Miss Christine, from artist’s Bandcamp. This tune is a collaboration between Genderqueer musicians Alma Drake and Christine Moad (who performs as Miss Christine). Released on June 1st for Pride month, the song was written to protest anti-trans and other anti-LGBTQ legislation—all proceeds from sales of the single benefit the Iowa Trans Mutual Aid Fund. Also, I had the opportunity to […]
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Back in 1973, Seattle singer-songwriter Patrick Haggerty released what is widely considered to be the first gay-themed country album under the moniker Lavender Country. At the time only 1000 copies of the self-titled album were printed. In later years the album started to generate interest among music journalists, historians, and record collectors. This resulted in the album eventually being reissued […]
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Every month JusticeAid features a curated themed song list and blog post. With June being Pride Month, the theme is No Love Excepted. The article features insightful writeups on 10 songs dealing with issues of gender identity and sexual orientation. It also includes both a Spotify and YouTube playlist which features additional tunes.
Learn more →“You will not replace us.” The white supremacists rallying cry expresses a paranoia that the white male Christian power structure is under attack. Racists, homophobes and misogynists want to preserve the oppressive status quo, which benefits them at the expense of the marginalized. The Seattle-based queer dreampunk band Dark Smith tackles these narrow-minded bigoted views on their latest album Degressive. […]
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