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| picture= | | picture=Travis Alabanza-Behard by Zefrog.jpg | ||
| caption= | | caption=Travis at the National Festival of LGBT History in London in 2016 | ||
| date_birth=15 November 1996 | | date_birth=15 November 1996 | ||
| place_birth=Bristol, South West England, United Kingdom | | place_birth=Bristol, South West England, United Kingdom | ||
| nationality=English | | nationality=English | ||
| pronouns=[[they/them]] | | pronouns=[[they/them]] | ||
| gender= | | gender=[[nonbinary]]<ref name="Presenting">{{Cite web |title=Presenting as Non-Binary Changed My Dating Life Completely |last=Alabanza |first=Travis |work=Vice |date=16 May 2019 |access-date=5 October 2020 |url= https://www.vice.com/en/article/597d4q/presenting-as-non-binary-changed-my-dating-life-completely|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230510032426/https://www.vice.com/en/article/597d4q/presenting-as-non-binary-changed-my-dating-life-completely |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> | ||
| occupation=poet, writer, performance artist | | occupation=poet, writer, performance artist | ||
| known_for= | | known_for= | ||
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'''Travis Alabanza''' is an English performance artist, poet and writer. | '''Travis Alabanza''' (aka '''Travis Alabanza-Behard'''<ref name="Hoskin">{{Cite web |title=National Festival of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Trans History – London Hub |last=Hoskin |first=Dawn |work=Victoria and Albert Museum Blog |date=26 January 2016 |access-date=13 October 2020 |url= https://www.vam.ac.uk/blog/museum-life/national-festival-of-lesbian-gay-bisexual-trans-history-london-hub|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626073816/https://www.vam.ac.uk/blog/museum-life/national-festival-of-lesbian-gay-bisexual-trans-history-london-hub |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>) is an English performance artist, poet and writer. | ||
Travis has African American and Filipino heritage. They grew up in a working-class home, their family struggling with poverty.<ref name="Minamore">{{Cite web |title='Damn, I'm good at this!' Is Travis Alabanza the future of theatre? |last=Minamore |first=Bridget |work=the Guardian |date=27 March 2019 |access-date=6 August 2020 |url= https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2019/mar/27/travis-alabanza-interview-future-theatre|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230630181113/https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2019/mar/27/travis-alabanza-interview-future-theatre |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> Their family has always been supportive of Travis' gender and expression.<ref name="Beresford">{{Cite web |title=Travis Alabanza: The non-binary artist battling transphobia with burgers |last=Beresford |first=Meka |work=BBC News |date=6 November 2018 |access-date=6 August 2020 |url= https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-46098515|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405053502/http://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-46098515 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }} ''Note: article mentions transphobic attack and T-slur.''</ref> | |||
Gender-wise, Travis mainly uses the labels [[trans]] and [[gender non conforming]], but is okay with being described as [[nonbinary]].<ref>{{cite tweet|user=travisalabanza|number=1278982482352918536|title=Just some house keeping for writing about me. Some words I use to describe myself/identity: trans, gender non conforming, over bearing. Some words used to describe me that I'm fine with but I don’t really use much myself: non binary.|date=3 July 2020}}</ref> | |||
Travis was studying Philosophy and Political Sciences at university before dropping out to become a performer.<ref name="Beresford" /><ref name="Juan">{{Cite web |title=To the not-so-lucky: An Interview with Travis Alabanza |author=Juan, Lorena |work=COVEN BERLIN |date= |access-date=13 October 2020 |url= https://www.covenberlin.com/not-so-lucky-interview-travis-alabanza/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601181408/https://www.covenberlin.com/not-so-lucky-interview-travis-alabanza/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> Their first show was titled ''Stories of a Queer Brown Muddy Kid'' which they performed at Stokes Croft Arts Festival.<ref name="Sanyang-Meek">{{Cite web |title=Interview: Travis Alabanza |last=Sanyang-Meek |first=Aisha |work=Rife Magazine |date=14 June 2016 |access-date=13 October 2020 |url= https://www.rifemagazine.co.uk/2016/06/interview-travis-alabanza/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230522013511/https://www.rifemagazine.co.uk/2016/06/interview-travis-alabanza/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> | |||
After having a hamburger thrown at them for being trans/GNC, Travis created a theatre/poetry performance titled ''Burgerz'', which "looks at how trans and gender non-conforming people move through the world and interact with others, questioning the responsibility that people have to each other".<ref name="Paskett">{{Cite web |title=Travis Alabanza interview: 'So many of us are figuring out gender. Trans people are just more honest about it' |last=Paskett |first=Zoe |work=Evening Standard |date=17 October 2018 |access-date=13 October 2020 |url= https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/lgbtq/travis-alabanza-interview-burgerz-a3962436.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230122203241/https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/lgbtq/travis-alabanza-interview-burgerz-a3962436.html |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name="Beresford" /> | |||
==Links== | |||
*[http://travisalabanza.co.uk/ Website] | |||
*[https://twitter.com/travisalabanza Twitter] | |||
*[https://www.instagram.com/travisalabanza/ Instagram] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
[[Category: Nonbinary people]] | [[Category:Performers]] | ||
[[Category:Activists]] | |||
[[Category:Authors]] | |||
[[Category:Nonbinary people]] | |||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Alabanza, Travis}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Alabanza, Travis}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:56, 17 July 2023
 Travis at the National Festival of LGBT History in London in 2016 | |
| Date of birth | 15 November 1996 |
|---|---|
| Place of birth | Bristol, South West England, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | English |
| Pronouns | they/them |
| Gender identity | nonbinary[1] |
| Occupation | poet, writer, performance artist |
Travis Alabanza (aka Travis Alabanza-Behard[2]) is an English performance artist, poet and writer.
Travis has African American and Filipino heritage. They grew up in a working-class home, their family struggling with poverty.[3] Their family has always been supportive of Travis' gender and expression.[4]
Gender-wise, Travis mainly uses the labels trans and gender non conforming, but is okay with being described as nonbinary.[5]
Travis was studying Philosophy and Political Sciences at university before dropping out to become a performer.[4][6] Their first show was titled Stories of a Queer Brown Muddy Kid which they performed at Stokes Croft Arts Festival.[7]
After having a hamburger thrown at them for being trans/GNC, Travis created a theatre/poetry performance titled Burgerz, which "looks at how trans and gender non-conforming people move through the world and interact with others, questioning the responsibility that people have to each other".[8][4]
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- ↑ Alabanza, Travis (16 May 2019). "Presenting as Non-Binary Changed My Dating Life Completely". Vice. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ↑ Hoskin, Dawn (26 January 2016). "National Festival of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Trans History – London Hub". Victoria and Albert Museum Blog. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ↑ Minamore, Bridget (27 March 2019). "'Damn, I'm good at this!' Is Travis Alabanza the future of theatre?". the Guardian. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Beresford, Meka (6 November 2018). "Travis Alabanza: The non-binary artist battling transphobia with burgers". BBC News. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2020. Note: article mentions transphobic attack and T-slur.
- ↑ @travisalabanza (3 July 2020). "Just some house keeping for writing about me. Some words I use to describe myself/identity: trans, gender non conforming, over bearing. Some words used to describe me that I'm fine with but I don't really use much myself: non binary" – via Twitter.
- ↑ Juan, Lorena. "To the not-so-lucky: An Interview with Travis Alabanza". COVEN BERLIN. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ↑ Sanyang-Meek, Aisha (14 June 2016). "Interview: Travis Alabanza". Rife Magazine. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ↑ Paskett, Zoe (17 October 2018). "Travis Alabanza interview: 'So many of us are figuring out gender. Trans people are just more honest about it'". Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
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