Patrick Haggerty, whose album Lavender Country is believed to be the first explicitly gay record by an openly gay artist, died on Monday after suffering a stroke at the age of 78. Brendan Greaves, whose record label gave Haggerty's career a second wind in 2014, spoke to As It Happens host Nil Köksal.
Rejected by country music for his queerness, Haggerty spent decades advocating for HIV awareness, LGBTQ+ causes, and the civil rights of Black Americans.
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