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I see so many people on my timeline saddened by SOPHIE’s passing but also sad that we often only hear about these amazing, talented trans icons once they’re gone.
So here’s a thread of trans and nonbinary artists you should show some love NOW
(playlists linked at the end!)
So here’s a thread of trans and nonbinary artists you should show some love NOW
(playlists linked at the end!)
SHEA DIAMOND
(she/her)
❝I know I get you excited, my existence is a riot so don’t you dare even try it.❞
Trans soul singer and absolute powerhouse.
Fave song:
• I Am America
(she/her)
❝I know I get you excited, my existence is a riot so don’t you dare even try it.❞
Trans soul singer and absolute powerhouse.
Fave song:
• I Am America
CHER STRAUBERRY aka TWOMPSAX
(she/her)
❝She’s a sissy, she’s a trap, she’s a threat, threat, threat.❞
A badass pro skater making even more badass punk music on the side.
Fave Song:
• Trap
(she/her)
❝She’s a sissy, she’s a trap, she’s a threat, threat, threat.❞
A badass pro skater making even more badass punk music on the side.
Fave Song:
• Trap
ZAND
(they/them)
❝You think it’s simple, hosting a temple shaped like this?❞
Solo artist making “ugly pop” (their words not mine) and empowering sex workers.
Fave Song:
• Slut Money
(they/them)
❝You think it’s simple, hosting a temple shaped like this?❞
Solo artist making “ugly pop” (their words not mine) and empowering sex workers.
Fave Song:
• Slut Money
DORIAN ELECTRA
(they/them)
❝You know I like it loud cause that's the only way. No taste for subtlety and no time for restraint.❞
A singer and performance artist experimenting with pop music.
Fave Song:
• Edgelord
(they/them)
❝You know I like it loud cause that's the only way. No taste for subtlety and no time for restraint.❞
A singer and performance artist experimenting with pop music.
Fave Song:
• Edgelord
DUA SALEH
(they/he/xe)
❝Cause my head game extra gutter.
Bitch I never stutter.❞
You might remember Dua from when the music video xe filmed entirely on an iphone went viral - and xe has lots more to offer.
Fave Song:
• Sugar Mama
(they/he/xe)
❝Cause my head game extra gutter.
Bitch I never stutter.❞
You might remember Dua from when the music video xe filmed entirely on an iphone went viral - and xe has lots more to offer.
Fave Song:
• Sugar Mama
NOAHFINNCE
(he/him)
❝They don't care about these teenage shits with painted nails and bleached out shitty hair.❞
An up and coming pop punk icon singing for everyone who’s ever felt like an underachiever.
Fave Song:
• Life’s A Bit
(he/him)
❝They don't care about these teenage shits with painted nails and bleached out shitty hair.❞
An up and coming pop punk icon singing for everyone who’s ever felt like an underachiever.
Fave Song:
• Life’s A Bit
LEFT AT LONDON
(she/her)
❝But you know, I think if we stick together maybe we'll become each other's guide. I know we'll make it out of this one alive.❞
Trans lesbian indie pop singer, poet and comedian - Nat Puff is a woman of many talents.
Fave Song:
• Revolution Lover
(she/her)
❝But you know, I think if we stick together maybe we'll become each other's guide. I know we'll make it out of this one alive.❞
Trans lesbian indie pop singer, poet and comedian - Nat Puff is a woman of many talents.
Fave Song:
• Revolution Lover
THE OOZES
(various)
❝You’re an Eton Mess, go home puddin’ you couldn’t care less.❞
London/Manchester based queer punk band with a trans frontman and a nonbinary bassist.
Fave Song:
• Blah Blah Blah
(various)
❝You’re an Eton Mess, go home puddin’ you couldn’t care less.❞
London/Manchester based queer punk band with a trans frontman and a nonbinary bassist.
Fave Song:
• Blah Blah Blah
GROVE
(they/them)
❝Give a little don’t want to give it back.❞
A Bristol-based artist blending hyperpop with drum & bass for odes to black queer lives.
Fave Song:
• Ur Boyfriend’s Wack
(they/them)
❝Give a little don’t want to give it back.❞
A Bristol-based artist blending hyperpop with drum & bass for odes to black queer lives.
Fave Song:
• Ur Boyfriend’s Wack
LYNKS
(he/she/they/it)
❝So why the fuck would I ever wanna be straight acting?❞
Another Bristol-based artist bringing drag and queer empowerment to the avant-pop scene.
Fave Song:
• Str8 Acting
(he/she/they/it)
❝So why the fuck would I ever wanna be straight acting?❞
Another Bristol-based artist bringing drag and queer empowerment to the avant-pop scene.
Fave Song:
• Str8 Acting
JAZMIN BEAN
(they/them)
❝You're fucking sweeter than a cake I wanna cut you up and put you in my oven just to bake.❞
A nu-metal and electropop artist with an iconic and instantly recognisable creepycute aesthetic.
Fave Song:
• Saccharine
(they/them)
❝You're fucking sweeter than a cake I wanna cut you up and put you in my oven just to bake.❞
A nu-metal and electropop artist with an iconic and instantly recognisable creepycute aesthetic.
Fave Song:
• Saccharine
100 GECS
(various)
❝You'd love it and you'd text me, "I love you" and then I'd fucking ghost you.❞
If you’ve been anywhere near TikTok then you’ll already have heard of this iconic hyperpop duo, one half of which is trans woman Laura Les.
Fave Song:
• Money Machine
(various)
❝You'd love it and you'd text me, "I love you" and then I'd fucking ghost you.❞
If you’ve been anywhere near TikTok then you’ll already have heard of this iconic hyperpop duo, one half of which is trans woman Laura Les.
Fave Song:
• Money Machine
MAL BLUM
(they/them)
❝I'm like a ghost of myself already. If I could I would disappear but I'm still here and you're still here.❞
A folk punk artist who has released six albums - including their latest titled Pity Boy.
Fave Song:
• Things Still Left To Say
(they/them)
❝I'm like a ghost of myself already. If I could I would disappear but I'm still here and you're still here.❞
A folk punk artist who has released six albums - including their latest titled Pity Boy.
Fave Song:
• Things Still Left To Say
RYAN CASSATA
(he/him)
❝Well sometimes I want a beard but I won’t go on T cause I like my pretty voice, it just suits me.❞
A folk rock musician, public speaker, writer, filmmaker and actor.
Fave Song:
• Gender Binary (Fuck You)
(he/him)
❝Well sometimes I want a beard but I won’t go on T cause I like my pretty voice, it just suits me.❞
A folk rock musician, public speaker, writer, filmmaker and actor.
Fave Song:
• Gender Binary (Fuck You)
And there are so so many others in the TRANScendent playlist - for trans and nonbinary artists in pop, hyperpop and hip hop with a few other genres thrown in https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4g8v6mwkB6xxROQzTf1q69?si=WnMMYIMrTiW7clioMhtapg
Or there’s the TRANSgressive playlist (my personal favourite) which is full of trans and nonbinary artists making alternative music - mostly punk and pop punk. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2uYXlYuygTWUHS3g4LIwMG?si=OnEYcwqAQLWzJUos5L6fDw
Suggestions for more artists to add to either of those playlists are extremely welcome!
If you like the playlists and want to drop a little something in my digital tip jar for putting them together, I would be eternally grateful
http://ko-fi.com/genderpunktheo
If you like the playlists and want to drop a little something in my digital tip jar for putting them together, I would be eternally grateful
http://ko-fi.com/genderpunktheo
