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    | date_birth=1996<ref>https://www.facebook.com/notes/dev-blair-poet-performer-playwright/background/1406258279551430/ {{dead link}}</ref>
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    | place_birth=Nashville<ref name="Blair2018">{{Cite web |title=The Forgotten History of the First Trans Lawmaker |last=Blair |first=Dev |work=Lenny Letter |date=19 June 2018 |access-date=9 July 2020 |url= https://www.lennyletter.com/story/althea-garrison-first-trans-lawmaker}}</ref>
    | place_birth=Nashville<ref name="Blair2018">{{Cite web |title=The Forgotten History of the First Trans Lawmaker |last=Blair |first=Dev |work=Lenny Letter |date=19 June 2018 |access-date=9 July 2020 |url= https://www.lennyletter.com/story/althea-garrison-first-trans-lawmaker}}</ref>
    | nationality=American
    | nationality=American
    | pronouns=[[they/them]] or [[she/her]]<ref>https://devblair.com/about {{dead link}}</ref>
    | pronouns=[[they/them]] or [[she/her]]<ref>[https://trapbeattranny.bandcamp.com/ Bandcamp bio]</ref>
    | gender=[[nonbinary]] [[femme]] / nonbinary [[Trans woman|trans girl]]<ref>https://www.instagram.com/dev_blair/ {{dead link}}</ref>
    | gender=[[nonbinary]] [[femme]] / nonbinary [[Trans woman|trans girl]]<ref>https://www.instagram.com/dev_blair/ {{dead link}}</ref>
    | occupation=poet, playwright, musician
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    '''Dev Blair''' is a poet, playwright, performer, rap music artist, and activist.<ref name="Rae">{{Cite web |title=Dev Blair: Dressing for Emotional Labor |last=Rae |first=Anna |work=Qwear |date=22 November 2017 |archive-date=12 June 2020 |url= https://www.qwearfashion.com/home/dev-blair-dressing-for-emotional-labor |archive-url= https://archive.ph/SLMih}}</ref> Their debut EP is titled ''Femmetasy'', and was released November 26, 2019.<ref name="Ghanny">{{Cite web |title=In Boston, Women and Non-Binary Rappers Own the Hip Hop Scene |last=Ghanny |first=Hassan |work=Bandcamp Daily |date=12 May 2020 |access-date=12 June 2020 |url= https://daily.bandcamp.com/scene-report/boston-rap-list}}</ref><ref name="Burno">{{Cite web |title=With A New Album, Artist Dev Blair Wants To Celebrate The 'Fantasically Feminine' |last=Burno |first=Christian |work=wbur.org |date=18 December 2019 |access-date=12 June 2020 |url= https://www.wbur.org/artery/2019/12/18/artist-dev-blair-femmetasy}}</ref> They released another album, ''Cyberbully'' in 2021.<ref name="9albums">{{Cite web |title=Nine albums by local artists that have gotten this year off to an exciting start |author= |work=The Boston Globe |date=14 April 2021 |access-date=31 May 2021 |url= https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/04/14/arts/nine-albums-by-local-artists-that-have-gotten-this-year-off-an-exciting-start/}}</ref>
    '''Despoina''' is a poet, playwright, performer, rap music artist, and activist.<ref name="Rae">{{Cite web |title=Dev Blair: Dressing for Emotional Labor |last=Rae |first=Anna |work=Qwear |date=22 November 2017 |archive-date=12 June 2020 |url= https://www.qwearfashion.com/home/dev-blair-dressing-for-emotional-labor |archive-url= https://archive.ph/SLMih}}</ref> She releases music under the moniker "Trap Beat Tranny" or "TBT".
     
    Their debut EP is titled ''Femmetasy'', and was released November 26, 2019.<ref name="Ghanny">{{Cite web |title=In Boston, Women and Non-Binary Rappers Own the Hip Hop Scene |last=Ghanny |first=Hassan |work=Bandcamp Daily |date=12 May 2020 |access-date=12 June 2020 |url= https://daily.bandcamp.com/scene-report/boston-rap-list}}</ref><ref name="Burno">{{Cite web |title=With A New Album, Artist Dev Blair Wants To Celebrate The 'Fantasically Feminine' |last=Burno |first=Christian |work=wbur.org |date=18 December 2019 |access-date=12 June 2020 |url= https://www.wbur.org/artery/2019/12/18/artist-dev-blair-femmetasy}}</ref> She released another album, ''Cyberbully'' in 2021.<ref name="9albums">{{Cite web |title=Nine albums by local artists that have gotten this year off to an exciting start |author= |work=The Boston Globe |date=14 April 2021 |access-date=31 May 2021 |url= https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/04/14/arts/nine-albums-by-local-artists-that-have-gotten-this-year-off-an-exciting-start/}}</ref>


    ==Additional info==
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    ==Links==
    ==Links==
    *[https://trapbeattranny.bandcamp.com/ Bandcamp] ''(content note: reclaimed slurs)''
    *[https://trapbeattranny.bandcamp.com/ Bandcamp]
    *[https://twitter.com/TrapBeatTranny Twitter] ''(content note: reclaimed slurs)''


    ==References==
    ==References==

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

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

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

    Additional info

    Links

    References

    1. Blair, Dev (19 June 2018). "The Forgotten History of the First Trans Lawmaker". Lenny Letter. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
    2. Bandcamp bio
    3. https://www.instagram.com/dev_blair/ [Dead link]
    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.