Adam Mac Responds to Fan Love & Support After Festival Cancelation

What happened to "y'all means all?"

Gay country singer Adam Mac was tapped as a headliner for the Logan County Tobacco and Heritage Festival in his hometown of Russellville, Kentucky.

Just a couple weeks before the festival was to take place, Mac was told some board members were “concerned” that he was going to be “promoting homosexuality” while on stage.

The story gets even more concerning as some preachers and church groups were planning on causing a scene by protesting Mac's performance at the festival.

"Obviously, I wasn't going to put people in a situation to have any harm. It was really shocking and hurtful. In the moment, I felt so embarrassed," Mac tells Out.

Once Mac made the decision to pull out from the festival, he posted a video to his social media channels explaining the situation.

The clip quickly made its rounds online and an outpouring of love flooded Mac's comments, including support from Maren Morris and Kelsea Ballerini.

"To have this wave of support from people I couldn't fathom [like] Maren Morris, the queen of the queers in country, has been overwhelming. As soon as I posted that video, specifically on Facebook, my hometown showed up. There were hundreds, if not thousands, of comments of so much love from people who live in Russellville, Kentucky. They caused them hell yesterday at the Town Square!"

Mac has even shown love to his hometown in his song "That Ain't Country" from his new album Disco Cowboy. Despite the town's backlash, the country singer has seen plenty of love from his support system in Kentucky.

"To see the outpouring of love from my hometown, it really instilled that hope for me and that love that I have for my hometown. There is a minority that is very loud and very hateful, but there are way more people who love and support me in that town than there are that don't."

As an out-and-proud country music artist, Mac is hoping the love seen on his social media will show other queer people in rural areas that support systems are available.

"There are queer kids in Russellville, Kentucky who can now know, based on my post alone, that there are a thousand people who will love and support them. There are people in that small town that will love them and support them. For me, that is the biggest win."

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