Oh how the times have changed...

[reynardo]

... when you find out a Christian Rock Band you used to listen to broke up after their bass player came out as transgendered...

... and your first thought is "Now if only the Catholic and Anglican priests could change gender - that would stuff up their whole 'men only' rule."

Mind you, my second thought was "did they break up because they couldn't agree on whether to accept her decision, or because of the problems inherent in a Christian band of mixed gender touring (there are standards to be maintained, after all)."

Comments

[hnpcc]

Ok, now I really have to ask: who?

And I'm guessing it was the decision accepting rather than the mixed gender touring.

[ambitious-wench.livejournal.com]

that's a tough call. Even if they say it's about mixed gender touring, I'd bet it's really about not accepting her gender identity.

[reynardo.livejournal.com]

'Twas Petra. I saw them live in 1987.

[malada.livejournal.com]

Maybe she should get together with other transgendered rockers and form a new band. She could call themselves...
















wait for it...




















drum roll....











The Alter Boys!

(da-dum, ching!)

-m

[hnpcc]

It occurs to me that I could have worked this out from your music thingy, if I'd looked. :-)

How funny though! And they were out in '87? D'oh! I only saw Michael.. um.. "Unknown Soldier"?.. bugger, forgotten. At Festival Hall anyway.