Making It as a Trans Christian Musician

About this episode

The episode features Semler and Flamy Grant discussing the intersection of faith and queer identity in Christian music.

Easter is this Sunday and we know that, for many in our trans community, faith can be complicated. That’s definitely true for Semler, a queer, nonbinary Christian music artist who grew up a preacher’s kid. Now, Semler draws on both their faith and their queer identity to create a new kind of Christian music that’s topping charts and making waves. This week’s Trans Joy features Flamy Grant, the shame-slaying, hip-swaying, singer-songwriter drag queen from Asheville, NC. Send your trans joy recommendations to translash_podcast @ translash [dot] org  Follow TransLash Media @translashmedia on TikTok , Instagram , Threads , Bluesky , and Facebook . Follow Imara Jones on Instagram ( @Imara_jones_ ), Threads (@ imara_jones_ ), Bluesky (@ imarajones.bsky.social ), X ( @ImaraJones ) Check out our guests on social media:  Instagram: @gracebaldridge TikTok: @semlerrrr Instagram: @flamygrant Tiktok: @flamygrant Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Imara Jones

Guests: Semler, Flamy Grant

Topics covered

• trans identity
• Christian music
• queer artists
• faith and spirituality
• Easter
• music industry

Keywords

• trans Christian musician
• queer identity
• Easter
• Christian music
• Semler
• Flamy Grant
• faith
• music charts

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: TransLash Media, Acast

Places: Asheville, NC

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