Despoina

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Despoina is a poet, playwright, performer, rap music artist, and activist.[4] She releases music under the moniker "Trap Beat Tranny" or "TBT".

Despoina
Place of birth Nashville[1]
Nationality American
Pronouns they/them or she/her[2]
Gender identity nonbinary trans woman[3]
Occupation poet, playwright, musician

Their debut EP is titled Femmetasy, and was released November 26, 2019.[5][6] She released another album, Cyberbully in 2021.[7]

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  1. Blair, Dev (June 19, 2018). "The Forgotten History of the First Trans Lawmaker". Lenny Letter. Archived from the original on May 31, 2021.
  2. "TBT on Fighting Cyberbullies and Taking Back Black Music". WHRB 95.3FM. June 11, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  3. Gorelick, Rusty (August 7, 2020). "WTBU Organizes Virtual Benefit Concert for Massachusetts Bail Fund". Boston University. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  4. Rae, Anna (22 November 2017). "Dev Blair: Dressing for Emotional Labor". Qwear. Archived from the original on 12 June 2020.
  5. Ghanny, Hassan (12 May 2020). "In Boston, Women and Non-Binary Rappers Own the Hip Hop Scene". Bandcamp Daily. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  6. Burno, Christian (18 December 2019). "With A New Album, Artist Dev Blair Wants To Celebrate The 'Fantasically Feminine'". wbur.org. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  7. "Nine albums by local artists that have gotten this year off to an exciting start". The Boston Globe. 14 April 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.