Our Lady J
Our Lady J is a classical pianist, television writer, and singer-songwriter. She is a writer and producer for the television series Transparent and Pose.[2][3]
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File:File:Our Lady J at TDoV SF - 2.jpg Our Lady J performing at the 2016 Trans Day of Visibility celebration in San Francisco. | |
| Date of birth | 1978 |
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| Place of birth | Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Nationality | American |
| Pronouns | she/her[1] |
| Gender identity | GNC genderfluid trans woman[1] |
| Occupation | pianist, TV writer, singer-songwriter |
| Known for | Transparent and Pose |
Born in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania in 1978, Our Lady J attended Interlochen Center for the Arts from 1994 to 1996, majoring in piano during her junior and senior years of high school.[4] In 2000, she moved to New York City, where she freelanced as an accompanist.[5] In 2004, J became the musical director and accompanist for the Broadway performer Natalie Joy Johnson and came out as transgender.[6] She grew to popularity in 2013 when releasing her critically acclaimed first studio album, Picture of a Man.[7] Our Lady J has played piano at Carnegie Hall, American Ballet Theatre, and for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.[8]
In a 2014 piece in the New York Times, Our Lady J said "I'm comfortable being a bit of both genders. Legally, I'm 100 percent woman — I changed the 'M' to 'F' on all my papers — but now I want to change it to a question mark or an 'X'."[5] In a November 2016 video for Tinder, she said "My preferred gender is agender, no gender."[9] However in a September 2017 interview she said that was no longer accurate and she was now "gender nonconforming and gender fluid", but also a trans woman.[1]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Our Lady J on Gender, Discrimination, & Hollywood Starting to "Get It Right"". INTO. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ↑ Ennis, Dawn (December 4, 2014). "Transparent Creator on Show's First Trans Writer". The Advocate.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (2017-10-25). "FX's 'Pose': Ryan Murphy Sets Largest Transgender Cast Ever For Scripted Series". Deadline. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
- ↑ "Transparent writer on plotting her own journey". Interlochen Center for the Arts.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Musto, Michael (10 December 2014). "Our Lady J Evolves, One Dolly Parton Cover at a Time". New York Times. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ↑ "Our Lady J, Transparent's first trans writer, discusses becoming part of the family". Los Angeles Times. December 11, 2015.
- ↑ "Our Lady J's 'Picture of a Man' Album Indiegogo Campaign Features Celebrity Friends". Huff Post. May 24, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2014. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ "Our Lady J on Gender, Discrimination, & Hollywood Starting to "Get It Right"". INTO. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
- ↑ #AllTypesAllSwipes | Introducing More Genders | Product Release | Tinder, Nov 15, 2016
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