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Soda Canter

Soda Canter

Soda Canter is a North Carolina-based writer exploring the intersections of music, identity, culture, and the American South. His work celebrates the stories and voices that shape our understanding of belonging.
How 'Big Eden' Found a Home for Queer Love Through Film and Country Music

How 'Big Eden' Found a Home for Queer Love Through Film and Country Music

In 1998, the brutal murder of Matthew Shepard, a 21-year-old gay college student in Wyoming, shocked the nation. That same year, Rita Hester, a 34-year-old Black transgender woman, was murdered in Massachusetts. Their deaths reverberated across the United States, exposing the violence and discrimination facing LGBTQ+
Soda Canter 11 Nov 2026

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