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Arcas recent albumKiCk i, her first identifying as a trans woman, opens with a song called Nonbinary.
The song is a challenge: Who do you think I am?
she asks in an ASMR whisper over a percussive, industrial beat.
On this song, shes revels in it.
What a treat / It is to be / Nonbinary, she proclaims at the end.
To Sasha Geffen, its all intertwined.
Music has long been a vessel for gender expression, subversion, and realization like no other art form.
This alternate ribbon of time is not a parallel universe, they caution.
Thats the wonder of Geffens book, their first.
Youll devourGlitter Up the Darkwith eyes wide and mind racing, drawing connections to whatever music you listen to.
leader Laura Jane Gracesang about being trans years before she transitioned.
Listen and youll hear it, Geffen writes in the introduction.
Youll keep hearing it long after you finishGlitter Up the Dark.
