{"id":15589,"date":"2017-06-09T10:36:28","date_gmt":"2017-06-09T18:36:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/independentlens\/?post_type=blog&p=15589"},"modified":"2023-08-29T16:56:14","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T23:56:14","slug":"12-trans-musicians-carving-identities","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/dipsy.pbs.org\/independentlens\/blog\/12-trans-musicians-carving-identities\/","title":{"rendered":"Trans Musicians Carving Their Own Identities [Updated June 2022]"},"content":{"rendered":"
By Craig Phillips and Independent Lens Staff<\/b><\/h6>\n
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\u200b\u200b<\/span>Real Boy<\/span><\/i><\/a> is the portrait of Bennett, who is undergoing gender reassignment surgery, and his mom’s struggle to process the change. But it’s also the portrait of Bennett as a young musician mentored by the more experienced folk singer Joe Stevens, who is also trans and has been through a lot of ups and downs himself. In other words, it’s a coming-of-age film, and a coming out film, but also a story of<\/span> music<\/span><\/i>. Bennett and Joe are complex people who find common ground, not just in being trans but in their love of songs and performing.<\/span><\/p>\n

It’s no surprise, then, to find trans artists making a fascinating, diverse variety of music across a wide cross-section of genres and styles. Here is just a sampling of some of our favorite such musicians, from fresh new voices to critically acclaimed virtuosos.<\/span><\/p>\n

Note (June 2022): <\/i><\/b>We’ve added an update below for a bunch more great musicians, all crowd-sourced recommendations from the LGBTQ+ community and musicophile allies. Scroll down for more great music.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Artist:<\/b> Anohni (F.K.A. Antony, and J. Ralph)<\/span><\/p>\n

Song<\/b>: “Manta Ray”<\/span><\/p>\n