#Shea Diamond

[disastergay]

apparently "transfems have bad taste in music" is a stereotype now. anyway, here's a list of transfem musical artists you should go support:

Shea Diamond (Pop/Soul)

Sateen (Retro/Pop)

Teddy Geiger (Pop/Punk)

Ah-Mer-Ah-Su (Indie/Electronic/Pop)

KC Ortiz (Rap/Hip Hop)

Laura Jane Grace, formerly part of Against Me! (Rock)

Black Dresses (Noisy Pop)

Diane Ross (Electronic)

Coyote Grace (Country/Americana)

feel free to add on ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[ivygorgon]

Ode to The Divine Gender Playlists

Ode to The Divine Gender, Status: *Polished* 🥇

🤘Dive into 'Ode to The Divine Gender'! This playlist blends the divine masculine, the divine feminine, and a splash of divine ambiguity. Let the fusion of melodies and rhythms soothe your soul, regardless of identity. 🏴🏳️🏁🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏴‍☠️

Ode to The Divine Masculine, Status: *Polished* 🥇

🤘Rock on with 'Ode to The Divine Masculine'! A heavy rock-inspired playlist celebrating masculine experiences; built for easy listen by all guys, kings, and dudes, but crafted for trans men's voices. Let the power chords and raw lyrics fuel your journey to empowerment. 🏳️‍⚧️

Ode to The Divine Feminine, Status: *Polished* 🥇

🤘Feel a touch of divinity with 'Ode to The Divine Feminine'! A soulful playlist celebrating feminine experiences; built for easy listening by all women, goddesses, and dudettes, but curated for trans women's voices. Let these heavy melodies and empowering lyrics elevate your spirit. 🏳️‍⚧️

My personal playlist, Status: *Polished* 🥇

Dear family, I appreciate your support for my transgender identity. However, certain actions and comments have hurt me deeply. Anti-transgender legislation has further impacted my rights. Let's have open conversations and create a safe, respectful, and loving environment. Love, Ivy, her/she

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💘 Q'u lach' shughu deshni da. 🏹 "What I say is true" in Dena'ina Qenaga

[blackqueernotables]

Shea Diamond: singer, songwriter, and transgender activist

[aletterinthenameofsanity]

Burn the House Down: Luis Diaz

Can y'all believe that my Catholic papa's favorite character in this book is the tender-hearted drag queen who is openly himself in the middle of the 1940s? It really speaks to how great Luis is! Welcome to the stage Luis Diaz, aka Lucy Diamond or Guadalupe Angelo, everyone's favorite drag queen, uncle, or book club friend! Not afraid to call someone out when they're being an asshole but also not afraid to forgive someone when they've made an effort. He wears zoot suits and sparkling gowns with equal confidence. He lights up any room he enters. I adore him. As his playlist description reads:

The White House's drag queen. The only man Preston truly loved. Proudest one in the family. Unabashedly himself.

@snazzy-hats-and-adhd @blufox3542 @neshatriumphs @khruschevshoe @weedpoop @thesirhandsome-tepalehuia @sillylittlecheeto @nefertittti @henrythepug @meet-me-behindthemall12 @aboutblankpages-blog-blog @artemisiaarm @profiterole-reads @marchionessdebrannas @harrietmjones @thearcaneuniversity @little-bloodied-angel @artemisbones @jacksope-lives @fleuranna @shehungthemoon @spacecatrainshell @celestedeluna @onebigfangirlworld

[rafaelsilvasource]

RAFAEL SILVA attends the 2022 Human Rights Campaign National Dinner in Washington, DC - October 29, 2022

[tkstrandreyes]

Brian Michael Smith & Rafael Silva at the 2022 Human Rights Campaign National Dinner | via Brian's Instagram - October 29, 2022.

[nonlovesongoftheday]

I Am Her - Shea Diamond

There's an outcast in everybody's life and I am her There's a shadow in everybody's front door and I am her

[onewordshy]

"Seen It All" by Shea Diamond (from her EP of the same name)

One of my favorites, especially the way the melody starts cascading over itself towards the end.

[owlpockets]

I heard this song at the end of The Stroll (incredible documentary, please watch it!) and it hasn't left my head since.

[tieflingkisser]

Don't Shoot Shea Diamond

[khruschevshoe]

Luis Diaz

Baby, I am America

You been begging for the truth

Truth is I love you even when you get offended

Truth is I love you so come on and split the difference

Baby, I am America

Let me make it crystal clear

We're here

-Shea Diamond, I Am America

Lucy is a function of my queerness. The closest I have ever come to baring my truest self to the world. She has been since my teen years spent trying to find myself in Miami, exploring what queer scene existed in the oceanside city.

Being an artist is about making yourself vulnerable before an audience. It is about exposing yourself. It is about baring your soul.

And the country needed to see mine.

-Kenna Jenkins, Burn the House Down

[ivygorgon]

Ode to Trans Femmes

The first in a set of gender based playlists I made. It is meant to be listened to in order and on repeat. Some song choices may warrant explanation, analysis under the cut.

Ode to Trans Femmes song choice analysis

Man! I Feel Like A Woman!

Song by Shania Twain

To start positive; celebrates vital femininity.

Woman Up

Song by Meghan Trainor

Still celebrating vital femininity

Shea Diamond – American Pie

Frustration Arc

We take a step back to have frustrations about social barriers we face. This song is angry and desperate for the safe Americana enjoyed around it.

The Village

Song by Wrabel

Frustration Arc

This song validates those frustrations and says it isn't our fault. The system was built this way and we can grieve our lost place.

Twisted Transistor

Song by Korn

Frustration Arc

This song pulls from the same frustrations as American Pie and encourages us to celebrate the ways in which we cope, giving the example of music. (Huh, meta.)

Nine Days – Absolutely (Story of a Girl)

We just finished airing out a lot of feminine frustrations and highlighted rather bleak experiences. Here we're bringing them back up, complimenting their smiles and comforting them while they cry.

Steam Powered Giraffe - Transform

Transform pontificates on acceptance and peace but settles at being allowed to exist. (existential)

Alive

Song by Pearl Jam

Authentic Arc

Alive marks the beginning of the authentic arc. The song is about the invisible curse we might find we carry. The subject distances themself from the room they grew up in as "a young man's room" and goes on to describe an encounter with a woman that leaves them dissociated. I interpreted this as the earliest hints of self discovery.

IDK If I'm a Boy

Song by Blue Foster

Authentic Arc

This singer is describing how they relate their given masc identity to their innate feminine nature. They are trying on titles like shoes and grappling with not having femme passing privilege. They sound disoriented and directionless, but convinced that they've taken steps in their right direction.

The Middle

Song by Jimmy Eat World

Authentic Arc

This song replies to IDK if I'm a Boy's uncertainty for the future and tells the subject "not to write themselves of just yet" because the story is still being written. It also invalidates the opinions of the nay-sayers as bitter hearted.

GIRLI - Dysmorphia

Authentic Arc

Dysmorphia replies to The Middle's "disregard the haters, love your self harder" message with "Even if I do, I still have to come home to myself, and she isn't as nice as you."

Let Me Love You

Song by Kobra and the Lotus

Authentic Arc

The song Let Me Love You sees Dysmorphia's plea to acknowledge our inner pain, validate it, and, most of all, accept it, and replies with the unconditional love and support asked for. This song concludes the authentic arc saying: You're loved even still. You are worth protecting and you will never be alone.

This ends the structured part of the playlist

Just a Girl

Song by No Doubt

This song says, so what if I'm just a girl, I still have human rights. It expresses frustration with sexism and reclaims girl power

I love myself today Bif Naked

This song reads as a type of "break up" from yourself, your old definition of self that held you back. You're breaking up from the person whose shoes you are wearing, whose noose you're taking off.

Bad Reputation by Avril Lavigne

A conclusion to the playlist that is meant to impart the beauty, pride, and dignity being found in our messy experiences. Yeah, everything might be a mess right now, but you're YOU, and YOU'RE ALIVE, and you know what to do.

[rafaelsilvasource]

RAFAEL SILVA with BRIAN MICHAEL SMITH, ALOK VAID MENON, and SHEA DIAMOND at the 2022 Human Rights Campaign National Dinner in Washington, DC - October 29, 2022

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