Doug Stevens
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Legacy Project: Doug Stevens & The Outband
Before queer country went mainstream, there was The Outband. Fronted by Doug Stevens, The Outband released four albums in the ’90s that fused classic country sound with unapologetically queer storytelling.
"a lovely blend of sweet bluegrass melody and spicy Cajun rhythms, winning the grudging respect of the Nashville community." -- Billboard Magazine “One of the earliest openly gay country acts, and a cultural landmark.”— Queer Music Heritage, The New Yorker, Last.fm
Their album Out in the Country remains a staple in LGBTQ+ music history and a vital reminder that country music is for everyone.
This groundbreaking science fiction saga explores ancestral memory, transformation, and gender through the journey of Batresh, a young Tayamni woman traveling from ancient Kemet to 1960s Mississippi. Deeply personal and richly layered, the series reflects T.A. McLaughlin’s own experience as a trans woman—infusing Afrofuturist and metaphysical themes with queer identity and resistance.
Described as a blend of Octavia Butler and P.K. Dick
Available in eBook, print, and audiobook (narrated by Jack Klaff)
More at tayamni.net If you are LGBTQIA+ and you were interested in the Queer Music scene in the U.S. during the 90s and early 2000s, you have probably heard of Doug Stevens & The Outband. Doug is from Tupelo, Mississippi but moved to St. Louis, MO after high school. He says "I fled as soon as I could." Doug was an early music singer for 15 years, but one day, as one of his partners recommended, he began to sing the music style he knew best, country. Now, you find each of the four albums he made on your favorite streaming service. Doug lived most of his adult life as a gay man. But in 2009 he transitioned to female and is now, T.A. McLaughlin, author of the science fiction series, The Love of the Tayamni. Doug Stevens & the Outband external website
"a lovely blend of sweet bluegrass melody and spicy Cajun rhythms, winning the grudging respect of the Nashville community." -- Billboard Magazine “One of the earliest openly gay country acts, and a cultural landmark.”— Queer Music Heritage, The New Yorker, Last.fm
Their album Out in the Country remains a staple in LGBTQ+ music history and a vital reminder that country music is for everyone.
This groundbreaking science fiction saga explores ancestral memory, transformation, and gender through the journey of Batresh, a young Tayamni woman traveling from ancient Kemet to 1960s Mississippi. Deeply personal and richly layered, the series reflects T.A. McLaughlin’s own experience as a trans woman—infusing Afrofuturist and metaphysical themes with queer identity and resistance.
Described as a blend of Octavia Butler and P.K. Dick
Available in eBook, print, and audiobook (narrated by Jack Klaff)
More at tayamni.net If you are LGBTQIA+ and you were interested in the Queer Music scene in the U.S. during the 90s and early 2000s, you have probably heard of Doug Stevens & The Outband. Doug is from Tupelo, Mississippi but moved to St. Louis, MO after high school. He says "I fled as soon as I could." Doug was an early music singer for 15 years, but one day, as one of his partners recommended, he began to sing the music style he knew best, country. Now, you find each of the four albums he made on your favorite streaming service. Doug lived most of his adult life as a gay man. But in 2009 he transitioned to female and is now, T.A. McLaughlin, author of the science fiction series, The Love of the Tayamni. Doug Stevens & the Outband external website
- Out in the Country
- When Love is Right
- From Christopher to Castro
- At the Dry Creek Grange Hall
