On Saturday, Nov. 20, members of the Athens community gathered in Ben Burton Park for a vigil to observe Transgender Day of Remembrance. The day is an important tradition in
pop-punk anthems when she dropped her album
she/her/they/them in 2019. That’s hardly the extent of her inspirational presence within the trans community, though. Greer also serves as a net neutrality activist and an organizer for the Boston-based queer dance event
Break The Chains. If that doesn’t sound like a punk, nose to the grindstone mentality, we’re not sure what does.
Jayne County
Jayne County has been deeply involved in the punk-rock scene since the ’70s. That’s not where her trailblazing stopped, though. In fact, the singer-songwriter started hormone therapy in 1974. She changed her name and came out as transgender in 1979, becoming the first-known rock artist to do so. Now at 73 years old, the punk legend dropped a new single, “I Don’t Fit In Anywhere,” in collaboration with