Amy Ray

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    Amy Ray
    Amy Ray on a 2012 tour
    Date of birth April 12, 1964
    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Girls announced they would not be performing at Michigan Womyn's Music Festival after that year unless the festival rescinded its trans-exclusionary "women-born-women" policy, and that Indigo Girls would donate any of their 2013 profits from MichFest to transgender activism.[2]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

    1. "'Real Man Adventures' at Charis". Georgia Voice - Gay & LGBT Atlanta News. 15 December 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
    2. Tucker, Karen Iris (May 28, 2013). "Is It Wrong to Perform at Michfest?". The Advocate. Retrieved May 17, 2020.