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'''Amy Elizabeth Ray''' is an American singer-songwriter and member of the contemporary folk duo Indigo Girls. She also pursues a solo career and has released six albums under her own name, and founded a record company, Daemon Records. | '''Amy Elizabeth Ray''' is an American singer-songwriter and member of the contemporary folk duo Indigo Girls. She also pursues a solo career and has released six albums under her own name, and founded a record company, Daemon Records. | ||
Speaking about her own [[gender identity]] to The Georgia Voice in 2012, she said, "I am half and half and whatever you call me is fine. I work every day to be comfortable in my body and in rare transcendent moments, I am, but it's the job of my lifetime to appreciate my physicality and always project what is inside me so I can celebrate this life I’ve been given."<ref name="gavoice">{{Cite web |title=‘Real Man Adventures’ at Charis |author= |work=Georgia Voice - Gay & LGBT Atlanta News |date=15 December 2012 |access-date=20 April 2020 |url= https://thegavoice.com/uncategorized/t-cooper-amy-ray-and-scott-turner-schofield-reunite-for-charis-fundraiser-3/}}</ref> | Speaking about her own [[gender identity]] to The Georgia Voice in 2012, she said, "I am half and half and whatever you call me is fine. I work every day to be comfortable in my body and in rare transcendent moments, I am, but it's the job of my lifetime to appreciate my physicality and always project what is inside me so I can celebrate this life I’ve been given."<ref name="gavoice">{{Cite web |title=‘Real Man Adventures’ at Charis |author= |work=Georgia Voice - Gay & LGBT Atlanta News |date=15 December 2012 |access-date=20 April 2020 |url= https://thegavoice.com/uncategorized/t-cooper-amy-ray-and-scott-turner-schofield-reunite-for-charis-fundraiser-3/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206204011/https://thegavoice.com/uncategorized/t-cooper-amy-ray-and-scott-turner-schofield-reunite-for-charis-fundraiser-3/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> | ||
In 2013, Indigo Girls announced they would not be performing at Michigan Womyn's Music Festival after that year unless the festival rescinded its [[Cissexism|trans-exclusionary]] "women-born-women" policy, and that Indigo Girls would donate any of their 2013 profits from MichFest to transgender activism.<ref name="Tucker">{{Cite web |title=Is It Wrong to Perform at Michfest? |last=Tucker |first=Karen Iris |work=The Advocate |date=May 28, 2013 |access-date=May 17, 2020 |url= https://www.advocate.com/politics/transgender/2013/05/28/it-wrong-perform-michfest?pg=full}}</ref> | In 2013, Indigo Girls announced they would not be performing at Michigan Womyn's Music Festival after that year unless the festival rescinded its [[Cissexism|trans-exclusionary]] "women-born-women" policy, and that Indigo Girls would donate any of their 2013 profits from MichFest to transgender activism.<ref name="Tucker">{{Cite web |title=Is It Wrong to Perform at Michfest? |last=Tucker |first=Karen Iris |work=The Advocate |date=May 28, 2013 |access-date=May 17, 2020 |url= https://www.advocate.com/politics/transgender/2013/05/28/it-wrong-perform-michfest?pg=full|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207194950/https://www.advocate.com/politics/transgender/2013/05/28/it-wrong-perform-michfest?pg=full |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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 Amy Ray on a 2012 tour | |
| Date of birth | April 12, 1964 |
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| Place of birth | Decatur, Georgia, USA |
| Nationality | American |
| Gender identity | "half and half" |
| Occupation | singer-songwriter |
Amy Elizabeth Ray is an American singer-songwriter and member of the contemporary folk duo Indigo Girls. She also pursues a solo career and has released six albums under her own name, and founded a record company, Daemon Records.
Speaking about her own gender identity to The Georgia Voice in 2012, she said, "I am half and half and whatever you call me is fine. I work every day to be comfortable in my body and in rare transcendent moments, I am, but it's the job of my lifetime to appreciate my physicality and always project what is inside me so I can celebrate this life I’ve been given."[1]
In 2013, Indigo Girls announced they would not be performing at Michigan Womyn's Music Festival after that year unless the festival rescinded its trans-exclusionary "women-born-women" policy, and that Indigo Girls would donate any of their 2013 profits from MichFest to transgender activism.[2]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "'Real Man Adventures' at Charis". Georgia Voice - Gay & LGBT Atlanta News. 15 December 2012. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ↑ Tucker, Karen Iris (May 28, 2013). "Is It Wrong to Perform at Michfest?". The Advocate. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved May 17, 2020.