Amy Ray

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    Amy Ray
    Amy Ray at The Saint in Asbury Park, NJ 04202012 2sm.jpg
    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Girls announced they would not be performing at Michigan Womyn's Music Festival after that year unless the festival rescinded its trans-exclusionary "women-born-women" policy, and that Indigo Girls would donate any of their 2013 profits from MichFest to transgender activism.[2]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[edit | edit source]

    1. "'Real Man Adventures' at Charis". Georgia Voice - Gay & LGBT Atlanta News. 15 December 2012. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
    2. Tucker, Karen Iris (May 28, 2013). "Is It Wrong to Perform at Michfest?". The Advocate. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved May 17, 2020.