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'''al Riggs''' is a nonbinary | '''al Riggs''' is a nonbinary country musician based in Durham, North Carolina.<ref name="Bingham">{{Cite web |title=What Keeps Al Riggs Cool |last1=Bingham |first1=Adeem |work=Country Queer |date=April 1, 2021 |access-date=April 14, 2021 |url= https://countryqueer.com/news/album-preview/what-keeps-al-riggs-cool/}}</ref> They began performing solo in 2012, and since then have released many albums.<ref name="Atkinson">{{Cite web |title=Don't Be Deceived by the Gruesome Title: "Bile and Bone" Is al Riggs's Most Beautiful Album Yet |last=Atkinson |first=Will |work=INDY Week |date=September 16, 2020 |access-date=April 14, 2021 |url= https://indyweek.com/music/features/al-riggs-bile-bone/}}</ref> In 2018, they toured with indie folk-rock band The Mountain Goats.<ref name="Atkinson" /> | ||
Riggs is autistic and left-handed.<ref name="FTR" /> Their orientation is "queer/pan"<ref>{{cite tweet|date=June 2, 2019|user=alRiggsMusicOk |number=1135257242398318592|title=1. Queer/pan. Everyone's hot.}}</ref>, and they are married to Dustin K. Britt, an arts journalist.<ref name="Scott">{{Cite web |title=al Riggs Commemorates the Birth and Death of the “Emo Revival” on Latest Single |last=Scott |first=Jason |work=Audiofemme |date=March 3, 2021 |access-date=April 14, 2021 |url= https://www.audiofemme.com/premiere-al-riggs-emo-revival/}}</ref> | Riggs is autistic and left-handed.<ref name="FTR" /> Their orientation is "queer/pan"<ref>{{cite tweet|date=June 2, 2019|user=alRiggsMusicOk |number=1135257242398318592|title=1. Queer/pan. Everyone's hot.}}</ref>, and they are married to Dustin K. Britt, an arts journalist.<ref name="Scott">{{Cite web |title=al Riggs Commemorates the Birth and Death of the “Emo Revival” on Latest Single |last=Scott |first=Jason |work=Audiofemme |date=March 3, 2021 |access-date=April 14, 2021 |url= https://www.audiofemme.com/premiere-al-riggs-emo-revival/}}</ref> |