Travis Alabanza
 Travis at the National Festival of LGBT History in London in 2016 | |
| Date of birth | 15 November 1996 |
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| 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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References
- ↑ 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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