Description
Ever since his coming out in a Facebook post, Dale Geist has championed queer representation in one of the most conservative music genres. Country. He is the founder of the online blog called Country Queer, where his goal is to shine a light on LGBTQ+ country and Americana music artists. He talks about influential artists such as Bob Dylan, The Indigo Girls, Elton John, Brandie Carlile, and David Bowie. In this 50-minute interview, Geist covers many stories from his life, including discovering his sexuality, the importance of media representation, David Bowie’s positive influence on the bisexual community, and the cultural impact of the devastating Pulse Nightclub shootings.
Please cite as: Querying the Past: LGBTQ Maine Oral History Project Collection, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer+ Collection, Jean Byers Sampson Center for Diversity in Maine, University of Southern Maine Libraries. For more information about the Querying the Past: Maine LGBTQ Oral History Project, please contact Dr. Wendy Chapkis.
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Publication Date
11-30-2022
Publisher
University of Southern Maine Special Collections
City
Portland
Keywords
Country Queer, religion, nuclear family, media, David Bowie, Music, Americana, country music, bisexual, bisexual erasure, marriage, Newsweek, Brandi Carlile, Pulse Nightclub, Trump, activism, journalism, coming out stories, coming out on social media, Facebook, Twitter, blogs, queer business
Disciplines
History of Gender | Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies | Oral History | Women's Studies
Recommended Citation
Milewski, Abby, "Geist, Dale" (2022). Querying the Past: LGBTQ Maine Oral History Project Collection. 88.
https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/querying_ohproject/88
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Included in
History of Gender Commons, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies Commons, Oral History Commons, Women's Studies Commons
