Video: Tyler Childers ‘In Your Love’ Featuring Gay Romance Goes Viral

Grab some tissues because the new country music video from two-time Grammy Award nominee Tyler Childers, “In Your Love,” has gone viral with its visceral love story between two men played by out actors Colton Haynes (Arrow, Teen Wolf) and James Scully (Fire Island).

Set in the 1950s in the Appalachian Mountains, the two men meet while working in a coal mine and immediately feel a romantic spark leading to furtive glances, touching pinkies, and secret dates in the woods finding four-leaf clovers.

But a homophobic co-worker reveals the couple leading to physical attacks. And so, the couple decides to leave quit their jobs and leave the area, unwilling to give up the love they’ve found.

In a new town, the men start their life together with a new home and begin farming.

Along the way, we see them enjoy dinners at home with friends, and intimate moments. In one scene, we see the couple stop by a local bar where Childers is performing.

But when Scully develops a persistent cough (due to black lung from working in the coal mines), the love story comes to an end.

The result feels more like a full-on movie than a four minute music video.

The project was conceived and creative directed by author Silas House, currently the Poet Laureate of Kentucky, Tyler Childers’ home state. The story idea came from House and Jason Kyle Howard, and the video was directed by Bryan Schlam.

“As a gay teenager who loved country music, I could have never imagined seeing myself in a video,” said House in a statement. “That visibility matters. There have always been LGBTQ people in rural places and finally we’re seeing that portrayed in a country music video.”

“It’s easily one of my favorite projects I’ve ever been a part of,” wrote Haynes on Instagram. “Please watch it & don’t forget to grab a tissue.”

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I should point out that Childers, 32, is straight. As we know, the world of country music generally doesn’t really embrace the image of two men in love. So, I appreciate his courage and allyship in telling this touching story.

“In Your Love” is the first single off Childers’ new album Rustin’ in the Rain, scheduled for release on September 8.