housman/ |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=The Bluegrass Situation |language=en-US}}</ref> It charted number one on the [[iTunes]] country chart and sixteen on the Billboard Digital Country Sales chart and went viral on [[TikTok]].<ref name=":2" /> On April 14, 2023, following the passage of the [[Tennessee Adult Entertainment Act]], Housman released "Drag Queen" in support of the LGBTQ community.<ref name=":0" /> The song was cowritten by Housman, Chris Sligh, and Mary Kutter.<ref name=":0" /> The music video was filmed in the Nashville gay bar, Play where Housman saw his first drag show in 2008.<ref name=":0" /> Directed by Ford Fairchild, it included local drag queens Arsyn, Perplexity, Sasha Dereon, Ivy St. James, Vanity, Deception, and Obsinity.<ref name=":0" /> All royalties from the song are donated to a Nashville-based LGBT youth nonprofit, Just Us at Oasis Center.<ref name=":0" />
In April 2024, Housman released the single "Guilty As Sin" about a gay romance in a country setting.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Slovacek |first=Randy |date=2024-04-24 |title=Chris Housman Is ‘Guilty As Sin’ In Sexy New Music Video |url=https://instinctmagazine.com/chris-housman-is-guilty-as-sin-in-sexy-new-music-video/ |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=Instinct Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> The music video was directed by Fairchild and features Housman and Gabe LaDuke.<ref name=":3" /> It covers a gay romance in a country setting.<ref name=":3" />
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'''Chris Housman''' (born {{Circa|1990}}) is an American country singer-songwriter who has released songs featuring [[LGBT music|gay themes]].
== Life ==
Housman was born {{Circa|1990}} in western Kansas and raised on a farm in a town of 200 people.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Blackwelder |first=Carson |date=April 28, 2023 |title=Country singer Chris Housman on why his song 'Drag Queen' is what America needs now |url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/...sman-drag-queen-music-video/story?id=98880890 |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=ABC News |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Despres |first=Tricia |date=June 30, 2022 |title=Chris Housman Proves That a Broken Heart Is Universal on 'Nobody': Anybody Can 'Insert Themselves in This Song' |url=https://people.com/country/chris-housman-proves-that-broken-hearts-are-universal-in-nobody/ |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=People Magazine |language=en}}</ref> He [[Coming out|came out]] at the age of 18.<ref name=":1" /> He attended [[Belmont University]].<ref name=":1" />
In 2020, Housman released the single "Nobody" about his experience going through a [[breakup]].<ref name=":1" /> It was co-written with his friends Emily Kroll and Christian Wood.<ref name=":1" /> He purposely did not use any [[Gender neutrality|pronouns]] in the lyrics.<ref name=":1" /> In 2021, he released "Blueneck" cowritten with Nell Maynard.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Hiltner |first=Justin |date=2023-09-22 |title=Out Now: Chris Housman |url=https://thebluegrasssituation.com/read/out-now-chris-housman/ |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=The Bluegrass Situation |language=en-US}}</ref> It charted number one on the [[iTunes]] country chart and sixteen on the Billboard Digital Country Sales chart and went viral on [[TikTok]].<ref name=":2" /> On April 14, 2023, following the passage of the [[Tennessee Adult Entertainment Act]], Housman released "Drag Queen" in support of the LGBTQ community.<ref name=":0" /> The song was cowritten by Housman, Chris Sligh, and Mary Kutter.<ref name=":0" /> The music video was filmed in the Nashville gay bar, Play where Housman saw his first drag show in 2008.<ref name=":0" /> Directed by Ford Fairchild, it included local drag queens Arsyn, Perplexity, Sasha Dereon, Ivy St. James, Vanity, Deception, and Obsinity.<ref name=":0" /> All royalties from the song are donated to a Nashville-based LGBT youth nonprofit, Just Us at Oasis Center.<ref name=":0" />
In April 2024, Housman released the single "Guilty As Sin" about a gay romance in a country setting.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Slovacek |first=Randy |date=2024-04-24 |title=Chris Housman Is ‘Guilty As Sin’ In Sexy New Music Video |url=https://instinctmagazine.com/chris-housman-is-guilty-as-sin-in-sexy-new-music-video/ |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=Instinct Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> The music video was directed by Fairchild and features Housman and Gabe LaDuke.<ref name=":3" /> It covers a gay romance in a country setting.<ref name=":3" />
==References==
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Housman, Chris}}
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